Press Releases
For Immediate Release: Family Equality Council Partners with Equality Texas to Release Legal Guide for LGBTQ Families
Contacts: Ed Harris, Director of Communications, Family Equality Council 617-502-8700 x236, [email protected] DeAnne Cuellar, Communications Coordinator, Equality Texas 512-474-5475, [email protected] NEW YORK, NY and AUSTIN, TEXAS – Today Family Equality Council and Equality Texas are pleased to release a new resource guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)
For Immediate Release: Statement by Steven M. Rudner, Equality Texas Board Chairman Opposing Koni Burton’s SB 242 Intended to Force the Outing of LGBTQ Students
Contact: DeAnne Cuellar, 512-474-5475, [email protected] As the parent of a gay child, this one is really simple to me. If your kid is gay, and can tell his teacher, but hasn’t told you, then you are the problem. If a kid can tell a teacher but not their parent,
Parents of Transgender Students and Transgender Adults to Speak Out About Fears About Their Safety and Fears About Discriminatory Legislation Following the Presidential Election and Statements Made by the Lt. Governor
Houston, Texas – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBT Texans, today joined parents of transgender students and transgender adults who are speaking out for the first time about fears about their safety and fears about discriminatory legislation following the presidential election and
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Dear Supporters, This morning many people in the LGBTQ community have awoken with a sense of dread and fear – a fear that the gains won over the last several years will be rolled back and taken away by a Trump/Pence administration that has threatened to make such rollbacks a
For Immediate Release: Statement from Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas Regarding Ken Paxton’s Latest Efforts to Allow Discrimination Against Gay & Transgender People
Contact: DeAnne Cuellar, 512-474-5475, [email protected] Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is an abysmal chief lawyer for the state of Texas. Not only is he under indictment for a series of felonies, his top leadership has a long record of discriminating against LGBT Texans. The attorney general continues to intervene in lawsuits