Texas rally for transgender and immigrant rights.

August 5, 2017 compassq US NEWS Comments Off on Texas rally for transgender and immigrant rights.
Protesters gather in the Texas Capitol Rotunda as State lawmakers begin a special legislative session called by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Immigrant rights groups plan to increase protests of the new law that allows police to inquire about peoples' immigration status, while LGBT activists bitterly oppose "bathroom bill" proposals. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Dozens of activists supporting immigrants and queer people of color descended on the Texas Capitol Friday morning in an effort to disrupt an ongoing special session of the state legislature.