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Mar 1, 2022

Texas Wants to Take Trans Kids From Their Supportive Parents. We’re Suing.

LGBTQIA+ Equality
Families in Texas are worried that supporting their transgender kids will lead to a report of child abuse. We are already seeing families being investigated. Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, saves...
Families in Texas are worried that supporting their transgender kids will lead to a report of child abuse. We are already seeing families being investigated. Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, saves...
Medical professionals protest Texas legislation that would ban the gender-affirming medical care.
Medical professionals protest Texas legislation that would ban the gender-affirming medical care.
Feb 17, 2022

Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth

LGBTQIA+ Equality
Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools. They try to make being trans shameful — but they won’t stop youth from being...
Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools. They try to make being trans shameful — but they won’t stop youth from being...
A photo featuring activist, drag queen and tv personality Peppermint with the title Tough Conversations With Peppermint.
A photo featuring activist, drag queen and tv personality Peppermint with the title Tough Conversations With Peppermint.
Jan 27, 2022

Our Fight Against the Muslim Ban Showed the Solidarity We Need to End Ongoing Abuses at the Border

Border and Immigrants’ Rights

Our fight against the Muslim ban showed the beauty and power of solidarity in America’s most diverse city. Now, we must continue this fight with immigrants and border communities in Texas.

By Edgar Saldivar

Our fight against the Muslim ban showed the beauty and power of solidarity in America’s most diverse city. Now, we must continue this fight with immigrants and border communities in Texas.

By Edgar Saldivar
Orange and navy collage graphic featuring barbed-wired fence, a plane, and a rally in which people are holding signs that read 'no ban' and 'unite 4 people'
Orange and navy collage graphic featuring barbed-wired fence, a plane, and a rally in which people are holding signs that read 'no ban' and 'unite 4 people'
Jan 17, 2022

5 Ways Texas Suppresses the Vote — And How To Make Your Vote Count

Voting Rights and Democracy
Texas has a long history of voter suppression deeply intertwined with white supremacy. Learn about these five obstacles when casting your vote in 2022, but don't get discouraged. It’s now more important than...
By Ashley Harris
Texas has a long history of voter suppression deeply intertwined with white supremacy. Learn about these five obstacles when casting your vote in 2022, but don't get discouraged. It’s now more important than...
By Ashley Harris
MLK Voting Rights
MLK Voting Rights
Dec 14, 2021

Texas Students Took Their School District to Court for Discrimination — and Won

Free Speech and Pluralism

Students and parents in Magnolia Independent School District can breathe a sigh of relief that the district’s archaic, discriminatory dress code is a...

By Brian Klosterboer

Students and parents in Magnolia Independent School District can breathe a sigh of relief that the district’s archaic, discriminatory dress code is a...

By Brian Klosterboer
Image of a school with the word Victory!
Image of a school with the word Victory!
Dec 14, 2021

Bright Spots of 2021

Free Speech and Pluralism
The challenges of 2021 are widely known, yet this year also had its bright spots.
By Erik W. Martínez Resly
The challenges of 2021 are widely known, yet this year also had its bright spots.
By Erik W. Martínez Resly
End of Year 2021
End of Year 2021