LGBTQ Rights

LGBTQ Rights

 

The freedom to marry became the law of the land, even here in Texas, in June of 2015. But the fight for equality didn’t end there. Texas remains a state where LGBTQ individuals can be fired from their job, denied a place to live or refused service at a business simply because of who they are or whom they love.  Far-right activists and politicians continue to work to preserve the right to discriminate and roll back gains made by the LGBTQ community at the local level.

Resources

Texans Equal Under Law

How Did the Tea Party/Religious Right Lose So Badly on LGBT Discrimination in the Texas Legislature? http://bit.ly/1Nq22Sj

New Poll Shows Long List of Proposed Texas Bills Promoting Anti-LGBT Discrimination Contradicts What Voters Want

Yes, the Texas Anti-LGBT Bills Really Are About Hate and Discrimination

Yes, the Texas Anti-LGBT Bills Really Are About Hate and Discrimination

by Dan Quinn
Blog, LGBTQ Rights, Religious Right Watch

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick insists that SB 6 -- the so-called "bathroom bill" -- isn't about discriminating against transgender Texans. It is, of course. Patrick's own actions, and the actions of religious-right extremists he has brought in to help pass this discrimination bill, make that clear. Read More

Texas SB 522 Allows County Clerks to Discriminate Against Virtually Anyone

by Dan Quinn
Blog, LGBTQ Rights, Religious Freedom

The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee today heard testimony on yet another of the 17 proposed bills that would allow the use of religion to discriminate against LGBT Texans. But the bill is so broad that it would allow public officials to discriminate against virtually anyone. We just sent out the following press release: Read More

Avalanche of Proposed Bills Would Allow the Use of Religion to Discriminate in Texas

by Dan Quinn
Blog, LGBTQ Rights, Press Releases, Religious Freedom

The fight over using religion to discriminate is heating up at the Texas Capitol. We just had a press conference with the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. Following is the press release we sent out. Read More

TFN President: Politicians Are Using the Transgender Discrimination Bill to Sow Hate and Division in Texas

by TFN
LGBTQ Rights, Press Releases

Rejecting SB 6 Would Be a Proud Moment for Texas Read More

Anti-LGBT Haters to Speak at Texas Capitol on Same Day as Anti-Transgender Bill Hearing

by Dan Quinn
Blog, LGBTQ Rights, Religious Right Watch

This is hardly a coincidence. The State Affairs Committee of the Texas Senate has scheduled a public hearing for Senate Bill 6, the transgender discrimination bill, on the same day that a parade of prominent anti-LGBT speakers will join Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton at a so-called "Pastors' Briefing" at the Texas Capitol. Read More

Whole Woman's Health
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@WholeWomans

Texas friends! We're partnering with @TFN, @JanesDueProcess, @ProgressTX, @lilithfund, @TheAfiyaCtr, @PPTXVotes, @_deedsnotwords and @ACLUTx for a rally to #StopTheBans TOMORROW at the State Capitol in Austin. Meet us there at 11am to tell our legislators that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. pic.twitter.com/tnWV…

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