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Texas governor partners with anti-gay hate group AFA in calling for day of prayer

Texas governor partners with anti-gay hate group AFA in calling for day of prayer

Friday, June 10, 2011
In another blatant disregard for the separation of church and state, Texas Governor Rick Perry is partnering with an anti-gay hate group American Family Association in calling for a day of "fasting and prayer."
Westboro bigots protest at NBA finals over league's policy against gay slurs

Westboro bigots protest at NBA finals over league's policy against gay slurs

Sunday, June 5, 2011
The Westboro Baptist bigots brought their special brand of hate to game three of the NBA Finals on Sunday to protest the league's policy against gay slurs.
Texas legislature approves bill to improve school bullying-prevention policies

Texas legislature approves bill to improve school bullying-prevention policies

Friday, May 27, 2011
The Texas legislature on Thursday gave final approval on a bill designed to crack down on bullying and require schools to have improved bullying-prevention policies.
Bigotry backfires: El Paso anti-gay ordinance leaves many without benefits

Bigotry backfires: El Paso anti-gay ordinance leaves many without benefits

Thursday, May 26, 2011
A federal judge has upheld a voter approved initiative that was intended to block same-sex partners of city employees from obtaining health care benefits, but actually strips away benefits from elected officials and partners of retired policemen and firefighters.
Three suspects in custody following attack outside El Paso gay bar

Three suspects in custody following attack outside El Paso gay bar

Thursday, May 19, 2011
Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the brutal beating of a man outside an El Paso, Tex., gay nightclub earlier this month.
Dallas County adds gender identity, expression to non-discrimination policy

Dallas County adds gender identity, expression to non-discrimination policy

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Dallas County commissioners on Tuesday voted to include transgender employees in the county’s non-discrimination policy.
LGBT advocacy groups say Texas killings should be prosecuted as hate crime

LGBT advocacy groups say Texas killings should be prosecuted as hate crime

Friday, April 22, 2011
LGBT advocacy groups are calling for the shooting deaths in of a lesbian and her mother Austin, Texas, earlier this week, to be prosecuted as a hate crime.
Feud over daughter's lesbian relationship leads Dad to commit double homicide

Feud over daughter's lesbian relationship leads Dad to commit double homicide

Wednesday, April 20, 2011
A Texas man -- distraught over his daughter's lesbian relationship -- was arrested Tuesday for killing his daughter's girlfriend and the girlfriend's mother.
Texas budget proposal includes anti-gay measure, would strip HIV/AIDS funding

Texas budget proposal includes anti-gay measure, would strip HIV/AIDS funding

Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Texas House of Representatives has approved a budget provision that would required state colleges and universities, if they use state funds to support "a gender and sexuality center," to spend equal amounts on money promoting "family and traditional values."
Chair of Texas College Republicans resigns after gay slur caught on video

Chair of Texas College Republicans resigns after gay slur caught on video

Sunday, April 3, 2011
A Southern Methodist University student has resigned his post with the Texas College Republicans after a video was posted of him describing getting “hammered,” “hooking up” with a young woman and referring to political opponents using a gay slur.
Texas, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma: states hold onto laws defining gay 'conduct' illegal

Texas, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma: states hold onto laws defining gay 'conduct' illegal

Sunday, March 27, 2011
"Homosexual conduct" is still a crime in Texas -- and at least three other states -- eight years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down the state’s sodomy law, and invalidated similar laws across the country.
School bans all non-academic clubs to avoid approving gay-straight alliance

School bans all non-academic clubs to avoid approving gay-straight alliance

Monday, February 28, 2011
A Texas school district has banned all non-academic clubs from meeting on campus to ensure it's complying with federal law after refusing to allow a student to start a gay-straight alliance.
Anti-gay measure backfires on El Paso city workers, retirees

Anti-gay measure backfires on El Paso city workers, retirees

Wednesday, January 5, 2011
EL PASO, Texas -- An effort to block same-sex partners of city employees from obtaining health care benefits has back fired, and may strip benefits from thousands of others, including elected officials and partners of retired policemen and firefighters.
Austin men attacked after leaving gay bar

Austin men attacked after leaving gay bar

Tuesday, December 28, 2010
AUSTIN, Texas -- Two men say they were attacked after leaving a gay night club in downtown Austin on Christmas night, by five men who jumped from a vehicle yelling anti-gay slurs.
Lesbian teen suing Texas school, coaches for harassment, 'outing' her

Lesbian teen suing Texas school, coaches for harassment, 'outing' her

Monday, December 27, 2010
Three Kilgore High School coaches and the Kilgore Independent School District are being sued for outing a lesbian student to her parents, subjecting her to "unnecessary risk of harassment and trauma by disclosing their sexual orientation without consent."
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