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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

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,

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.”

Equality Texas works to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Texans through political action, education, community organizing, and collaboration. Please consider our organization as a resource to assist with providing expert opinions relevant to religious liberty protections, and Attorney General’s recent decision to hire the First Liberty

Equality Texas Fighting on the Front Lines Against LGBT Discrimination – Texas Senate Committee Focusing on Anti-LGBT Bills Out of Step with the Majority of Texans New Report Shows Widespread Support for LGBT Texans Against Discrimination – Another Names Steven Hotze and the Conservative Republicans of Texas as a Hate