Meet Reverend Chris Jimmerson, the Co-Lead Minister at one of Just Texas’ Reproductive Freedom Congregations, the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin. […]
LGBTQIA+ Rights
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+ […]
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Rejects Policy Hiring Unqualified Chaplains, Respects Community Outcry and Religious Freedom
The Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees tonight approved a policy allowing chaplains to be employed or accepted as volunteers to act as “mental health personnel and support” in the district’s public schools. […]
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. […]