Texas Senate Passes Anti-Transgender Sports Ban Bill
AUSTIN, TX — Yesterday, the Texas Senate, which was reconvened for a special session earlier this month, passed SB 2, a bill that would ban the participation of transgender women…
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Time Runs Out for Texas Anti-Transgender Sports Ban Bill
AUSTIN, TX — At the stroke of midnight on May 25, the deadline passed for the Texas House to vote on SB 29, legislation previously passed by the Senate to…
Texas SB29: Targeting Transgender Children by Banning Them from Playing Sports
Because SB29 requires trans youth to play sports on the team consistent with their gender assigned at birth, it effectively excludes them from all sports activities, which in turn increases…
Texas Public Education Committee Passes Anti-Trans Sports Bill SB 29
AUSTIN, TX — Today, despite previously stating that he did not plan to hold a vote on Senate Bill 29, an anti-LGBTQ bill that would ban transgender girls from participating…
HRC Mourns Tiffany Thomas, Black Transgender Woman Killed in Dallas
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Tiffany Thomas, a 38-year-old Black transgender woman, who was shot to death on April 24 in Dallas, Texas.
HRC Mourns Iris Santos, Latina Trans Woman Killed in Houston
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Iris Santos, a 22-year-old Latina transgender woman killed in Houston, Texas, on April 23, 2021. Iris’ death is at least…
Discrimination Hurts All Texans, Not Only Those Who Are Specifically Targeted by Bad Bills
THEN: Two sessions ago, the Texas legislature unsuccessfully proposed discriminatory anti-LGBTQ legislation in Texas, including a high-profile “bathroom bill.” The reaction was swift: thousands of Texans spoke out against the…
2021 Slated to Become Worst Year for LGBTQ State Legislative Attacks as Unprecedented Number of States Poised to Enact Record-Shattering Number of Anti-LGBTQ Measures Into Law
With Eight Anti-LGBTQ Bills Already Enacted Into Law In States This Year — and Ten More Awaiting Governors’ Signatures — 2021 is Slated as Early as This Week to Surpass…
Texas Legislature Advances Two Discriminatory Bills Targeting Transgender Youth
TEXAS — The Texas Legislature has set a record this year for the highest number of anti-LGBTQ bills filed in the country. This past week, two bills that target transgender…
Texas Senate Passes Anti-Transgender Sports Ban Bill
Discriminatory bills based on false claims will harm trangender youth and distract legislators from priorities like pandemic recovery and electric grid reliability
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