Fairness and Equality Advance With Jury Verdict in Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Trial
Jury finds evidence of forgery, but it’s yet to be determined if enough valid signatures remain to send HERO to the ballot
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Cruz,Weber Reintroduce Shameful Legislation To Strip Federal Recognition of Married Same-Sex Couples
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Representative Randy Weber, Sr. (R-TX) reintroduced the so-called State Marriage Defense Act which would require the federal government to recognize…
HRC Celebrates the Legacy of Civil Rights Pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther…
Human Rights Campaign Endorses Leticia Van de Putte for Texas Lieutenant Governor
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced its endorsement of Democrat Leticia Van de Putte for Texas…
After Hard-Fought Campaign in Chattanooga, Defeat for Equality Means the Fight Continues
WASHINGTON – Preliminary results from Chattanooga, Tennessee indicate that the city’s residents have voted to repeal a city ordinance that extended essential non-discrimination protections to the city’s LGBT employees, as…
Rick Perry Compares Gay People to Alcoholics
WASHINGTON – Texas Governor Rick Perry waded into the debate over a change to the Texas Republican Party’s platform, which recently added support for so-called “reparative therapy” as a plank.…
Houston City Council Passes Equal Rights Ordinance Protecting all Houstonians from Discrimination
WASHINGTON – Today the Houston City Council passed the Equal Rights ordinance by a vote of 11-6. The ordinance, which was introduced by Mayor Annise Parker last month and amended…
Houston Mayor Annise Parker Proposes Equal Rights Ordinance Protecting all Houstonians
Ordinance will protect public and private workers from anti-LGBT discrimination
U.S. District Judge Rules Historic Injunction for Marriage Equality in Texas
New progress in the Lone Star State as U.S. District Judge rules ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples unconstitutional
Justice for Jeydon: Transgender Student Won’t Be Barred from Senior Yearbook
La Feria School Board Ends Campaign of Discrimination Against Transgender Student
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