Texas has a hate crime statute that strengthens penalties for certain crimes motivated by a victim's sexual orientation, although it has never been invoked. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled bans on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional in Obergefell v. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in the state. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, queer (LGBT) people in Texas face legal and social challenges not faced by other people. No statewide anti-discrimination laws (city protections, nullified by the Religious Freedom Act The prohibition that Lawrence invalidated remains in statute it is unenforceable.
