All posts tagged "texas"
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claims gender-affirming surgeries for minors are “child abuse”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Department of Family Protective Services to classify gender-affirming medical care as "child abuse."
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Anti-LGBTQ Republican who mocked COVID and vaccines dies after contracting virus
Dickinson council member H. Scott Apley, an anti-LGBTQ Republican, shared mocked the COVID vaccine days before he died
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Houston man charged in shooting that paralyzed transgender woman he met on dating app
A Houston man has been charged with shooting and paralyzing a transgender woman he met on a dating app back in May.
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Texas Senate passes bills barring trans athletes from sports teams matching their gender identity
The Texas Senate passed a pair of bills to bar transgender athletes from competing on sports teams matching their gender identity.
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Texas governor wants to ban transgender athletes from sports during special legislative session
Texas Republicans will take up several bills during the session, including one to bar trans athletes from competing in their gender identity.
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Three Texas men sentenced after using Grindr to target gay men for violent crimes
Victims were lured through Grindr to an empty apartment, where they were beaten, robbed, and sexually assaulted
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Fourth man pleads guilty to using Grindr to assault and rob gay men
Daniel Jenkins pleaded guilty for his part in a four-man operation that used Grindr to attack and rob gay men
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Texas bakery ‘overwhelmed’ by support after customers canceled orders over Pride cookies
Confections bakery lost a large order due to its LGBTQ support, but was quickly inundated with new customers
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Trans wrestler Mack Beggs fights for recognition in Hulu’s new doc “Changing the Game”
Conservatives barred trans teen Mack Beggs from wrestling as a boy in high school. Hulu's "Changing the Game" recounts his story.
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Texas Republicans want taxpayers to pay for a special session to ban trans athletes from sport
Some Texas Republicans are so intent on banning trans athletes from sports, they want Gov. Greg Abbott to call an extra legislative session.
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Texas Democrat revives anti-trans sports bill out of spite
Texas State Rep. Harold Sutton Jr. revived a bill to bar trans athletes from competing in sports to retaliate against fellow Democrats.
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Texas governor promises to sign ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports into law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants ban trans athletes from competing, but the bill he wants to sign is stalled in committee.
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Supreme Court rejects Texas’ lawsuit against California over its travel ban protesting anti-LGBTQ laws
The Supreme Court rejected an attempt by Texas to sue California for imposing a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws.
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Gay teen suspended for wearing nail polish celebrates victory after school updates dress code
Trevor Wilkinson cheered Clyde High School's new gender-neutral dress code, after he was suspended for wearing nail polish
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‘Ex-gay’ Republican fired by Texas GOP for attending Capitol riot
Kevin Whitt, a former "homosexual, transsexual, drag queen," filmed himself in a crowd of Trump supporters at the Capitol
