/tags/lgbt LGBT en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:30:57 GMT /politics/2025-03-14/transgender-texas-license-birth-illegal-ken-paxton-opinion Paxton, a vocal opponent of LGBTQ rights, issued an opinion Friday declaring court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses and birth certificates "void" and saying altered documents must be changed back. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:30:57 GMT /politics/2025-03-14/transgender-texas-license-birth-illegal-ken-paxton-opinion Lauren McGaughy /politics/2024-11-07/texas-democrats-party-chairman-apologizes-transgender-trans-lgbtq Gilberto Hinojosa, the longtime chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, apologized for saying immigration and transgender rights hurt Democrats at the polls. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:55:36 GMT /politics/2024-11-07/texas-democrats-party-chairman-apologizes-transgender-trans-lgbtq Lauren McGaughy /politics/2024-11-05/texas-south-elects-first-openly-gay-lgbtq-member-congress-julie-johnson Julie Johnson’s win came as Sarah McBride of Delaware was elected the first openly transgender congressperson. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:04:05 GMT /politics/2024-11-05/texas-south-elects-first-openly-gay-lgbtq-member-congress-julie-johnson Lauren McGaughy /politics/2024-09-19/spam-texas-transgender-drivers-license-birth-certificate-policy-lgbtq LGBTQ rights advocates targeted the Department of Public Safety with dozens of messages after the agency announced a new policy that blocks transgender Texans from changing the sex listed on their driver's licenses. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:44:42 GMT /politics/2024-09-19/spam-texas-transgender-drivers-license-birth-certificate-policy-lgbtq Lauren McGaughy /news/2024-09-03/texas-transgender-trans-birth-certificate-change-update-policy Texans who have secured a court order to update the sex listed on their birth certificates can no longer do so at this time, according to a new state policy that blocks transgender Texans from making these changes. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:33:21 GMT /news/2024-09-03/texas-transgender-trans-birth-certificate-change-update-policy Lauren McGaughy /politics/2024-03-25/austin-judge-upholds-ruling-to-block-texas-from-demanding-trans-kids-records-from-pflag National LGBTQ+ organization PFLAG won a temporary injunction blocking Texas from demanding information on trans kids. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:45:29 GMT /politics/2024-03-25/austin-judge-upholds-ruling-to-block-texas-from-demanding-trans-kids-records-from-pflag Elena Rivera /texas/2024-02-29/lgbtq-advocacy-group-sues-to-block-texas-ag-ken-paxtons-request-for-records-about-transgender-children Paxton, a Republican who has worked for years to block gender-affirming care for minors, has begun targeting out-of-state clinics and organizations that work with transgender youth. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:25:12 GMT /texas/2024-02-29/lgbtq-advocacy-group-sues-to-block-texas-ag-ken-paxtons-request-for-records-about-transgender-children Lauren McGaughy /politics/2021-05-26/lt-gov-dan-patrick-calls-for-special-session-after-three-of-his-priority-bills-fail-in-texas-house Patrick made the call on Twitter, hours after bills related to social media content policies, lobbying by cities and mandating which school sports teams that transgender athletes can play on missed a deadline. Wed, 26 May 2021 18:55:28 GMT /politics/2021-05-26/lt-gov-dan-patrick-calls-for-special-session-after-three-of-his-priority-bills-fail-in-texas-house Shawn Mulcahy | Texas Tribune /texas/2018-06-25/a-southern-baptist-woman-describes-coming-out-at-60 From Texas Standard.Keeping a secret can be hard, especially within some corners of small-town Texas. Lou Anne Smoot of Tyler, Texas kept a secret for� Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:30:24 GMT /texas/2018-06-25/a-southern-baptist-woman-describes-coming-out-at-60 Laura Rice /austin/2017-10-02/transgender-woman-says-sixth-street-bar-violated-austins-nondiscrimination-ordinance Cecilia Melchor had a friend visiting from out of town last Wednesday. The 22-year-old UT-Austin student didn’t necessarily want to go out, but her friend� Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:15:00 GMT /austin/2017-10-02/transgender-woman-says-sixth-street-bar-violated-austins-nondiscrimination-ordinance Audrey McGlinchy