Has the Lege Truly Moved Past LGBTQIA Bigotry?

Slow progress toward equality and respect may continue

"...state Rep. Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, intervened to make sure legislation to overturn city ordinances on labor rights – such..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Lilli Hime

After Filing Bill Forcing Schools to Out LGBTQ Kids, Legislator Bullies Media

Sen. Konni Burton's SB 242 isn't being misreported; it's anti-trans

"...After filing anti-LGBTQ legislation late last week, state Sen. Konni Burton, R-Ft. Worth,..."

Nov. 21, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

#Whathappened to Queer Media?

Is queer media held by a desire to please straight people?

"...it’s centered around virality and clicks. They noted how anti-trans legislation in a small town won’t elicit that many..."

March 10, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Lege's Assault on LGBTQIA Texans Fails

Wins for trans youth highlight resistance to theocracy

"...more remarkable considering the huge national wave of anti-LGBTQIA legislation, the right's most aggressive pushback in at least a..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Texas Lege Preview: Homophobic Holdout

Democrats try to remove anti-gay laws; Republicans don't want kids to be trans

"...gender identity. Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, also has legislation to form a task force to study barriers to..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Qmmunity: Fear, but Make It Queer

Abbott revives attack on trans kids, Netflix brings queer Fear Street party to Austin, and more news

"...BTW). In an unsettling echo of the Texas GOP's anti-trans bathroom panic in the 2017 special session, Gov. Greg..."

July 9, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Short & Sweet: “I Know the End”

AFS Member ShortCase tonight highlights death and faith

"...in the film the Rev. Johnson speaks against an anti-trans bill targeting trans athletes. It seems like since you..."

July 18, 2022 Screens Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Bill of the Week: Texas GOP Targets Transgender Youth

Bill would ban certain treatment for trans kids

"...advocacy groups in Texas say that if there’s one anti-trans law to rail against this legislative session (and there..."

March 28, 2023 News Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Qmmunity: The Rainbow Agenda

Start of the new year – and a new Lege – with some digital drag

"...Worth), who at the time also pledged to introduce anti-trans legislation. That clash, I'm afraid, when folded into context..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Your Guide to the Weekend Resistance

A breakdown of inauguration weekend counterprotests

"...rally specifically dedicated to the fighting of anti-gay and anti-trans legislation. The rally will take place on the south..."

Jan. 19, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...majority of Gov. Greg Abbott's agenda items, including passing anti-trans legislation, House Bill 25, which bans student-athletes from playing..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature

Lt. Governor

Anything but Dan Patrick

"...and fed off of religious-right fearmongering, strongly endorsing the anti-trans bathroom bill, the sanctuary cities bill, barriers to abortion..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Rep. Lulu Flores, HD 51

“I’m gonna stand the line on rights for women and children and gay and trans folks.”

"...In a session with more than a dozen anti-trans bills filed, Flores will also be joining the Texas..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Girls Rock Austin’s Ethos: I’m Not Sorry, I Rock

Trans and nonbinary-friendly camp gears up for Saturday show

"...forces like lack of city funding and Texas' anti-LGBTQIA legislation may threaten the operation of GRA, its leadership remains..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the steps of the Texas Capitol, joining protesters against anti-trans legislation (see more on p.12)..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature

From Songwriting Greats to New Artists, Kerrville Folk Festival Champions Multigenerational Folk Excellence

Drag performer / singer-songwriter Flamy Grant returns to the main stage after last year’s New Folk Competition win

"...festival coincided with the cold-blooded onslaught of anti-drag and anti-trans legislation in Texas...."

May 24, 2024 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Some Slutty Fun, Laughs for Lunch, and More Weekday Events

Our recommendations for the week ahead

"...who showed up pink-sweatered to speak out against 2023’s anti-trans legislation. But what of the podcaster’s more sultry facets?..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Review: Large Brush Collection & Creekbed Carter Hogan, Split

Tape of tender lullabies envisions a warm refuge for queer people

"...the collaboration. Between recordings of a crowd protesting against anti-trans legislation, Hogan rewrites a traditional hymn, declaring, "If none..."

May 12, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Qmmunity: Will Austin Ever Have a Gayborhood?

Plus, Future Front Market returns to Fair Market and more queer events this week

"...testimony as part of the advocacy org's protest against anti-trans legislation. See listing online for how you can take..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: Nurturing Our Rainbows

Drop the doomscroll and soak in queer magic at the Queer Home CookOUT, a moonlit queer swim, and more events

"...news crop recently, from the Texas Lege's revival of anti-trans legislation this special session to the oppression of pro-LGBTQIA..."

July 16, 2021 Column by James Scott

Looking at the Lege After a Flaccid Special Session

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

"...day still to spare. Nominally called to pass sunset legislation required to keep Texas' doctors licensed, the special soon..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Protecting the LGBTQ Community When the State Attacks

From the bathroom bill to marriage equality, can Austin fight back?

"...Houston"). Though Texas seems to have narrowly escaped an anti-trans bathroom bill, it's been a brutal eight months of..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Texas Lege Preview: Another Barrage on LGBTQIA+ Texans

“Cruelty tactics” begin again

"...at transgender Texans. “We’re already seeing so much anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation,” Brigitte Bandit, a drag performer, civil rights defender, and..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...have forewarned: If you thought 2017 – with its anti-trans bathroom bills and nearly two dozen religious liberty bills..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

How Austin Drag Icon Brigitte Bandit Became a Political Powerhouse

It’s Brigitte, bitch

"...the name of the organization that pushes the anti-drag legislation. And then there's the other one, Defend Our Kids,..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Qmmunity: Sports, Balls, and Bills

"...willful) practice of hosting championships in states with discriminatory legislation. More than half of the games for next year's..."

April 16, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: Looking Back on 2021 Through a Queer Lens

This year's biggest LGBTQIA stories

"...making it the sixth state this year to pass legislation targeting trans youth when lawmakers passed an anti-trans student-athlete..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Gay Place

This year's Top 10 local queer heroes & LGBTQ stories

"...Local businesses urge Texas lawmakers to not pass anti-LGBTQ legislation Nearly 90 local businesses came out against anti-LGBTQ laws..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...virtually all issues, with a special devotion to anti-immigrant legislation and a recently exaggerated affection for the PATRIOT Act...."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...virtually all issues, with a special devotion to anti-immigrant legislation and a recently exaggerated affection for the PATRIOT Act...."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

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