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Texas sued over 'Don't Say Gay' law that bans LGBTQ+ student clubs

The ACLU of Texas and SEAT are challenging a law that includes an LGBTQ+ student club ban, a forced outing policy, and a DEI ban.

Texas Families and Medical Providers Sue Over Trans Youth Medical Care Ban

The ban is supposed to go into effect on September 1.

Texas Ag Department Imposes 'Biological Gender' Dress Code on Employees

The new wording is aimed at transgender employees and will affect cisgender ones too.

Texas Anti-Drag Law Blocked Again by Judge

The law can't go into effect for at least another two weeks as deliberations on a lawsuit continue.

Suit Against Texas Anti-Trans Order Can Go Forward, Says Appeals Court

The state had appealed a temporary restraining order on the investigation of a trans-supportive family, putting the court challenge on hold, but it will now proceed.

Breaking: Judge Halts Texas's Investigation Into Parents of Trans Kid

It comes after LGBTQ+ rights groups sued the state of Texas on Tuesday.

Texas Sued Over 'Unconstitutional' Drag Ban by ACLU

The litigation seeks to prevent the Republican ban on drag performance to take effect next month.

Judge Blocks Texas Drag Ban From Taking Effect Friday

The judge wrote that he believed that the law was likely to be ruled unconstitutional.

School Suspends Students For Long Hair — Judge Intervenes

Magnolia Independent School District is being sued over a policy requiring short hair for boys but not girls.

Will Texas Criminalize Supportive Parents of Trans Kids?

Legislators debate a bill making it "child abuse" to let kids have transition procedures, while advancing a trans-exclusionary sports bill.

Texas Judge Blocks Probes of Trans Kids' Supportive Parents Statewide

The judge had previously issued a temporary block only for the family that brought a lawsuit against a policy that claimed gender-affirming care is child abuse.

What I Learned From Being Outed in Ugandan Tabloids

An activist reflects on how she and her fellow human rights defenders are winning the battle in a place once called the most homophobic nation on earth.