We made Pride a month to remember. In June and year-round, TFN will continue to advocate until every LGBTQIA+ Texan can safely live as their fullest self. […]
LGBT issues
Texans Speak Out Against Paxton’s Lawsuit & Abbott’s Order Attacking Federal Civil Rights Protections for LGBTQIA+ Students
Texas AG Ken Paxton announced he’s suing the Department of Education over Title IX rules expanding the definition of sex-based harassment […]
Meet Reverend Chris Jimmerson, A Faith Leader Built, Sustained, and Guided by Community
Meet Reverend Chris Jimmerson, the Co-Lead Minister at one of Just Texas’ Reproductive Freedom Congregations, the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin. […]
In the Midst of Texas’s Book Banning Hysteria, We’re Celebrating Transgender Stories
Across Texas and the nation, the far-right is engaged in a coordinated campaign to erase LGBTQIA+ stories and identities by banning books from schools and libraries. According to a PEN America report, Texas had the second-highest number of book-banning instances during the 2022-23 school year. 30% of the books banned across the U.S. had LGBTQIA+ […]
Stories from loving families of Texas transgender youth: ‘I will not let people who don’t know me or my family destroy our lives’
Stories from loving families of Texas transgender youth remind us that queer and transgender Texans have always existed and we will always exist. No law or court can erase us, and our stories hold endless power for change. […]