Creating Change in Houston

Creating Change 2020 runs Wednesday through Sunday, January 19 in the Big D. Trailblazing trans activist Monica Roberts will be honored for her two decades of leadership.

Read the full story at this link.

Creating Change Conference Returns to Dallas January 15–19, 2020 Transgender activist Monica Roberts to be honored for two decades of leadership.

Johana Medina, a transgender asylum seeker from El Salvador, died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on June 1 — the first day of Pride Month — advocates said Sunday.

Johana is the second transgender immigrant to die in ICE custody since President Donald Trump was inaugurated.

A trans woman died in ICE custody on the first day of Pride Month, advocates report Johana Medina needed medical attention for complications stemming from HIV/AIDS.

PLEASE CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TODAY, and encourage him/her to support HR8, a bill to require background checks on all gun sales.

Then, tell them we need to close loopholes in current federal law that enable convicted felons and domestic abusers to buy guns online and at gun shows without a background check.

Please see link to find our congressional representative below.

Make a Call to your U.S. Representative: Update Background Checks! A deadly loophole in federal law allows guns to fall into the wrong hands. Urge your Representative to support H.R. 8 today!

"Everything he has done is detrimental to marginalized communities.

"His executive orders and actions dehumanize and devalue entire communities of people — including trans children, people of color and women."
– Rea Carey, executive director of the National Gay and Le***an Taskforce, on Donald Trump's first 100 days in office