FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Anna Núñez, Communications Coordinator, ACLU of Texas, 713.942.8146 ext. 110, [email protected]
HOUSTON – Nearly 63 percent of likely voters in Texas would support a law protecting gay, lesbian and transgender Texans from discrimination, according to a poll released today by Texas Wins. The statewide survey comes as some Texas lawmakers continue a multi-pronged legislative effort to lock in discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people and their families. View the poll here.
“Texas lawmakers are too busy perfecting a discrimination playbook to notice that their constituents have left them behind,” said Terri Burke, executive director of the ACLU of Texas. “It’s time for our legislators to join their fellow Texans in embracing equality under the law for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.”
During the 84th Texas Legislature, more than 20 bills have been introduced targeting gay, lesbian and transgender Texans for discrimination. Meanwhile, the statewide survey released today shows that a strong majority of Texas voters believe that discrimination against the LGBT community is a problem.
“Extremist politicians are incubating a strategy for preserving the right to discriminate against gay, lesbian and transgender Texans no matter what the Supreme Court says about marriage,” said Rebecca L. Robertson, legal and policy director for the ACLU of Texas. “Bills proposed in Texas go far beyond what we’ve seen in states like Indiana and Arkansas, but as this poll shows, these proposals just don’t square with Texans’ values.”
G Squared Public Strategies conducted the statewide survey on behalf of Texas Wins, a coalition committed to protecting all Texans from discrimination.
View the Texas Wins news release here.
