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Working to secure full equality for LGBTQIA+ Texans through political action, education, community organizing, and collaboration. 🤠🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✨
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submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

📢 LIVE COVERAGE: We're live at the Texas Senate today as lawmakers hear SB 240—a BAD BILL 🚨 that would enforce a bathroom ban in government buildings. We’ll be posting updates as the hearing unfolds. Bathroom bans DO NOT improve safety and DO endanger trans Texans. Stay tuned. #SB240 #transrights

submitted 31 days ago • 13 comments

In TX, 205 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been filed this year. Now is the time to turn our fear and anger into action. To learn how to take action in Texas right now, follow our partners at @equalitytexas.bsky.social and Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT). dallasvoice.com/equality-tex...

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

“You can file as many bills as you want, but you cannot legislate us out of society.” A record number of LGBTQ+ Texans and our allies showed up to the statehouse to demand equality for all and build joy for our community. Now it’s your turn. Show up for equality in your state: hrc.im/HandsOff

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

📦Special delivery📦 Our website had a ✨major glow up✨ and we can't stop staring at it 😍💻 Go check it out at equalitytexas.org

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Record Number of Anti-LGBTQIA+ Bills Filed 🧵 Friday was the bill filing deadline for the 2025 legislative session. We now have the full slate of legislation up for consideration by lawmakers at the Texas Legislature and, unfortunately, we have reached a grim milestone. 1/9

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

“Ken Paxton is the lawyer for the state, his job is to interpret law, not to make it. So, it’s important to point out that his opinion is just that — an opinion. But if state agencies follow...it will jeopardize the safety of the nearly 100,000 trans people." - @equalitytexas.bsky.social

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

🧵 We are mourning yesterday's sudden loss of Congressman Sylvester Turner. A lifelong Houstonian and dedicated public servant, Turner was a member of the Texas House from 1989-2016 representing District 139. From 2016-2024, he served as the Mayor of Houston. 1/7

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

🧡 As Black History Month 2025 comes to a close, the final Black-led, Texas-based organization we're uplifting and celebrating is the Normal Anomaly Initiative!

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

🎉 Happy Black History Month! The Black-led, Texas-based organization we're uplifting and celebrating today is The Mahogany Project! #BlackHistoryMonth #TheMahoganyProject #EQTX

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment

Good news! Judge Blocks EO Targeting Care for Trans Youth In a much-needed piece of good news, a Federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking one of Trump’s anti-trans executive orders from being enforced. lambdalegal.org/newsroom/pfl...

submitted 69 days ago • 1 comment

🎉 Happy Black History Month! The Black-led, Texas-based organization we're uplifting and celebrating today is Black Freedom Factory!

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

🎉 Happy Black History Month! The Black-led, Texas-based organization we're uplifting and celebrating today is Save Our Sisters United, Inc!

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

Looks like Bo has a bone to pick with Reggie from TX Rising 👀

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Join us on March 24th for the All in for Equality Advocacy Day. We'll be training folks on how to advocate, rallying, and building community with like-minded Texans who are ready to fight for our rights! 📌Sign up at: bit.ly/aifeday #AIFE #AllInForEquality #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments