All In For Equality Coalition Denounces New Texas Medicaid Rule Restricting Access to Gender-Affirming Care FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 29, 2024 PRESS CONTACTS:Sadie Hernandez, TENT, (737) 328-6850 media@transtexas.org Johnathan Gooch, Equality Texas, (737) 308-2331, press@equalitytexas.org Emily Witt, Texas Freedom Network, (512) 538-5692, emily@tfn.org Kristi Gross, ACLU of Texas, media@aclutx.org Cullen Peele, Human Rights Campaign, cullen.peele@hrc.org Austin, Texas – On Friday, March 1, Texas Health and Human Services will implement a new rule restricting access to gender affirming care ..read more

The LGBTQIA+ Community Is Alive and Well in the Animal Kingdom A Sin Against Nature? Nature Disagrees! Animals of various species provide many examples of how gender, sex, and sexuality are far more complex than the rigid categorization we’ve pushed them into. Queerness is abundant throughout nature, so rhetoric that seeks to delegitimize the existence of queer, trans, and intersex people by deeming them “unnatural” or “aberrant” is flat-out wrong. Same-sex behavior has been recorded in over 1,500 species across the animal kingdom! Human beings are part of the animal kingdom! We’re mammal ..read more

Title: Government Affairs Director Organization: Equality Texas and Equality Texas Foundation Reports to: CEO Location: Texas – Austin, Dallas, or Houston Compensation: $75,000 – $85,000 FSLA Status: Exempt   THE POSITION Equality Texas – the state’s leading organization solely dedicated to securing full, lived equality for all LGBTQ+ Texans – is seeking a full-time Government Affairs Director (GAD) to provide advanced legislative and technical leadership to aid our state-wide efforts to secure full-lived equality for LGBTQ+ Texans. The GAD provides knowledge and analysis of state LGBTQ ..read more

Press Contacts:Johnathan Gooch, Equality Texas, johnathan.gooch@equalitytexas.org, (737) 308-2331 Kristi Gross, ACLU of Texas, media@aclutx.org AUSTIN, TX – Today, Equality Texas, the ACLU of Texas, GLAAD, and the Human Rights Campaign with the support of the Human Rights Clinic at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law submitted a Joint Allegation Letter to 17 independent experts, working groups, and special rapporteurs at the UN about the human rights crisis facing LGBTQIA+ Texans. After a record-breaking legislative session in Texas—over 140 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills filed, Texans are no ..read more

Title: Database Manager  Organization: Equality Texas and Equality Texas Foundation  Reports to: Development Director    Location: Texas  Compensation: $60,000 – $65,000  FSLA Status: Exempt  THE POSITION:   The Database Manager is responsible for data integrity, improvement, and analysis, donor research, staff training, database and website integration, payment portal management to maximize fundraising revenue, and reporting.    CANDIDATE PROFILE:   At least 2 years’ experience in a nonprofit fundraising environment managing or assisting in the management of dono ..read more

Title: Development Intern Organization: Equality Texas Foundation/Equality Texas Reports to:  Development Director Location: Austin, TX Hours and Compensation: Hours are based on selected candidate’s availability. Ideally, applicants should be able to commit to at least 10 hours a week from January – June 2024 and hold a predetermined schedule to be agreed upon during onboarding. Interns will be paid $15-$20/hr., based on experience.   THE POSITION:  Equality Texas is seeking an intern to join our Development team. This individual will work closely with the Development Director ..read more

Silence, Censorship, and Fear: The Effects of Anti-LGBTQIA+ Legislation in the Classroom A Firsthand Account from a Former Teacher in Texas As the Texas Legislature is amidst another special session, we wanted to share Sophia’s story of how schoolteachers and students are being directly affected by anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation.  Meet Sophia Sophia DeLoretto-Chudy is a resident of Austin and former elementary school teacher. She was abruptly removed from her position in March 2023 after a TikTok she made went viral overnight. In the TikTok, she shared a memo she had received from school admi ..read more

Press Contact: Johnathan Gooch, (737) 308-2331, johnathan.gooch@equalitytexas.org On Wednesday, a Texas Justice of the Peace will argue before the Texas Supreme Court that she has the right to deny marriages to queer couples based on her religious beliefs. After the US Supreme Court ruled that marriage equality is a constitutional right, Waco Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley refused to officiate same-sex weddings. After blatantly rejecting the ruling from the highest Court in the land, Hensley was censured by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. She filed a sui ..read more

In order to complement and further our work across the state, Equality Texas is proud to announce the members of our inaugural Emeritus Board: Steve Atkinson Kim Biffle Katie Coyne D. Scott Elliff, Ed.D John Hintz Jo Ivestor Holt Lackey Aekta Malhotra Tina Maness Elizabeth Myers Mark Niermann Mark Sadlek Karen Wilkerson The post Equality Texas Announces Emeritus Board Members appeared first on Equality Texas ..read more

Press Contacts: Equality Texas, Johnathan Gooch, press@equalitytexas.org, (737) 308-2331 Texas Freedom Network, Emily Witt, emily@tfn.org, 512-538-5692 ACLU of Texas, Kristi Gross, media@aclutx.org TENT, Sadie Hernandez, sadie.hernandez@transtexas.org, (737)328-6850 Lambda Legal, Tom Warnke, TWarnke@lambdalegal.org Human Rights Campaign, Elisabeth Rutledge, erutledge@ellergroup.com  July 13, 2023 In recent years trans Texans have sustained an assault unmatched in the history of our state. This is a human rights crisis. We, the All in for Equality coalition, are committed to pursuing every ..read more