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Houston is already feeling the backlash
There are “rumblings” that the 2017 Super Bowl, which is scheduled to happen in Houston, may be being moved to a different city.
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After the defeat of Houston LGBT-rights measure, what happens next?
Activists are bracing for opponents in other states to seize on a successful tactic: stoking fears over transgender people’s access to public restrooms.
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Houston mayor: The fight isn’t over for nondiscrimination measure
“I guarantee that justice in Houston will prevail,” said Houston Mayor Annise Parker. “We’re united. We will prevail.”
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Houston mayor ardently laments rejection of equal rights measure
She blames the rejection of the ordinance on “fear mongering” and “deliberate lies” by opponents.
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Houston’s LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance was rejected by voters
An ordinance that would have established nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people in Houston failed to win approval from voters on Tuesday.
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Texas elections: ‘Why would a man using the ladies’ bathroom ever be a good idea?’
This is the strongest participation in a decade for a statewide election, but many voters remain fiercely opposed to proposed anti-discrimination protections.
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Houston equal rights measure in hands of voters
Tuesday’s outcome is considered uncertain, with one political expert believing the measure could be defeated.
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Matt Bomer, Michael Sam: Vote YES on Prop 1, Houston Equal Rights Ordinance
In two clips released ahead of Tuesday’s election in Houston, Texas, Matt Bomer and Michael Sam ask Houstonians to vote YES on Proposition 1 to keep the LGBT-inclusive Houston Equal Rights Ordinance.
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White House offers support for Houston equal rights measure
According to a spokesman fighting the ordinance, the support won’t help the measure get approved.
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Showdown in Houston over LGBT non-discrimination ordinance
After a drawn-out showdown between Houston’s popular lesbian mayor and a coalition of conservative pastors, voters in the nation’s fourth-largest city will soon decide whether to establish nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people.