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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Emmett Schelling has been a leader in the fight for |
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| 6 | 7 | | social justice for members of the LGBTQIA+ communities in Texas, |
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| 7 | 8 | | and his efforts have made a positive difference in numerous lives; |
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| 8 | 9 | | and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Schelling is the executive director of the |
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| 10 | 11 | | Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), a nonprofit |
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| 11 | 12 | | organization dedicated to furthering gender-diverse equality; in |
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| 12 | 13 | | that role, he advocates at the municipal and state levels in behalf |
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| 13 | 14 | | of individuals who identify as transgender or as gender |
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| 14 | 15 | | nonconforming, and he promotes equity through a variety of |
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| 15 | 16 | | educational programs for political leaders, medical and legal |
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| 16 | 17 | | professionals, social workers, students, and parents; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his work with TENT, Mr. Schelling |
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| 18 | 19 | | serves on the Transform Houston Community Council and the Deeds Not |
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| 19 | 20 | | Words board, and he is codirector of TransFORWARD, a statewide |
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| 20 | 21 | | transgender-focused research collective; he previously served as |
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| 21 | 22 | | president of the San Antonio Gender Association; over the course of |
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| 22 | 23 | | his career, he has been featured in numerous media outlets, |
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| 23 | 24 | | including Newsweek, Refinery29, The Hill, Slate, and HuffPost; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Through his myriad endeavors, Emmett Schelling has |
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| 25 | 26 | | helped further inclusion and equality in the Lone Star State, and he |
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| 26 | 27 | | may indeed reflect with pride on his many noteworthy |
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| 27 | 28 | | accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Emmett Schelling |
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| 30 | 31 | | for his service to the LGBTQIA+ communities of Texas and extend to |
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| 31 | 32 | | him sincere best wishes for continued success in his important |
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| 32 | 33 | | work; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for Mr. Schelling as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 35 | 36 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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