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In Harris County, Texas, jail confronts issue of safety for LGBT inmates
The Harris County Jail in Houston, the third-largest in the country which processes some 125,000 inmates annually, is one of many nationwide implementing changes to the way it treats its gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender population. The changes stem from a law passed by Congress under former President George W. Bush that requires federal, state and local lockups to eliminate rape in part by adjusting regulations about how the population lives behind bars.
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Houston mayor fires back at critics over her same-sex marriage: ‘Get over it!’
HOUSTON — Houston mayor Annise Parker is firing back at Republicans who say her marriage to longtime partner last week was politically motivated.
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Houston mayor Annise Parker weds longtime partner in Palm Springs
HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Annise Parker has announced that she and longtime partner Kathy Hubbard have married in California.
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Lambda Legal seeks to combine lawsuits over Houston same-sex couple benefits
HOUSTON — Lambda Legal on Thursday asked a U.S. District Court judge to combine two separate lawsuits filed against Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston, one seeking to prevent and the other to preserve spousal benefits to the same-sex spouses of city employees.
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Federal judge refuses to halt same-sex benefits for Houston city employees
HOUSTON — The same-sex spouses of Houston city employees will keep their benefits for now, after a federal judge on Thursday denied a request for a restraining order that would have halted them.
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Report: Houston Oilers had two gay players in 1993, teammates didn’t care
HOUSTON — Long before the question of whether the NFL is ready for a gay player, at least two key members of the tumultuous 1993 Houston Oilers team were gay, former teammates have told the Houston Chronicle.
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Houston city workers file suit seeking equal benefits for same-sex spouses
Lambda Legal on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the city of Houston seeking to preserve spousal benefits, including health insurance, covering the same-sex spouses of city employees.
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Gay couple kicked out of South Texas bar for dancing together
VICTORIA, Texas — A gay couple says they were kicked out of a South Texas country-western bar because of their sexual orientation.
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Judge halts same-sex benefits in Houston after GOP chair files lawsuit
HOUSTON — A Harris County, Texas, judge issued an order Tuesday blocking the city of Houston from providing benefits to the same-sex spouses of city employees pending a hearing in January.
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Gay rights fight comes to Texas, despite ban on same-sex marriage
AUSTIN, Texas — One couple wants to get married, while the other just wants theirs recognized. A third couple wants a divorce, while the fourth wants theirs finalized. If all win their lawsuits, they could overturn the Texas ban on same-sex marriage.