In the 2023 Legislative Session, 64 bills have been filed in relation to the LGBTQ+ community. The most bills to be filed in a single regular session.
"We're going into session the first day of the session, the full 140 days, knowing that, you know, we have numerous bills that have been filed that are anti-LGBTQ, but there are also a lot of good bills," said Ricardo Martinez, CEO for Equality Texas.claims 29 of those bills provide protections while the other 35 bills are anti-LGBTQ+ community bills.
"Does it surprise me? No. Does it anger me? Yes, because we deserve to have our humanity considered. We deserve peace. We deserve safety," said Martinez.Democratic Texas State Reps. Vikki Goodwin, Gina Hinojosa, and Donna Howard talk to FOX 7 Austin's Rebecca Thomas about their priorities.
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