Texas LGBTQ News

Texas LGBTQ News continues to reflect a rapidly evolving political and cultural landscape, where local government decisions, statewide legislation, and national policy pressures directly shape the lives of LGBTQ residents.

As one of the largest and most politically influential states in the U.S., Texas has become a central battleground for issues involving LGBTQ civil rights, anti-discrimination protections, Pride events, education policy, healthcare access, and public safety. While some cities have expanded protections and visibility, others have rolled back safeguards—creating sharp contrasts across the state.

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28 02, 2023

Texas Megachurch Votes to Leave UMC Over LGBT Issues

2025-12-16T19:32:22-08:00February 28th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , , , |

PLANO, TX — (02-28-23) — A megachurch in Texas voted overwhelmingly to leave the United Methodist Church (UMC)  for ordaining LGBTQ clergy and officiating at or hosting same-sex marriages.  The church's departure comes as more than 2,000 U.S. churches have disaffiliated from United Methodist Church since 2019, when they publicly came out in support of [...]

19 12, 2022

Biden Fails to Appeal Texas Loss on LGBTQ Protections

2026-05-01T11:28:15-07:00December 19th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

AUSTIN, TX — (12-19-22) — The Biden administration failed to appeal a recent court loss in Texas regarding federal LGBTQ protections, a decision Attorney General Ken Paxton is celebrating as a win for anti-LGBTQ advocates. On October 1, Trump-appointed judge Matthew Kacsmaryk declared unlawful two pieces of the Affordable Care Act's federal guidance: one that [...]

10 11, 2022

Texas Triples Number of LGBT Black Americans to serve in Legislature

2026-06-04T19:11:10-07:00November 10th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

AUSTIN, TX — (11-10-22) — Voters in Texas tripled the number of  openly LGBT Black Americans to serve in the state Legislature on Tuesday. Prior to May 2022, there weren't any openly gay Black members of the state Legislature. Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, became the first Lesbian Black  Woman to serve when she won a [...]

28 09, 2022

Texas Lawsuit says Bisexuals Not Covered by Employment Protections

2026-02-02T20:33:52-08:00September 28th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

AUSTIN, TX — (09-28-22) — A hardline Christian activist and an evangelical church in North Texas says that federal employment protections for LGBT workers do not apply to bisexuals. In a brief filed with the federal appeals court last week, lawyers for Braidwood Management, a business owned by anti-LGBT activist Steven Hotze and evangelical church [...]

5 07, 2022

AG Ken Paxton Wants to make Gay Sex Illegal Again in Texas

2025-12-16T19:33:19-08:00July 5th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

AUSTIN, TX — (07-05-22) — Once again Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is grabbing headlines for wanting to make Gay Sex illegal again in the state of Texas. He made the announcement that he was “willing and able” to ban gay sex following the conservative packed Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. During a [...]

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