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“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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Texas Sends Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Minors to Governor’s Desk

Abbott is expected to sign bill opposed by all mainstream medical associations.

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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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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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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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Judge Orders Books Removed from Texas Public Libraries Due to LGBTQ and Racial Content Must be Returned

A federal judge in Texas ruled that at least 12 books removed from public libraries by Llano County officials, many…

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Transgender Texans and Doctors Say Republican Lawmakers Misconstrue What Science Says About Puberty Blockers and Hormone Therapy

Several Republican Texas lawmakers are clashing with medical groups over whether puberty blockers and hormone therapies help or hurt transgender…

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Student-led LGBT+ Organization Sues West Texas A&M President After He Canceled Student Charity Drag Show

The lawsuit filed Friday by the student organization, Spectrum WT, against university President Walter Wendler and other school leaders alleges…

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What Are Texas Lawmakers Planning for 2023?

Texas lawmakers won’t gavel in for the new legislative session until January, but they have already filed more than 800…

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What LGBTQ Voters in Texas Care About

More than 1 million LGBTQ Texans are burdened by the state’s polarized politics despite Texas having one of the largest queer populations in the…

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