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Anti-gay San Antonio councilwoman resigns to run for Texas state Senate
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio city councilwoman who made national headlines recently after a secret recording of a staff meeting was leaked in which she was heard calling gays “disgusting,” resigned Monday and announced her intent to run for the Texas state Senate.
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Gay rights ordinance in San Antonio draws objections from GOP, faith leaders
SAN ANTONIO — Gay rights victories in Texas haven’t come at the Capitol but at city hall. While nondiscrimination bills in the Legislature languish, Houston has a lesbian mayor and Austin offers health benefits for same-sex couples.
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San Antonio councilwoman faces ethics complaint after calling gays ‘disgusting’
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — San Antonio city councilwoman Elisa Chan is facing an ethics complaint filed by a city resident accusing her of violating city policies by using city staff, time and property for a “partisan political purpose.”
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San Antonio councilwoman breaks silence, stands by inflammatory remarks
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Embattled San Antonio city councilwoman Elisa Chan, secretly recorded during a staff meeting describing homosexuality as “so disgusting,” “crazy” and “against nature,” said in a press conference Tuesday that “political correctness will not win the day” and stood by her inflammatory remarks.
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San Antonio councilwoman defends secretly recorded anti-gay remarks
SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio city council woman who was secretly recorded during a staff meeting in which she said homosexuality is “so disgusting” and “against nature,” defended her comments Monday in her first public statement on the controversy that erupted last week.
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San Antonio city councilwoman: Homosexuality is ‘so disgusting,’ ‘against nature’
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A secret recording of a staff meeting to discuss a proposed citywide non-discrimination ordinance captured a San Antonio city councilwoman discussing why homosexuality is “so disgusting” and “against nature.”