Democratic state Rep. Jessica Gonzalez of Dallas was among those participating in a press release today to denounce a change to the social worker code of conduct that would allow discrimination.
Texas social workers, state legislators, disability rights and LGBTQ advocates condemned the Oct. 12 decision by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, which licenses and oversees social workers, decision to remove protections for disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression from the Social Work Code of Conduct at a press conference this afternoon (Friday, Oct.
23). State Sen. Jose Menendez of San Antonio and state Reps. Jessica Gonzalez of Dallas and Diego Bernal Bernal of San Antonio, all Democrats, joined state