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Slew of Anti-LGBTQ Bills Scheduled to Hit Texas Capitol This Week

Posted on April 15, 2019

The livelihoods of LGBTQ Texans are on the line at the Texas Capitol this week. A slew of anti-LGBTQ bills are scheduled to be heard at the Texas legislature starting on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, each posing a dire threat to the day-to-day existence of LGBTQ residents in the state—but it’s not too late to fight for justice.…

SB17 Threatens Texans With License to Discriminate—and It’s Happening Now

Posted on March 28, 2019

SB17 would provide any professional licensed by the state of Texas a license to discriminate based on “sincerely held religious beliefs.” The religious exemption bill is being called the latest aggression against LGBTQ Texans—as well as other individuals not protected at the federal level, such as single parents or people who practice a religion that differs from that of the service provider.…

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Slew of Anti-LGBTQ Bills Scheduled to Hit Texas Capitol This Week

SB17 Threatens Texans With License to Discriminate—and It’s Happening Now

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