Gender Identity

Texas

Texas agriculture department's new dress code is based on 'biological gender'

Jonathan Franklin

Under a new dress code issued by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, department employees are expected to comply "in a manner consistent with their biological gender."
Education

A North Texas school district lets teachers reject children’s pronouns — even if parents approve of them

The Grapevine-Colleyville district, between Dallas and Fort Worth, added two conservative members to its seven-member school board in May.
Austin

Safety Precautions Increased For Austin Pride Celebration Following Mass Shootings

Giulia Hjort

Austin will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community Saturday at the 29th annual Pride festival and parade, despite safety concerns raised following the mass…
Texas

Despite Outsized Risks, Transgender Texans Aren't Protected By The State's Hate Crime Law

Andrew Weber

Since 2007, Houston Democratic state Rep. Garnet Coleman – and others – have tried in vain to get just five words into Texas' hate crimes law: "or gender…