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Texas judge says Supreme Court ruling means she doesn’t have to officiate same-sex weddings
She was reprimanded for only officiating straight people’s marriages. Now she says the Supreme Court supports her.
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Houston sues Texas for law that could ban cities from passing LGBTQ+ rights ordinances
Critics are calling it the “Death Star” law.
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Massachusetts trolls Texas & Florida by putting up Pride billboards in their states
The signs point out that LGBTQ+ people are welcome in the Bay State.
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Small-town mayor bravely stands up to hecklers & conservative Christians to declare June Pride Month
People shouted “Lord have mercy” and “bulls**t” as the mayor declared the town’s opposition to “hate, abuse, discrimination.”
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Texas governor embarrassingly fooled by fake article attacking Garth Brooks
He didn’t even realize the article was about a fake city in his own state.
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Texas expands trans athlete ban to college sports
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has now signed two anti-trans laws during Pride Month.
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Texas governor signs “sexually explicit” book ban in schools
The book ban would extend far beyond sexually explicit material to take out books labeled “trash” by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Queer woman killed at gas station as alleged assailant yells slurs
The victim’s girlfriend recorded the hate crime: “We didn’t expect him to do what he did.”
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The worst attorney general in the US finally gets his comeupance
Texas AG Ken Paxton is impeached by his fellow Republicans after years of shady dealings.
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The Texas legislature is really pushing the envelope of Christian nationalism this year
From requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms to allowing Bible time, the state GOP wants to indoctrinate students in right-wing dogma.