Inclusive Communities Project

From left: Naomi Green, board member of the Arlington-based nonprofit Black Ladies in Public Health; Sharon Herrera, founder and executive director of Fort Worth nonprofit LGBTQ Saves; Ken Shetter, president and general counsel at Fort Worth nonprofit One Safe Place; DeeJay Johannessen, CEO of the Fort Worth-based Help Center for LGBT Health and Wellness; and Jonah Murray, treasurer of transgender community center Finn's Place, speak at a community event on LGBTQ resources Nov. 26, 2024, in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth’s score on LGBTQ inclusiveness dips below 100 for first time in 8 years

Joel Burns is no stranger to conflict surrounding LGBTQ rights in Fort Worth. The first and only openly gay person to have served on Fort Worth City Council, he advocated for several initiatives and ordinance changes to further LGBTQ rights across the city.

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After Supreme Court Setback, Texas Ultimately Wins Fair Housing Lawsuit

More than a year ago, civil rights and fair housing activists cheered when the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a lawsuit over housing segregation in Texas to…

The Supreme Court handed a victory to the Obama administration and civil rights groups on Thursday when, by a 5-4 decision, it upheld a key tool used for more than four decades to fight housing discrimination.

In Fair Housing Act Case, Supreme Court Backs 'Disparate Impact' Claims

Bill Chappell

The court decided the case 5-4, saying that claims of racial discrimination in housing cases shouldn't be limited by questions of intent.