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Drag Shows are Protected by First Amendment, Performers Tell Federal Judge

Originally billed as legislation that would prevent children from seeing drag shows, SB 12 eventually landed on language that doesn’t…

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U.S. Department of Education Reaffirms Baylor’s Religious Exemption in Response to Sexual Harassment Complaints

After LGBTQ+ students filed several Title IX discrimination complaints against the Waco-based university — in one case for failing to…

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LGBTQ+ Advocates Sue to Block Texas’ New Law that Could Criminalize Some Drag Performances

LGBTQ+ Texans and advocates filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new state law that criminalizes some drag shows…

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Texas judge who doesn’t want to perform gay marriage ceremonies hopes web designer’s Supreme Court case helps her fight

According to Dale Carpenter, chair of constitutional law at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, the U.S. Supreme Court…

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LGBTQ History

Lawrence v. Texas Was Just the Beginning

Twenty years after a breakthrough Texas case launched a new era of gay rights, trans people are still in the…

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Front Page News

“Don’t Say Gay” Provision Added to Education Bill

Texas Senate again advances proposed restrictions on lessons about gender identity and sexual orientation.

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Blog

House Bills Could Make HIV Tests a Standard Part of Sexually Transmitted Infection Screenings and Health Checks

House Bill 3377 and House Bill 2235 are authored by freshman state Rep. Venton Jones, a Dallas Democrat who is…

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News

Protesters Evicted from Texas Capitol as Clash between LGBTQ Residents and GOP Leaders Escalates

The swift developments came on a day when LGBTQ advocates and parents of trans kids spent hours at the Capitol,…

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Blog

LGBTQ advocates rally at Texas Capitol as House prepares to debate ban on gender care for trans kids

Hundreds of LGBTQ advocates and parents of transgender kids have packed the Texas Capitol ahead of the House’s expected consequential…

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Front Page News

“A Death Sentence”: Trans Texas Teen Plots His Future as Proposed Ban on Hormone Therapy Progresses

Randell and his family are bracing for the worst-case scenario.

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