Press Releases
For Immediate Release: 200+ Texas Small Businesses Speak Out Against Discriminatory Legislation to be Filed in the 2017 Legislative Session, Calling It an Attack on Small Businesses and an Attack on the Texas Economy
200+ Texas Small Businesses Speak Out Against Discriminatory Legislation to be Filed in the 2017 Legislative Session, Calling It an Attack on Small Businesses and an Attack on the Texas Economy San Antonio, Texas – Equality Texas, the statewide organization working for full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
For Immediate Release: Statement from Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas in Response to Dan Patrick
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick says one of his priorities for the upcoming legislative session is the so-called “women’s privacy act.” We believe Dan Patrick is using this false name to purposely try to pass legislation to discriminate against LGBT Texans. Clearly, the lt. governor does not really believe in protecting
For Immediate Release: Statement from Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas in Response to Yesterday’s Opinion from Judge Reed O’Connor in Wichita Falls
In late August, Judge Reed O’Connor issued a temporary injunction against the Obama administration’s new guidelines that said schools must allow transgender students to use the bathroom and locker room corresponding to their gender identity. The federal government requested a clarification, asking whether O’Connor’s ruling truly applied nationwide or just to the 13 states,
Take Action: Support Dripping Springs ISD Students
Today, September 26th at 6:00 p.m., the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees will be confronted with the issue of basic rights and protections for transgender students. The issue has arisen out of accommodations provided in accordance with DSISD’s existing policy to a third-grade transgender student who uses the girls’
Watch: Transgender 8-Year-Old Marilyn Morrison Joins Dallas Pride Parade
The media reported this weekend that up to 45,000 people turned out for Dallas’ annual Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade in Oak Lawn. One of this year’s proud participants was Marilyn Morrison, an 8-year old transgender girl. She joined her family and Equality Texas during the parade to educate people