Rep. Jessica Gonzalez (D-Dallas) has filed a statewide non-discrimination bill that would protect LGBTQ Texans in employment, housing, and public accommodations, reports OutSmart Magazine.
“Most people don’t know that LGBTQ people can legally be fired from their jobs. They can be denied housing because of who they love, and be denied services for the same reason,” Gonzalez said. “That’s just unfair, and most Texans don’t believe in that.”
More than 60 percent of Texans don’t believe in discrimination against LGBTQ people, according to a 2019 analysis by the Public Religion Research Institute.
Gonzalez said that if passed, it would be the first non-discrimination law in Texas history.
Gonzalez’s bill already has bipartisan support. Rep. Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi), who helped kill a bathroom bill in 2017, has agreed to co-author the proposal.
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