Texas Federal Judge: Companies Not Required to Cover PrEP
The judge says that although PrEP prevents HIV regardless of one’s sexual orientation, because gay people use it, it violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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March 30, 2023
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Anti-Trans Workplace Discrimination Is OK in Texas, Judge Rules
Employers don't have to respect employees' pronouns or their preferences in dress or restrooms, the federal judge ruled in a suit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
October 7, 2022
Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for transgender students in four states
Judge Terry A. Doughty said the rule goes against the original purpose of Title IX by protecting trans students, so he blocked its enforcement in Louisiana, Mississippi, Idaho, and Montana.
June 14, 2024
Texas AG Wants to Unmarry Lesbian Newlyweds
Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked to the state Supreme Court to invalidate the marriage of two women who obtained a judge's permission to wed Thursday in Austin.
February 20, 2015
Judicial Vacancies Must Be Filled By Pro-Equality Judges
We must apply pressure to stop a new generation of Scalias from assuming power.
January 9, 2017
Texas Lawmakers Admit Marriage Equality, Incest Link Is Illogical
The legislators made the argument in a brief urging a federal appeals court to uphold the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
August 6, 2014
Gay Couple's Airline Dildo Lawsuit Tossed Out Again
Two men are convinced Continental Airlines employees played a sick, antigay joke on them.
May 18, 2015
Federal Judge Sides With Texas, Blocks Obama's Trans Student Guidance
The ruling takes issue with how the Obama administration drafted its guidance, and it adheres strongly to a strictly binary understanding of gender.
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August 22, 2016
Judge Blocks Texas Drag Ban From Taking Effect Friday
The judge wrote that he believed that the law was likely to be ruled unconstitutional.
August 31, 2023
Religious Groups Seek Right to Fire Workers for Grindr Use, Gay Sex
Churches and a for-profit business are seeking religious exemptions from the Supreme Court ruling against anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in employment.
May 28, 2021
Texas Judge Strikes Down Anti-Drag Law Days After Another Upholds College Drag Ban
Very different conclusions came from two federal judges in the same state.
September 26, 2023
Biden Administration Appeals Texas Judge’s Ruling Against Obamacare, PrEP Access
Attorneys representing the Department of Health and Human Services filed a notice of appeal within one day of the conservative judge’s ruling.
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March 31, 2023
Trans Child's Family Who Hosted Ken Paxton Now Under Abuse Probe
Amber Briggle and her family are being investigated under a Texas policy that deems gender-affirming care for minors "child abuse."
March 10, 2022
Trump to Allow Anti-Trans Discrimination in Health Care
The administration will reverse a mandate of the ACA which bars discrimination against trans patients and ensures they receive coverage for vital services.
April 22, 2018
Federal Judge in Texas Rules Title VII Bans Anti-LGBT Discrimination
The ruling doesn't change the law immediately but stands to influence future decisions.
April 10, 2018
Texas Judge Strikes Down Marriage Ban
A federal judge today rules Texas's marriage ban unconstitutional.
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February 26, 2014
Texas, Louisiana Marriage Bans Finally Headed to Court
A federal appeals court will hear cases challenging bans on same-sex marriage in Texas and Louisiana January 9.
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October 28, 2014
Texas Attorney General Vows to Appeal Judge's Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Despite his friendship with one of the gay plaintiffs, Greg Abbott, the attorney general of Texas, promised to appeal Judge Orlando Garcia's recent overturn of the state's same-sex marriage ban.
February 28, 2014
Texas Judge Says Religion Justifies Anti-LGBTQ+ Job Discrimination
A company headed by longtime far-right activist Steven Hotze (pictured) sued for the right to discriminate.
November 3, 2021
Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students in six more states
The preliminary injunction affects Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
June 17, 2024
Texas Same-Sex Couples Can't Marry Yet, Judge Rules
Judge Orlando Garcia turned down the plaintiffs' request to lift the stay of his pro-equality decision and let the weddings begin.
December 12, 2014