Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. During his first few weeks in office, President Joe Biden has reversed the ban on transgender people in the military and directed U.S.
government agencies operating abroad to protect the human rights of LGBTQ people worldwide. But LGBTQ advocates and lawmakers in Texas face a much tougher battle in the Republican-controlled Legislature affirming LGBTQ people’s rights and protecting them from discrimination.
This legislative session, some legislators are trying to pass bills that would prohibit conversion therapy and discriminiation against LGBTQ Texans.