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+ […]
Loving families share their stories as the Texas Supreme Court argues the ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth: ‘I will not let people who don’t know me or my family destroy our lives’
Arguments in the case against Texas’ ban on lifesaving gender-affirming care for transgender youth took place today at the Texas Supreme Court. We asked three families of transgender youth to share their stories. […]
