Gov. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Patrick Are Working with Hate Groups to Pass...
Today TFN President Kathy Miller spoke along with representatives of our partner organizations on a national press call about Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick trying to pass a “bathroom bill”...
View ArticleThe Texas Hate Group Behind Dan Patrick’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ Keeps Up Its...
Gov. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Patrick fellow lawmakers continue to claim that the Texas “bathroom bill” isn’t about attacking and discriminating against transgender people. But the hate group that has...
View ArticleTexas Senate’s Preliminary Approval of Special Session Bills Makes Texas...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2017 With its preliminary approval on second reading of a “bathroom bill” this evening, the Texas Senate over the past two days has rushed through approval of bills...
View ArticleTFN Statement on the End of the Texas Legislative Special Session
We sent out the following statement today following last night’s end of the Texas legislative special session. TFN President: The Assault on Civil Liberties in Texas Will Continue until Voters Clean...
View ArticleTexas Clergy Sign on to Supreme Court Brief Supporting Equality in Key LGBT...
Clergy who are part of Texas Believes, a project of the Texas Freedom Network and Equality Texas, are among nearly 1,300 faith leaders from across the country who have signed on to a brief calling on...
View ArticleTFN Statement: Court Decision Means Anti-Equality Politicians Are Renewing...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to review an important marriage case means Texas politicians will renew their culture war battle over equality. We just sent out the following press statement: TFN...
View ArticleEngaging Young Texans to Call Out Politicians Who Turn Lies into Laws
We’re crossposting this piece from our colleagues at the National Partnership for Women & Families. The TFN Education Fund, including our Texas Rising program for young adult activists and leaders,...
View Article2017 in Quotes: The War on LGBT People
The Supreme Court’s ruling in 2015 that laws barring same-sex marriage were unconstitutional continues to outrage the right. But in truth, the right opposes any effort to promote equality for LGBT...
View ArticleNew Trump Religious-Refusal Policy Makes a Mockery of Religious Freedom,...
The Trump administration today announced a new policy favoring health care workers who refuse to do their jobs because they have religious or moral objections to certain services or to the individuals...
View ArticleStill Fighting for the Freedom to Marry in Texas
Nearly three years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, some public officials are still trying to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against...
View ArticleHouston Anti-LGBT Leader Attacks Boy Scouts (Again)
Dave Welch, head of the rabidly anti-LGBT Houston Area Pastor Council, is spittle-spewing angry that the Boy Scouts of America is changing its name to Scouts BSA and allowing girls to join. Welch...
View ArticleTFN Statement: Supreme Court’s Colorado Cakeshop Ruling Does Not Grant...
Today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Colorado case does not grant businesses a right to use religion to discriminate. We just sent out the following press release: SUPREME COURT’S RULING IN COLORADO...
View ArticleDid the Supreme Court Create a License to Discriminate against LGBTQ People?
Worried about the fallout from the recent Supreme Court ruling for the baker who chose to discriminate against a same-sex couple? Does the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision turn religion into a license to...
View ArticleAnti-LGBT Groups Push to Bar Sex Ed in Texas
Anti-sex education activists have launched new efforts to keep Texas students ignorant about how to protect themselves from disease and unintended pregnancy. And this time they’re trying to stir up...
View ArticleStand Up for Sex Education and LGBTQ Equality in Austin
On Monday (February 25) the Austin ISD Board of Trustees will vote on an updated sex education curriculum that is inclusive of the needs of LGBTQ students. The adoption of this curriculum would be a...
View ArticleTime for Legislature to Stand for Equality for All Texans
Today we were proud to stand at the state Capitol with our partners and LGBT advocates from across Texas to call on lawmakers to support equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender...
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3 Big Threats to Equality: A #txlege Political Update
Rally time! @HRCATX @EqualityTexas @TFN @ACLUTx @TransTexas #YallMeansAll pic.twitter.com/lyeDZPYBmR — Richard Hoang (@Rich_Hoang) March 18, 2019 The 86th Session of the Texas Legislature is half...
View ArticleStop Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s Newest Attack on LGBT Texans
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick just launched his newest legislative assault on LGBT Texans. The Senate State Affairs Committee is set to consider a sweeping discrimination bill — SB 17 — at a public hearing on...
View ArticleNew Polling: Majority of Texans Oppose Discrimination Against LGBT People
Just a day after the Senate State Affairs Committee advanced legislation allowing licensed professionals to use religion to justify discrimination against LGBT people, new polling shows that a majority...
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Take Action: Support Employment Protections for LGBT Texans
While Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and some of his Senate cronies seem hellbent on passing anti-LGBT discrimination laws, House members have a chance to take a different direction this week. On Tuesday the...
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