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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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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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Texas elections: Texans offer their views on nondiscrimination proposal
Kade Smith says it’s very easy for employers — especially in Texas, which is a right-to-work state — to fire someone for anything.
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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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Pawn Stars’ host might lose show over Marco Rubio support, retracts anti-trans comment
“You get these massive liberal PC police,” he says. “They don’t see the law of unintended consequences.”
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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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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.
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Houston LGBT-inclusive equal rights ordinance prevails as judge backs city in court challenge
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.