State Rep. Garnet Coleman Texas state Rep. Garnet F. Coleman, D-Houston, a longtime ally of the LGBTQ community, today (Tuesday, Feb.
23) filed legislation that would protect LGBTQ Texans from discrimination. HB 2069 would “address a wide range of issues impacting the LGBTQ community,” according to a press release from Coleman’s office. “Rep.
Coleman has successfully pushed policies to become law including protections for sexual preference in the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act, and suicide prevention training in schools.
Regrettably, many of the LGBTQ policies Rep. Coleman has championed have yet to be passed in the Texas Legislature. This omnibus bill consolidates several important pieces of legislation that he has previously worked on.” I