Gay Texas Couple Wakes Up to Find 'Leave Or Die Fags' Painted on Their Front ...
Joshua Harrison and Jeremy Jeffers, a gay couple in Clarendon, a town of about 2,000 people in the Texas panhandle, say they woke up to find a message reading "Leave or Die Fags" painted on their front porch.www.towleroad.com
Election likely to have big impact on future Supreme Court rulings
Even though the Supreme Court justices are not on the ballot, the outcome of the fall election is certain to determine the court's future direction on issues such as abortion, gay rights, gun rights, voting laws and the role of money in politics. By ...seattletimes.com
The gays of the Midway
Longtime lesbian activist Susan Gore recalls trying to make the LGBT community visible at the State Fair of Texas when the thought of a gay-themed day was still scandalous. While planning the first Gay Day at the State Fair in 1994, Gore said she had ...www.dallasvoice.com
What's missing from pro-gay marriage TV ads? Gays
A third features a pastor talking supportively about gay unions. Each of these ads ran recently in states with gay marriage issues on the November ballot.www.khq.com
Gay marriage NY arguments put US lawyer on defense
It's a new Battle of the Alamo, with one Texas agency mounting pressure on another to loan out one of the state's most sacred texts for display at "the shrine of Texas independence."More >>. It's a new Battle of the Alamo, with one Texas agency ...www.wbtv.com
The Oops Diaries: Gay Pollster's Role in Anti-Gay Ad
"Obviously, the Strong Ad didn't rescue Perry in Iowa. It's not clear anything could have at that point. But the attempt to hide [Tony] Fabrizio's role in the making of a notorious anti-gay commercial - to leak a fraudulent version of internal ...www.texastribune.org
Gay illegal immigrant denied protection in US
The allegations that an immigrant from Kazakhstan obtained military technology through his Texas export firm for Russia have the makings of a 1980s spy film.www.knoe.com
'Just Outside Redemption': Harrowing look at the struggle for gay rights
In 1997, a gay man out walking his dog is brutally beaten in a park right outside of Redemption, TX. This is the first image that greets us as the lights rise on "Just Outside Redemption", the latest from up-and-coming Austin company Theatre en Bloc ...www.examiner.com
The Gay Soccer Dad and Lesbian Costco Mom Vote
In 2012 at least eight states -- Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, South Dakota, and West Virginia -- are poised for removal from the list of states without openly LGBT state legislators.www.huffingtonpost.com
Via council resolution, City of Austin endorses same-sex marriage
In 2005, Texas voters approved an amendment to the state's constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman.www.readthehorn.com
Principal cuts cosmetology program to stop gay students from enrolling
Beauty queens and bouffants are quintessential Texas traditions among both women and the gay men who love them. But according to an instructor at Taylor Career Center in Beaumount, TX, the school's principal, Thomas Amons, shut down the Center's ...now.msn.com
Fisher v University of Texas: Conservative Supreme Court May Rule Affirmative ...
Gay Marriage: The fight over marriage equality has consistently been in the headlines ever since Massachusetts became the first state to legalize it in 2004.www.policymic.com
Working on Ann Richards documentary became a passion for director
"We came to Texas for a year: Austin first, but we ended up everywhere," he says on the phone from New York, a few hours before his planned arrival in Dallas to attend the festival.www.dallasvoice.com
Joel Osteen Says Being Straight Is 'Not A Choice,' But Maintains Being Gay Is ...
The bestselling author and Texas megachurch leader went on CNN's "Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien" as part of a segment featuring both Osteen and New Yorker writer and former Bill Clinton adviser Richard Socarides.www.huffingtonpost.com
Then There's This: Redemption, Texas: Theatre en Bloc brings one gay rights ...
More than a decade after the Texas Legislature passed the historic James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act, a young Austin theatre company is paying homage to the gay rights leader who led the fight to include LGBT protections in the bill - a monumental feat ...www.austinchronicle.com
Record number of gays seeking seats in Congress
When Congress reconvenes in January, it could have its first openly gay Asian-American, Mark Takano of California; its first openly bisexual member, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona; and its first openly gay senator, Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin. In all, eight ...www.wgme.com
Supreme Court On Gay Rights: Will Acceptance By The High Court Influence ...
Justice Kennedy, often the swing vote on this court, wrote the opinion in the 2003 gay-rights case, Lawrence v. Texas, vigorously endorsing privacy rights for gay men and lesbians and their intimate relations. Kennedy also wrote the court's opinion in ...www.huffingtonpost.com
UT: Yeah, We're Totally Fine With Our Professors Publishing Anti-Gay Studies ...
In its infinite wisdom, the University of Texas-Austin is backing a professor whose study, co-funded by one of the kookiest anti-gay-marriage groups out there, suggests a higher incidence of suicidal thoughts and unemployment among children of same-sex ...blogs.houstonpress.com
California Bans Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors
Therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of minors who say they are gay has been outlawed in California, the first state to adopt such legislation.abcnews.go.com
Texas A&M fans live up to stereotypes with sexist, anti-gay signs
The above image is from Saturday's broadcast of ESPN's College GameDay, which was in College Station for Texas A&M's Southeastern Conference football debut against Florida.www.dallasvoice.com
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