Houston
Monica Roberts, Legendary Voice For The Black Trans Community, Has Died
Posted on · The groundbreaking Houston journalist paved the way for telling stories about issues impacting trans people of color.
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Houston Matters
Full Show: How Texas Handles Transgender Migrants, Inside Harris County’s Drug Court, And Chef Christine Ha (Sept. 10, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: How Texas handles transgender migrants seeking asylum, creative approaches to flood mitigation, a firsthand account of Harris County’s drug court, and chef Christine Ha.
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Houston LGBTQ Community Mourns African American Transgender Woman
Posted on · This week, Houston City Hall and several bridges were lit in the trans pride flag colors -- blue, pink and white -- in memory of Tracy Single.
Houston Matters
Portrayal Of LGBTQ In Film And TV Has Come A Long Way — But More Is Needed
Posted on · Members of Houston's LGBTQ community discuss how they're portrayed in TV and film.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Bills To End The Shutdown, And Transgender Military Personnel
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest national, state, and local political stories.
Houston Matters
How Should We Define Gender, Legally?
Posted on · The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender. We learn what it could mean for transgender people here in Greater Houston.
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Full Show: Legally Defining Gender, and Cartoonist Ngozi Ukazu (Nov. 1, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A new report says public defenders in Harris County's juvenile courts aren't getting assigned enough cases. The Trump administration is considering altering the legal definition of gender. Houston-raised cartoonist Ngozi Ukazu discusses her popular hockey-themed web comic, Check, Please! And local band The Wheel Workers performs.
Party Politics
Party Politics 80: Early Voting Bonanza!
Posted on · Turnout in early voting is at record levels
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Suspicious Packages, Trump’s Houston Rally, and Voter Turnout
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
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Texas Transgender Wrestler Back To Defend State Title
Posted on · Transgender wrestler Mack Beggs is back to defend the girls wrestling title he did not want
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UPDATE: Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military
Posted on · The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue and the difficult hurdles the federal government would have to cross to enforce Trump's demand to ban transgender individuals from the military
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban On Transgender Service Members
Posted on · A judge in Washington, D.C., has issued a temporary injunction to prevent President Trump' prohibition on transgender members of the military from being enforced for the foreseeable future.
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Virginia Statehouse Race Pits ‘Bathroom Bill’ Author Against Transgender Woman
Posted on · If Democrat Danica Roem succeeds in unseating Republican Delegate Bob Marshall, she'd become the nation's first openly transgender state lawmaker.
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For Some Transgender Texans, Bathroom Bill Fight Spurs Bids For Office
Posted on · Months after state lawmakers tried and failed to pass bills restricting transgender restroom access, transgender Texans plan to vie for seats in Congress and the Texas Senate next year.
Houston Matters
Texas Senate Passes SB3, And Prohibiting Government Agencies From Contracting With Abortion Providers: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all.