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WELE TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATN FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR ISSU COUNSELG
Missn StatementThe missn of the Texas Associatn for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Issu Counselg (TALGBTIC), a divisn of the Texas Counselg Associatn, is to te mental health service provirs about issu nontg gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenred (GLBT) dividuals. We believe that all dividuals should be ee to velop their full potential regardls of sexual orientatn and genr inty, and that profsnal unselors mt unrstand the unique ways gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenred dividuals experience equaly and jtice rultg om discrimatn and meet this missn TALGBTIC adopts the followg goals:Bee a strong voice wh the Texas Counselg Associatn and to the general public for the unique unselg needs of GLBT dividuals.
Advote for full regnn of gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenred fai cludg the right to form domtic partnerships, marriag, and fai that clu children obtaed through blogil or adoptive to ban discrimatn mental health servic, tn, hog, ernment, employment, cred, and public acmodatn.
Ary due to their sexual orientatn, cludg an timated 14, 000 service members who were discharged unr "don't ask, don't tell, " durg the 17 years that was effect, acrdg to the rights activists and gay veterans, cludg former Army Litenant Dan Choi (4th L) and former Mare Corporal Evelyn Thomas (5th L), handcuff themselv to the fence of the Whe Hoe durg a prott Nov. Members of the Gay Veterans Associatn march past the Whe Hoe and down Pennsylvania Ave onto the Natnal Mall Washgton, D.