Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO)

Texas Dems just introduced 8 pro-LGBTQ bills, but the religious crusade against them is already well underway.

It is the first statewide win in support of transgender rights.

The club is considering a “pride night” but has no problem with a former player who rails about “the LGBT agenda” speaking at “Christian Day.”

One mother’s lighthearted approach to protesting the defeat of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance

The reaction to a setback shouldn’t be blaming the other side — nor to demonize them as “bigots” or “hicks.” Instead, we need to work to turn out the vote.

All single occupancy restrooms in Philly bars and restaurants are now required to be gender neutral.

A spokesman for the NFL announced that everything will go ahead as planned, despite calls from several gay rights advocates and a change.org petition.

Is Bevin’s victory a sign that the long-predicted backlash against LGBTQ rights has begun?

Blogger Carlos Maza writes, “Beyoncé has repeatedly refused the opportunity to speak out against the legalization of discrimination against LGBT people.”

There are “rumblings” that the 2017 Super Bowl, which is scheduled to happen in Houston, may be being moved to a different city.

Activists are bracing for opponents in other states to seize on a successful tactic: stoking fears over transgender people’s access to public restrooms.

“I guarantee that justice in Houston will prevail,” said Houston Mayor Annise Parker. “We’re united. We will prevail.”

She blames the rejection of the ordinance on “fear mongering” and “deliberate lies” by opponents.

This is the strongest participation in a decade for a statewide election, but many voters remain fiercely opposed to proposed anti-discrimination protections.

Kade Smith says it’s very easy for employers — especially in Texas, which is a right-to-work state — to fire someone for anything.

Tuesday’s outcome is considered uncertain, with one political expert believing the measure could be defeated.

“You get these massive liberal PC police,” he says. “They don’t see the law of unintended consequences.”

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.

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.

A state judge ruled Friday that the city of Houston was within its rights to reject a petition circulated by conservative activists that would have referred the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance to city voters.