Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EQUALITY TEXAS STATEMENT ON TEXAS HOUSE MEETING QUORUM AND MOVEMENT OF SB 2
Contact: Angela Hale | [email protected] Kara Watkins-Chow | [email protected] IN THE MOST EXTREME ANTI-LGBTQ+ SESSION IN TEXAS HISTORY, TEXAS LAWMAKERS MOVE FORWARD ANTI-TRANSGENDER LAW TARGETING KIDS AUSTIN (August 20, 2021) – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ+ Texans, responded today
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas and the Transgender Education Network of Texas Release Statement on the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Letter to Governor Abbott
GOV. ABBOTT CONTINUES TO PERPETUATE MISINFORMATION AND A CULTURE OF HATE AND FEAR, RESULTING IN THE DAILY PERSECUTION AND LIMITED ABILITY FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES Contact: Ricardo Martinez | [email protected] or Emmett Schelling | [email protected] Austin, Texas – August 11, 2021 – Equality Texas, the largest statewide
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Releases Statement on Boycott of SB 2 Hearing and Alternate Press Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EQUALITY TEXAS RELEASES STATEMENT ON BOYCOTT OF SB 2 HEARING AND ALTERNATE PRESS CONFERENCE Contact: Ricardo Martinez | [email protected] Debi Jackson | [email protected] THE TEXAS SENATE CONTINUES TO TRAUMATIZE FAMILIES BY SPREADING FEAR AND MISINFORMATION ABOUT TRANSGENDER KIDS With more than 60 attempts
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Releases Statement on Governor Abbott’s Letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
GOVERNOR ABBOTT CONTINUES TO TRAUMATIZE FAMILIES BY SPREADING FEAR AND MISINFORMATION ABOUT TRANSGENDER KIDS Political pandering at the expense of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming young people perpetuates a hostile climate and discrimination. Contact: Kara Watkins-Chow | [email protected] Austin, Texas – August 6, 2021 – Equality Texas, the largest statewide
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Releases Statement on End of Special Session and Announcement of 2nd Special Session
SECOND TEXAS SPECIAL SESSION WILL CONTINUE BASELESS ATTACKS ON TRANSGENDER KIDS Anti-transgender bills have failed so far, but continued threat leaves lasting impact on families Contact: Angela Hale, 512-289-2995 or Kara Watkins-Chow, [email protected] Today, the Texas Legislature’s 30-day special session ended, effectively killing SB 2 and SB 32 —