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Proposition 1 was a referendum held on November 3, 2015, on the anti-discrimination ordinance known as the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO).The ordinance was intended to improve anti-discrimination coverage based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Houston, specifically in areas such as housing and occupation where no anti-discrimination policy existed.
The Texas Supreme Court stayed the judge's order that same day, and the next day Paxton asked the court to void the marriage license. [57] Responses from all parties were due on April 13, 2015. [58] In April 2016, the Texas Supreme Court dismissed Paxton's effort to void the marriage. [59]
In March 2021, Texas courts have fully recognized that LGBT individuals have employment protections, based on the 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) legal precedent. [101] In 2022, Texas became a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit to overturn some LGBT protections on Constitutional grounds. [102]
Texas state officials removed two webpages that provided resources for LGBTQ youths after criticism from one of Gov. Greg Abbott's primary challengers.
It was founded in 1975, and is the largest LGBTQ political organization in the city of Houston and Harris County. It is known locally simply as " The Caucus ". The Caucus is nonpartisan and endorses candidates on the basis of their support for LGBTQ rights, regardless of political party or candidate's sexual orientation.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces a lawsuit after he demanded an LGBTQ group turn over all records related to its support of Texas families seeking transition-related medical care for their ...
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A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General's office rather than hand over information about its support of transgender children receiving gender-confirming medical care.