Texas

Texas is home to the second-highest population of same-sex couples in the nation. Texas citizens fought against an anti-marriage state constitutional amendmenton the 2005 ballot. Unluckily marriage discrimination was written into the state constitution, but as a result, people across the state came out and stood up for fairness and equality, and against people trying to justify discrimination in favor of religion. Texans across the state continue to work towards overturning marriage discrimination andobtaining fairness for all families.

Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

Equality Texas: a statewide political advocacy organization working to advance the cause of equality for all Texans

 

 

Blog Posts Related to Texas

Why opponents of the freedom to marry fear court trials

William K. Black discusses the motives behind anti-gay Notre Dame Law School Professor Gerard Bradley's comments on the Prop 8 ruling: "Bradley recognizes that whether we describe these 'traditional attitudes' as revulsion, discrimination, or homophobia, they provide no rational basis for laws that discriminate against homosexuals."

Linda Greenhouse: Hiding in plain sight

Linda Greenhouse: "Given that last week’s decision is most unlikely to be the last word, the real contribution of Judge Walker’s fact-filled opinion, and of the trial that preceded it, may be to enable a better informed public conversation.

Knowledge can change perceptions, which in turn can change reality.

Texas GOP wishes to punish straight people who support the freedom to marry

The 2010 GOP platform in Texas supports laws that criminalize sodomy and suggests that straight people who support the freedom to marry should be penalized with jail time.

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Resources Related to Texas

Texas Census Snapshot

Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Texas.

Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey

Groundbreaking research showing a huge increase in same-sex couples identifying themselves as "unmarried partners".

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