where he consistently halted LGBTQ+ rights. Most famously, Abbott appealed two same-sex marriage cases that deemed the rulings unconstitutional in 2014, less than a year before it was ruled a right through the U.S.
Supreme Court.According to the Transgender Law Center, Texas holds a negative score for the lack of LGBTQ+ policies in the state as well as the presence of anti-LGBTQ+ laws, including laws that restrict educators from using LGBTQ+ topics in schools.
However, this hasn’t stopped educators from around the state to bring LGBTQ+ equality in the classroom.Earlier in 2020, I lived in Fort Worth, Texas working with Girls Inc.