Lauren Ashley Simmons, a candidate endorsed by Texas Freedom Network, has won the HD 146 runoff election against Rep. Shawn Thierry. […]
LGBTQIA+ Rights
In the last decade, the fight for LGBTQIA+ equality has made incredible progress. Marriage equality is now the law of the land and workplace discrimination on the basis of sex includes protections for gender identity and sexual orientation. However, the fight for true LGBTQIA+ equality is far from over. Texas still has no statewide law protecting LGBTQIA+ people from discrimination meaning people can be denied a place to live or refused service at a business simply because of who they are or whom they love.
Today, far-right extremists and politicians continue their attacks on LGBTQIA+ Texans, especially transgender children and adults. Their hate is loud. But our love is louder.
We at TFN will fight for the LGBTQIA+ community at every turn, because our vision is a Texas that’s truly for all.
Resources
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. […]
Happy Easter! And happy Trans Day of Visibility!
Easter falls on Transgender Day of Visibility this year. Here’s why they’re inextricably linked. […]
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+ […]
