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Texas House speaker pans bathroom bill & exposes GOP divide on trans rights
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus’ comments underscore an escalating ideological battle between the GOP’s business-minded base and far-right grassroots activists.
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Masked men in Dallas beat gay actor to a pulp with wooden pole
It happened outside a Target store after an evening performance: police say the masked men threatened Derek Whitener, then attacked.
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Texas warned of backlash over transgender bathroom bill
Driving Texas’ anti-LGBT bill is Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Republican House Speaker Joe Straus, meanwhile, has signaled his opposition to it.
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‘Percy Jackson’ author declines Texas legislature honor over bathroom bill
If Texas passes Senate Bill 6 they should expect boycotts like North Carolina has seen over HB2, which has cost the state millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.
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Texas introduces anti-transgender bathroom bill with quote from MLK, Jr.
The state’s business community largely does not support such legislation, knowing it could cost them millions of dollars and thousands of jobs.
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American hospitalized after Berlin terror attack that killed his partner
Richard Ramirez of San Benito, Texas moved to Berlin a decade ago to live with his partner, who was among the dozen people killed in the attack.
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Texas lieutenant governor praises North Carolina’s LGBT discrimination law
He continues calling for Texas to adopt a similar measure, saying the North Carolina law known as House Bill 2 is “essential” legislation.
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It’s still illegal to be gay in Texas but one lawmaker wants to change that
Years after the Supreme Court struck down the state’s sodomy laws, they remain on the books.
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Antigay preacher to mall kids: ‘Santa is not real’
Evangelical pastor David Grisham recorded himself trying to “teach” kids “that Christmas is about Jesus Christ.”
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Rogue safer sex campaign roils officials surprised by condoms in trees
The public restrooms at Austin’s Walnut Creek Park have long been known as a meeting place for sex.