Surveying the Litany of Anti-Queer Bills Moving Through the Texas Legislature

The wave includes reboots of drag, book, and bathroom bans

"...bathroom matching the gender they were identified with at birth. LGBTQIA+ rights lobbyist Mike Hendrix is worried the bill..."

May 9, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

City Council Recognizes Inclusive Queer Wellness Center

OutWellness clinic honored for their affirming LGBTQ care

"...locker rooms by biological sex as listed on original birth certificates, allowing few exceptions. Cities and districts in violation..."

April 24, 2025 Qmmunity Post by Lucciana Choueiry

Suppress Voter Suppression

"...of lower class, simply do not have passports or birth certificates to present – and no, IDs of other..."

April 8, 2025 Postmarks

Texas Lege Preview: Another Barrage on LGBTQIA+ Texans

“Cruelty tactics” begin again

"...forbidding citizens from changing their gender on driver’s licenses, birth certificates, and other official documents. “A document, policy, survey,..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Other bills would prevent trans people from changing their birth certificates. And Republicans want to resurrect their bathroom bill..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...pension fraud, poor record keeping, clerical errors, and forged birth certificates...."

Oct. 18, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...from updating the gender on their driver’s licenses and birth certificates will impact the state. The sudden, unannounced policy..."

Sept. 27, 2024 News Feature

"Finally I Sang": Progressive Cumbia Fires Up Como Las Movies’ Full-Length Debut

Como Las Singles finds Nelson Valente Aguilar in the driver’s seat

"...as fuck," he says. "Everything was in that purse: birth certificates, money, the key to the house we rented...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Lege Preview: These Bills Deserve to Die

Four of the worst measures filed (so far) for the 88th

"...etc.) as a gender other than that on their birth certificate. Besides the infeasibility of requiring all performers to..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by the News Staff

Morph Into Texas' Hounds of Hades With This Year's Halloween Mask

Halloween mask instructions

"...it a competition, but don't forget to check everyone's birth certificates, of course...."

Oct. 29, 2021 Features Feature

Anti-Trans Sports Bill Heads to Abbott's Desk

HB 25 makes Texas fifth state to pass legislature targeting trans youth this year

"...team that doesn't align with their assigned gender at birth. The measure passed the Texas Senate on a largely..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Texas House Passes Anti-Trans Sports Bill

HB 25 bans trans students from teams matching their gender identity

"...team that doesn’t align with their assigned gender at birth...."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: SCOTUS to Decide if Title VII Extends to LGBTQ

Plus Queerbomb fundraisers and funny queer events

"...couples are entitled to be listed" on their kids' birth certificates just like married hetero couples. If SCOTUS were..."

April 26, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"...ache on a thin jail mattress and to give birth with a guard at her hospital room door. And..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Looking at the Lege After a Flaccid Special Session

Alpha males Abbott and Patrick can't get their red meat passed

"...changing rooms aligning with the sex marked on their birth certificates, which Kolkhorst argued was needed to keep "predatory..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Training APD Officers on LGBTQ Communities

Department seeks feedback before finalizing new coursework

"...identified in reports by the name found on their birth certificates, but the new directive will instruct officers to..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Gender Unbound: Spotlighting Trans and Intersex Artists

The fest is raising money to pay featured musicians and artists

"...two communities face share similar topics like gender markers, birth certificates, bathrooms, gender identities, the pressures of gender conformity,..."

Aug. 2, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Training APD on LGBTQ Communities

Department seeks feedback before finalizing new coursework

"...identified in reports by the name found on their birth certificates, but the new directive will instruct officers to..."

Aug. 1, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Bathroom Bill Flushed to Senate

Despite 21 hours of testimony, SB 6 goes to chamber floor

"...the bathroom that aligns with the gender on their birth certificate as opposed to their gender identity, but under..."

March 8, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: Losing Control ... of Your Bladder

The Lege knows what's best for you and your privates

"..."the bathroom that corresponds with the gender on their birth certificates" was recently skewered by Houston businessman Cort McMurray..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Column by Michael King

State Health Department Makes Fetal Tissue Rule Final

Anti-choice rule takes effect Dec. 19

"...added language clarifying that the issuance of death and birth certificates isn’t required. However, those changes may not be..."

Nov. 28, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Playback: C3 in Talks to Co-Produce Levitation Fest

ACL Fest promoters partner with psych fest?

"...legendary 13th Floor Elevators, the Austin band that helped birth psychedelic rock in the Sixties. This past spring, Levitation..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Federal Judge Blocks Obama's Transgender Guidelines

Ft. Worth judge says "status quo" in place for now

"...restrooms that correspond with the sex assigned on their birth certificates. Under Title IX, academic institutions can’t get federal..."

Aug. 22, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

No Birth Certificates, for Now

An injunction would have helped immigrant parents use their preferred forms of photo identification

"...Attorneys representing immigrants denied birth certificates for their U.S.-born offspring expect an eventual legal..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Headlines

"...in May by four women whose children were denied birth certificates by Texas' health services department. The effort signals..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature

Texas Changes Birth, Death Certificate Policy for Same-Sex Couples

State begins issuing death certificates to same-sex couples

"...court pressure, the state of Texas has issued new birth and death certificate policy guidelines for same-sex couples...."

Aug. 13, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Post-Marriage Equality Fight

Same-sex couples mount fight to ensure accurate birth, death certficiates

"...only Dimetman's name was allowed to appear on the birth certificate. When De Leon gave birth to their son..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Twinsters

Separated at birth, reunited online

"...notes. Both were adopted from Korea as infants. Their birth certificates bear the same birth date. They start Skyping..."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The AggreGAYtor: December 17

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...NYC is now a better place for trans people..."

Dec. 17, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The AggreGAYtor: October 9

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...makes it easier for trans citizens to change their birth certificates. The Bad..."

Oct. 9, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

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