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A record number of LGBTQ candidates have run in 2022 & for the first time they’re from all 50 states
“In November, more voters than ever before will receive a ballot with the name of an LGBTQ candidate.”
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Out legislator Celia Israel is running for Mayor of Austin to shake up the “good old boys” club
“What the good old boys did not count on was a well-regarded member of the legislature who happens to be Latina, and lesbian, and a realtor, being able to raise money in her own right to challenge the status quo,” said Israel.
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Texas House approves bill banning transgender children from playing school sports like other kids
“Texans will hold lawmakers accountable for their cruelty,” activists say.
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Texas GOP House Speaker signs arrest warrant for lesbian Democrat who fled state
Celia Israel was supposed to marry her partner of 26 years on the Texas House floor. Because she took a stand for democracy, she could end up in jail instead.
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Texas lawmakers are trying to pass pro-LGBTQ proposals. Do they have a chance?
“We can’t look at this as being a partisan or political issue — it’s a human issue.”
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Texas is about to get a ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ law that legalizes anti-LGBTQ discrimination
The bill has been “cloaked in religious freedom, but the genesis, the nexus of this bill, is in hatred.”
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Victory Fund announces ‘Ten Races to Watch’ featuring LGBT candidates
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund has announced its annual “Races to Watch” list featuring openly LGBT candidates, naming 10 candidates involved in groundbreaking runs for political office this year. Victory has endorsed a total of 85 out candidates for 2013, an all-time high for an odd numbered year.