Thank you to @CarolforTexas @BorrisLMiles
@SarahEckhardtTX
@MollyforTexas
@NathanForTexas
@Roland ForTexas
@TXChuy
@JudithZaffirini
@SenRoyceWest
@Menendez4Texas &
@CesarJBlanco For standing up for trans people and their civil rights.
#SB240
#TXLEGE
My brother used to come to Texas every summer so we could go to Schlitterbahn as a family. He doesn't feel safe coming this year because Republicans voted for #SB240. This bill #persecutes trans people for going to the bathroom. This law makes him a crime simply to exist. #txlege
One of the most disturbing parts of the anti-trans testimony on #sb240 yesterday was the strategic linguistic erasure of trans people. Supporters of the bill consistently referred to trans girls as boys and trans women as men. #saytrans #transequality #txlege
The hearing on BAD BILL #SB240 has wrapped — but the good fight rages on!
Follow us here (and/or on the other site 👀) for more coverage on BAD BILLS, and other #TxLege activity that impacts trans Texans.
equalitytexas.org/stay-informed/
#SB240 supporters claim concerns about 'campus safety' - but the data tells a different story:
🔴 46% of UT Austin students report sexual harassment (bit.ly/3E6NX0U)
🔴 Trans folks are less violent on average
🔴 Black trans students face 57.7% assault risk (NIH)
Why target victims? #TxLege
As Landon Richie just noted in testimony opposing the bill: #SB240 doesn’t ‘protect’ anyone in Texas.
🚫 Increase violence against trans folks
🚫 Put gender-nonconforming people at risk
🚫 Do nothing to improve safety
These bills are about limiting trans people's access to public spaces. #TxLege
Gentle goading time... part 2!
Let's play a game! Quick Bible study question for #SB240 supporters:
📖 Chapter and verse where God told Texans which bathroom to use?
....anyone?
...waiting...
#TxLege
The truth about #SB240:
✅ Most men are not violent (and trans women are not men!)
✅ Gender and sex has been extensively studied - including intersex & trans studies
✅ Privacy is not protected by the surveillance of Texan bodies this bill proposes
Evidence-based policy protects everyone. #TxLege
Our govt affairs director, Miriam, brought the facts to her testimony opposing #SB240 :
- 24% of trans folks have been questioned in bathrooms
- Opens ALL women/girls to privacy violations
- Ignores intersex existence
Texas has always valued personal privacy. This bill flies in the face of that.
#SB240 isn't just anti-trans—it's a blueprint for government control.
Today: bathrooms. Tomorrow: every other private space and personal decision.
Surveillance always starts with the marginalized before expanding to everyone. #TxLege
Gentle goading time! Classic senate chair, interrupting testimony against #SB240 to handle some "unscheduled business".
No problem, Mr. Chair! We'll wait all day if needed. 😉
In the meantime, you can email the Senate Affairs Committee with your thoughts here: secure.everyaction.com/V_auhMsxv0W_...
#SB240 is a mess:
💰 Very Costly
Analysts project a $3.3 billion loss in state tourism revenue bit.ly/4hVz4wt
🚨 Practically Unenforceable
Odessa called ban enforcement 'nearly impossible'. bit.ly/4jipUep
This bill manufactures a crisis to justify discrimination. It’s all cost with no benefit.
Bathroom bans like #SB240 create a world where anyone who doesn't fit narrow stereotypes becomes a target. This includes:
- Men with "feminine" traits (long hair, soft features)
- Women with "masculine" traits (deep voice, broad shoulders
These bills make no one safer! bit.ly/3QZmiBX #TxLege
📢 LIVE COVERAGE: We're live at the Texas Senate today as lawmakers hear SB 240—a BAD BILL 🚨 that would enforce a bathroom ban in government buildings.
We’ll be posting updates as the hearing unfolds. Bathroom bans DO NOT improve safety and DO endanger trans Texans. Stay tuned. #SB240 #transrights
www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_ec839... “the severe shortage of housing is a matter of statewide concern and not a municipal affair” #shortage #housing #zoning #california #sb9 #sb240
