HRC State Equality Index

Discrimination & Civil Rights · Texas · Free

Annual report card on state legislation and law affecting LGBTQ+ Americans. Useful for tenants denied housing or evicted because of sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. Most discrimination organizations help draft demand letters, file complaints, and connect you with attorneys. Documenting incidents in writing the same day they happen makes any later claim much stronger. All services free of charge to LGBTQ+ Texas residents and allies.

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More Discrimination & Civil Rights in Texas

  • EEOC — File a Charge — US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accepts charges of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination under Title VII (Bostock v. Clayton County). U
  • HUD Housing Discrimination — File LGBTQ+ housing discrimination complaints under the Fair Housing Act. Call 1-800-669-9777. Useful for tenants denied housing or evicted
  • DOJ Civil Rights Division — Report hate crimes, religious discrimination, and civil rights violations including against LGBTQ+ people. Worth contacting after being refu
  • Movement Advancement Project — MAP — independent think tank tracking LGBTQ+ equality laws state by state. Searchable equality maps. Worth contacting after being refused se
  • Human Rights Campaign — HRC — largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. Workplace and municipality equality indexes, advocacy, resources. For LGBTQ+ workers fired,
  • GLAAD — Media Advocacy — GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ+ acceptance, holding media accountable for fair representation. Relevant for parents whose kids face sch