Conversion therapy is legal. Therapists are torn on whether this will help LGBTQ+ Texans.
Read full article: Conversion therapy is legal. Therapists are torn on whether this will help LGBTQ+ Texans.The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled conversion therapy is free speech. Some LGBTQ+ advocates say the ruling applies to gender-affirming therapy, too, while others say the courts won’t protect them.
The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
Read full article: The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cutsThe nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth in July
Read full article: Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth in JulyThe 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will stop providing tailored support options to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on July 17.
Texas students say K-12 DEI ban and other anti-LGBTQ+ bills threaten their safety, voice and mental health
Read full article: Texas students say K-12 DEI ban and other anti-LGBTQ+ bills threaten their safety, voice and mental healthStudents are concerned the legislation could silence supportive teachers, dismantle safe spaces, lead to overenforcement and prevent honest conversations about identity.
West Texas A&M University students file free speech lawsuit after president cancels campus drag show
Read full article: West Texas A&M University students file free speech lawsuit after president cancels campus drag showThe lawsuit comes after protests each day this week, calling for university president Walter Wendler to reinstate the drag show and step down.
Texas university students protest drag show’s cancellation
Read full article: Texas university students protest drag show’s cancellationProtests continued Wednesday at a university in the Texas Panhandle after the school’s president said a planned campus drag show wouldn’t be allowed and expressed the view that such events “discriminate against womanhood.”.
ACLU calls for civil rights investigations into two North Texas school districts over anti-transgender policies
Read full article: ACLU calls for civil rights investigations into two North Texas school districts over anti-transgender policiesFrisco ISD’s new bathroom policy and Keller ISD’s ban on books that reference gender fluidity violate federal rules prohibiting sex-based discrimination, the ACLU said.
Texas once again temporarily blocked from investigating gender-affirming care as child abuse
Read full article: Texas once again temporarily blocked from investigating gender-affirming care as child abuseThe temporary injunction was issued as part of a lawsuit brought on behalf of parents being investigated by child welfare workers for letting their transgender teenager access gender-affirming health care.
Court upholds order stopping child abuse investigation into Texas trans teen’s family
Read full article: Court upholds order stopping child abuse investigation into Texas trans teen’s familyThe appeals court’s decision allows a lower court to hold a hearing on whether Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to investigate certain gender-affirming care as child abuse can stand.
Houston hospital pauses hormone therapy for transgender children as threats of child abuse investigations loom
Read full article: Houston hospital pauses hormone therapy for transgender children as threats of child abuse investigations loomCiting potential criminal penalties, Texas Children’s Hospital will no longer provide hormone therapy to transgender patients.
ACLU wants North Texas school district to apologize for removing over 100 library books
Read full article: ACLU wants North Texas school district to apologize for removing over 100 library booksMost of the titles focus on LGBTQ, race or identity issues. Though Granbury ISD said most of the books have been returned, the ACLU called on the district to affirm its commitment to inclusivity.
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