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. […]
LGBT issues
#StopSB6: Tuesday’s Public Hearing on the Anti-Transgender Discrimination Bill in the Texas Senate
The avalanche of anti-LGBT discrimination bills has begun to move in the Texas Legislature. The Senate State Affairs Committee has set a hearing at 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 7, for Senate Bill 6, a bill that specifically targets transgender Texans for discrimination. Here’s everything you need to know to prepare for the hearing. For SB6 […]
Anti-LGBT Haters to Speak at Texas Capitol on Same Day as Anti-Transgender Bill Hearing
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 […]
TFN Statement: Proposed Bills Radically Redefine ‘Religious Freedom’ to Mean Using Religion to Discriminate
Speaking at a press conference organized by an extremist anti-LGBT group, a number of Texas legislators today called for passage of bills they said would protect “religious freedom.” But those bills really are designed to allow individuals and businesses to use religion to discriminate. We just sent out the following statement: […]
TFN Takes Stand Against Anti-LGBT Discrimination Bills
The Texas Freedom Network joined with other advocacy groups and policy experts on Thursday to sponsor a briefing at the Texas Capitol targeting anti-LGBT discrimination bills state lawmakers will consider this session. Here’s the joint press release we sent out. […]
