Legal Research Guides > L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ Law (last updated: 5/15/2024)

General Information

Texaslawhelp.org contains several research articles about LGBTQIA+ Law in Texas. Read more.

• LGBTQ+ Advance Healthcare Planning

• LGBTQ+ Parental Rights

• LGBTQ+ Relationships and Domestic Violence

• LGBTQ+ Voting Rights Guide

• Name Changes and Criminal History

• Same-Sex Common Law Marriage in Texas

• Same-Sex Divorce in Texas

• Same-Sex Marriage in Texas

• Same-Sex Parentage

• Texas Name and Gender Marker Change Guide

• Updating Military Records: Name and Gender Marker Changes

Blogs from Ex Libris Juris

• Landmark SCOTUS Ruling Protects LGBT Workers (June 15, 2020)

• Latest & Greatest - A Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples (June 10, 2021)

• Latest & Greatest - Making it Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnerships & Civil Unions (June 17, 2021)

• Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Law in a Nutshell (April 12, 2022)

State Law Library of Texas

• LGBT Law

• Name and Gender Marker Changes

Additional Resources

• LGBTQ+ Resource Guide

Texas Laws

• Adoption – Texas Family Code Chapter 162

  • Access to Information – Texas Family Code § 162.0062

  • Adoption Evaluation – Texas Family Code § 162.003

  • Who May Adopt and Be Adopted – Texas Family Code § 162.001

• Name Change – Texas Family Code, Chapter 45

Court Rules

• Texas Rules of Civil Procedure

• Texas Rules of Evidence

• Rules of the Judicial District of Harris County, Texas Family Division

• Court Policies and Procedures (Harris County)

 *Be sure to check the website of the court to which you are assigned. Policies, procedures, and requirements may vary from court to court.

Forms

Online

• Adult Name Change

• Child Name Change

• Correcting a Birth Certificate (VS-170)

• Divorce without minor children

Print Resources

• Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and the Law in a nutshell by Ruth Colker - This book includes a succinct explanation of the law relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

• Employment Discrimination Law by Barbara Lindemann, Paul Grossman, and C. Geoffey Weirich - This book discusses a variety of different employment discrimination matters but Chapter 168 focuses on Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity specifically.

• Gay Rights and the Constitution by James E. Fleming - This title focuses on the controversies over constitutional interpretation leading up to the United States Supreme Court's holdings that the Constitution's commitments to liberty and equal protection encompass rights of same-sex intimacy and marriage.

• Sexual Orientation and Identity: Political and Legal Analysis by Shannon Gilreath and Lydia Lavelle - This title emphasizes the important interface between law and the democratic political process in expanding the equality of the LGBT community.

• Transgender Persons and the Law by Ally Windsor Howell

• Texas Practice Guide: Family Law by Stewart W. Gagnon, Kathryn J. Murphy, and Ike Vanden Eykel

Related Topics

• Adoption

• Divorce

• Marriage