Being Transgender in Lubbock

By Hope Lenamon Cameron Crumbley and Jody Randall sit next to each other in a small office tucked away in the Center for Campus Life at Texas Tech University. To anyone passing by, these two people appear polar opposites. Crumbley is a dark-eyed, brown-haired, college-aged guy, Randall, a light-eyed, blonde, middle-aged woman. However, one aspect […]

Texas Equality Groups Wary of Other States’ New Laws

By Rachel Blevins Mississippi became the latest state to enact what some officials branded as a “religious freedom law” last week, when Gov. Phil Bryant signed the “Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act” into law. House Bill 1523 states it was created “to provide certain protections regarding a sincerely held religious belief or […]

Sprung – 10 Things to Know, March 20th

In Case You Didn’t Know: Today’s the first Day of Spring!!! The weather is just confused. Drawing Lines?: Transgender child banned from using bathroom of choice by elementary school in Colorado, a state with an anti-discrimination law that protects transgender individuals. – Huffington Post “Unbreakable Alliance”: President Obama arrives in Israel. – NPR To Market, To […]