Press Releases

For many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, prom season can be overwhelming. Every year, Equality Texas receives calls and emails from students scolded for bringing a same-sex date to a prom, or punished by angered school administrators for not wearing gender-specific clothing. Rules that have any potential to exclude

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 Dallas, Texas – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBT Texans, today kicked off National Crime

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,