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Bullied, gay student suspended after tearing pages from personal Bible
RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — The American Humanist Association, an atheist rights advocacy organization, has sent a complaint letter to a Texas school district, claiming that administrators violated a student’s First Amendment rights when they suspended him for tearing Bible pages in school.
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Two same-sex couples file federal challenge to Texas gay marriage ban
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Two same-sex couples on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court, challenging Texas’ constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Victory Fund announces ‘Ten Races to Watch’ featuring LGBT candidates
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund has announced its annual “Races to Watch” list featuring openly LGBT candidates, naming 10 candidates involved in groundbreaking runs for political office this year. Victory has endorsed a total of 85 out candidates for 2013, an all-time high for an odd numbered year.
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Texas judge splits from GOP because he can ‘no longer tolerate’ anti-gay party
SAN ANTONIO — A Texas judge announced Monday he is leaving the Republican party because he can “no longer tolerate” a party that demeans people for their sexual orientation.
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Petition drive to repeal San Antonio LGBT non-discrimination ordinance fails
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — An effort to repeal San Antonio’s LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance died Tuesday when opponents of the measure failed to gather the required signature to put a referendum before voters.
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Anti-gay San Antonio councilwoman resigns to run for Texas state Senate
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio city councilwoman who made national headlines recently after a secret recording of a staff meeting was leaked in which she was heard calling gays “disgusting,” resigned Monday and announced her intent to run for the Texas state Senate.
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Texas dad gives his son a lesson in humiliation as punishment for bullying
KILLEEN, Texas — A Texas boy who has been in trouble at school several times for bullying, has learned a lesson in humiliation after spending an afternoon announcing to passers-by that he is a bully.
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Texas gay man left beaten and bloody after planned meeting using mobile app
SPRINGTOWN, Texas — Police in this small Texas town northwest of Fort Worth are investigating a possible hate crime in the brutal attack on a gay man after he arranged to meet another man using a mobile app called MeetMe.
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Houston mayor: Passing a non-discrimination law is ‘something we should do’
HOUSTON — San Antonio’s recent passage of an LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance leaves Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city, as the only major metropolitan area in Texas without its own citywide ordinance, and mayor Annise Parker says the city should follow suit.
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San Antonio officials targeted for recall for supporting LGBT protections
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A group of Texas Republicans and religious conservatives are pushing efforts to recall San Antonio city council members who voted in favor of a recently expanded non-discrimination ordinance that includes protections based on seual orientation and gender identity.