“Texas has become a dangerous place for our children, our parents, our elderly, our disabled, our women, our people of color, our Jewish friends, our Muslim friends — anyone who is the ‘other,'” Texas state Rep. Jessica Gonzalez says in a recent interview.
Gonzalez, a Democrat whose district includes our neighborhood, was named among USA Today’s Women of the Year.
She made national headlines during the most recent session of the Texas Legislature by leading a quorum-busting walkout to protest the Texas voting act.
Her Women of the Year interview touches on recent orders for Child Protective Services to investigate the parents of transgender children and a blockade to gender-affirming healthcare for anyone under 18. Plus, what it’s like to be an openly gay legislator; which Texas politicians have inspired her; and how Legos help her relax.
Read the full interview via the Austin American-Statesman.
