Press Releases

Contact: Debi Jackson | [email protected], Angela Hale | [email protected]   October 13, 2021 – AUSTIN, TEXAS – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ+ Texans, today released a statement on the passage of HB 25 through the Calendars Committee to the full House of

Contact: Debi Jackson | [email protected],       Angela Hale | [email protected]   October 7, 2021 – AUSTIN, TEXAS – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ+ Texans, today released a statement on the House committee passage of HB 25. Ricardo Martinez (he/him), Chief Executive Officer

Contact: Debi Jackson | [email protected]                     Angela Hale | [email protected] | 512-289-2995   Crisis counselors have fielded over 14,500 calls, texts, and online messages from young LGBTQ Texans looking for support in the last year. Despite the crisis young LGBTQ+ people are

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EQUALITY TEXAS AND THE TRANSGENDER EDUCATION NETWORK OF TEXAS TO LEAD DEMONSTRATION AGAINST HB 10, HB 25, AND SB 3.   Contact: Debi Jackson | [email protected],  Angela Hale |[email protected], Emmett Schelling | [email protected]    Crisis lines have received nearly 4,000 contacts from transgender and nonbinary youth in

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EQUALITY TEXAS RELEASES STATEMENT ON TEMPLE HIGH SCHOOL WALKOUT   CONTACT: Angela Hale | 512.289.2995 | [email protected] Debi Jackson | [email protected]    September 29, 2021 – AUSTIN, TEXAS – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ+ Texans, today released comment