Trans Rights Hub

General Resources

• Trans Legal Survival Guide 2.0 (English & Spanish) - A4TE
• Fact Sheet: Texas’ Bathroom Ban: S.B. 8 - ACLU of Texas
• ACLU of Texas Comment on Passage of Bathroom Ban - ACLU of Texas
• S.B. 8 explainer and FAQ - Equality Texas
• TFN Responds to First Investigation by Paxton Using New SB 8 Bathroom Law - Texas Freedom Network

Healthcare

• What Therapists and Licensed Professionals Need to Know About Supporting Transgender Youth in Texas - ACLU of Texas
• Know Your Rights: S.B. 14 - ACLU of Texas
• Texas Supreme Court Refuses to Block Law Banning Health Care for Texas Trans Youth - ACLU of Texas
• Fact Sheet: S.B. 1257 — Insurance Requirements - ACLU of Texas
• Fact Sheet: S.B. 1188 — Medical Provider Requirements - ACLU of Texas
• Fact Sheet: H.B. 18 — Rural Health - ACLU of Texas
• Healthcare Resources: Low- or no-cost gender-affirming care in Texas - Equality Texas
• Trans Youth Emergency Project (care navigation + travel grants) - Resources from Campaign for Southern Equality
• Get the Facts on Transgender Healthcare - Human Rights Campaign

Immigration

• The nation’s leading LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrant rights organization - Immigration Equality

Names, Gender Markers, and Identity Documents

• Fact Sheet: Know Your Rights: Names and Gender Markers in Texas - ACLU of Texas
• Fact Sheet: Defining Sex — H.B. 229 - ACLU of Texas
• Texas identity document info - A4TE
• Trans Legal Aid Clinic of Texas (free name/gender-marker clinics)
• Passport + Identity Document Information for the Transgender Community - Lambda Legal
• Travel & Passport Rights for Transgender People - Human Rights Campaign
• Know Your Rights: Airport Security - A4TE

Resources for Parents and Families

• Doe v. Abbott and PFLAG v. Abbott case page - ACLU of Texas
• FAQ: Doe v. Abbott, PFLAG v. Abbott, and previous DFPS investigations - ACLU of Texas
• Fact Sheet: H.B. 1106 — Redefining Abuse - ACLU of Texas
• Joint Statement on Ruling from Texas Supreme Court - ACLU of Texas
• Texas’ Attempt to Tear Parents and Trans Youth Apart, One Year Later - ACLU of Texas
• Resources for TX Trans + Nonbinary Youth - PFLAG
• Navigating Uncertain Times: Guide for Parents of Transgender Youth - Human Rights Campaign
• PFLAG chapter locator - PFLAG

Free Expression and Drag

• Know Your Rights: S.B. 12 (Drag Ban) - ACLU of Texas
• Federal Court Rules Again that Texas Drag Ban Is Unconstitutional - ACLU of Texas

Employment

• SCOTUS Watch 2020: A Major Win for LGBTQ Communities Everywhere (Bostock) - ACLU of Texas
• Know Your Rights hub (employment, health, schools) - Lambda Legal
• Employment issue page - A4TE

Housing

• Housing & Homelessness issue page - A4TE
• Community Resources (housing, direct aid, crisis, legal) - Equality Texas
• Mahogany Center services (emergency housing, bus fare, clothing) - The Mahogany Project

Voting

• Voting Rights for Transgender Texans - ACLU of Texas
• Trans or Nonbinary Voter Guide - VoteRiders
• Vote in Texas: Elections Hub - Texas Freedom Network

Prison, Jails, Detention

• Prison Rights Guide - ACLU of Texas
• I Went Up Against the Texas Legal System’s Anti-Trans Hair Policy — And Won - ACLU of Texas
• Legal Information Help Desk - Transgender Law Center
• Prison abolitionist organization dedicated to abolishing the criminal punishment system and liberating LGBTQIA2S+ - Black and Pink

General Student's Rights

• Students’ Rights Hub (K-12) — LGBTQIA+ section - ACLU of Texas
• Free to Be Me: A Toolkit to Protect LGBTQIA+ Students’ Rights (web version) - ACLU of Texas
• Senate Bill 12 (2025): What School Employees Need to Know - ACLU of Texas
• Notice Regarding S.B. 12’s Social Transition Ban (legal letter) - ACLU of Texas
• Texas State Board of Education Advocacy Hub - Texas Freedom Network
• Welcoming Schools resource library - Human Rights Campaign

Dress Code and Identity Censorship

• Fact Sheet: S.B. 12 Student Identity Censorship Law - ACLU of Texas
• Federal Court Halts Enforcement of Key Provisions of Law Censoring Identity and Inclusion in K-12 Schools - ACLU of Texas
• Campus Climate Report (S.B. 17 higher-ed DEI ban) - Equality Texas
• Dressed to Express: How Dress Codes Discriminate Against Texas Students - ACLU of Texas

GSA's

• Fact Sheet: Starting (or Restarting) a GSA, Despite Texas’ Attempt to Ban Them - ACLU of Texas
• Legal letter to school administrators on the GSA ban - ACLU of Texas
• GSA Network, et al. v. Morath, et al. case page - ACLU of Texas
• Texas GSA Network - GSA

School Sports

• Fact Sheet / KYR: S.B. 15 (college trans sports ban) - ACLU of Texas
• H.B. 25 one-pager (K-12 trans sports ban) - ACLU of Texas
• Supporting Transgender Student Athletes Following B.P.J. & Hecox - Human Rights Campaign

Local Municipalities

• Dallas/Fort Worth - ACLU of Texas Files Federal Complaints Against DFW Area Schools for Anti-LGBTQIA+ Policies
• Katy - Know Your Rights: Katy ISD’s Anti-Trans Policy
• Keller - Fact Sheet: Keller ISD (“gender fluidity” book policy)
• Statewide - Municipal Equality Index 2025 — Texas city scores - Human Rights Campaign

Trans Rights in Texas

• Storytelling Is Memory and Advocacy: The Legacy of Monica Roberts - ACLU of Texas
• Organizing For Black Trans Liberation: A Q&A with The Mahogany Project - ACLU of Texas
• Drag Shows Are Acts of Protest and Self-Expression for LGBTQIA+ Communities of Color - ACLU of Texas
• I Went Up Against the Texas Legal System's Anti-Trans Hair Policy — And Won - ACLU of Texas
• Pride Month Is and Has Always Been About Protest - ACLU of Texas
• Transgender Children Like Me Are Not Political Pawns - ACLU of Texas
• Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth - ACLU of Texas
• Advocacy Through the Arts - ACLU of Texas
• Trans Teen from Rural Texas Forces High School to Change Transphobic Dress Code - ACLU of Texas

Resources from Partners

• Queer Texas history - Equality Texas
• Black Trans Empowerment Week and Texas Drag Legacy Archive - The Mahogany Project
• 2025 Annual Report - The Mahogany Project
• 2024 National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People in Texas - Trevor Project

Crisis and Mental Health

• Trans Lifeline - 877-565-8860 (Spanish option)
• LGBT National Hotline - 1-888-843-4564
• Crisis Text Line - text HOME to 741741
• Mental Health Toolkit - Equality Texas
• Microgrants for Trans People - Trans Lifeline
• The Trevor Project - 1-866-488-7386; text START to 678-678; chat

Legal Assistance

• Request Legal Assistance - ACLU of Texas
• Help Desk - Lambda Legal
• Legal Information Help Desk - 510-587-9696 - Transgender Law Center
• Name and Gender Marker Change - Trans Legal Aid Clinic of Texas
• Trans Legal Services Network Directory - A4TE
• State Bar Lawyer Referral Service - Texas Bar

Community Resources

• Community Resources directory - Equality Texas
• Resources directory - Mahogany Project
• Montrose Center - Houston
• Resource Center - Dallas
• Out Youth - Austin

• Become an ACLU of Texas Advocate - ACLU of Texas
• Request a Know Your Rights presentation (English / Spanish) - ACLU of Texas
• Your Guide to Talking About Attacks on Trans Youth - ACLU of Texas
• How to Testify - Equality Texas
• Legislative Scorecard - Equality Texas
• Texas Legislative Session Action Center - Texas Freedom Network