Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Equality Texas & Texas Council on Family Violence Fighting on the Front Lines with the Austin Police Department to Protect LBGT Victims of Hate Crimes and Domestic Violence During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Austin, TX (April 14, 2016) – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBT Texans, honored National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in Austin with the Austin Police Department, Texas Council on Family Violence, various crime victims’ organizations and recent victims of hate crimes to
Equality Texas Fighting on the Front Lines Against LGBT Discrimination with Dallas Leaders, Hate Crime Victims and DPD to Protect Texans During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Equality Texas Fighting on the Front Lines Against LGBT Discrimination with Dallas Leaders, Hate Crime Victims and DPD to Protect Texans During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Dallas, Texas – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBT Texans, today kicked off National Crime
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Equality Texas Fighting on the Front Lines Against LGBT Discrimination During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week- Statement on Killings in Houston by Equality Texas CEO, Chuck Smith
Contact: DeAnne Cuellar, [email protected] The death of two people in Houston, one of whom was a transgender woman, could be the result of the anti-gay and anti-transgender rhetoric that has engulfed Houston over the last two years. The rhetoric is fueling an atmosphere of hate in Houston and Texas and
For Immediate Release: Statement of Equality Texas’ CEO Chuck Smith on Ken Paxton’s Hire of Liberty Institute’s Hiram Sasser
Statement of Equality Texas’ CEO Chuck Smith on Ken Paxton’s Hire of Liberty Institute’s Hiram Sasser Statement from Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas: “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,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Equality Texas Applauds Georgia Governor Nathan Deal’s Veto of Bill Allowing Discrimination
Equality Texas Applauds Georgia Governor Nathan Deal’s Veto of Bill Allowing Discrimination TEXAS (March 28, 2016) – Equality Texas salutes the leadership of Georgia Governor Nathan Deal for vetoing a bill which would have allowed for discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people under the guise of “religious freedom.”