Austin, Dallas named LGBT “All-Stars”

But most other Texas cities are way behind, report says

David Villarreal

Man sentenced to 60 years in prison for brutal murder of gay Austin resident

Posted On 13 Nov, 2014

A man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Wednesday for the brutal murder of a gay Austin resident in 2013.

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Rally in S. Texas on Friday will demand justice for teen lesbian couple’s alleged attacker

Posted On 13 Nov, 2014

A Rally Against Hate Crimes is planned outside a South Texas courthouse on Friday, when the suspect charged with murder and rape in an attack on a teenage lesbian couple two years ago is scheduled to appear for a hearing.

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And then there were 10: Austin widow is latest to challenge Texas’ same-sex marriage bans

Posted On 13 Nov, 2014

Texas now has at least 10 pending lawsuits challenging the state’s bans on same-sex marriage — believed to be the most of any state.

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LGBT veterans, advocates troll Sen. Donna Campbell’s Facebook page

Posted On 12 Nov, 2014

Since I first wrote about Sen. Donna Campbell’s “license to discriminate” bill on Monday, it has become a national story.

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Rainbow crosswalks hit speed bump in Austin

Posted On 12 Nov, 2014

A plan to install rainbow-colored crosswalks at two intersections in Austin’s gay entertainment district is encountering pushback from some local business owners.

GayTexas

Austin, Dallas named “All-Stars” for LGBT inclusion, but most other Texas cities are way behind

Posted On 12 Nov, 2014

Austin retained its unofficial title as Texas’ most LGBT-friendly city in 2014, receiving a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index for the second consecutive year.

Rodriguez.Jose

Bill again aims to repeal Texas’ unconstitutional “homosexual conduct” law

Posted On 11 Nov, 2014

Pro-equality Texas legislators will again attempt to repeal the state’s unconstitutional “homosexual conduct” law in 2015.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry deep-throats a corndog at the Iowa State Fair in 2011.

FAIR OR FOUL? Dartmouth students troll Rick Perry with questions about gay sex

Posted On 10 Nov, 2014

Dartmouth College students trolled Texas Gov. Rick Perry with inappropriate questions about gay sex during his appearance at the New Hampshire school on Sunday night.

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WATCH: Westboro Baptist met by Unitarians in Houston, Yell Practice in College Station

Posted On 10 Nov, 2014

KHOU-TV reports that a handful of Westboro picketers were met by a group of about 20 Unitarian Universalists who gathered across the street in song.

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Proposal could enshrine “license to discriminate” in Texas Constitution

Posted On 10 Nov, 2014

Texas tea party Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, introduced a measure Monday that could effectively allow businesses to turn away gay customers — or fire LGBT employees — under the guise of religious freedom.

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