Greg Abbott
What Happened to Pete Buttigieg Touches Old Fears
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was separated from his 4-year-old twins for a day in late June by a false allegation of child abuse — a [...]Read more about What Happened to Pete Buttigieg Touches Old Fears
Bye, Felicia: Texas Democrats Choose Love Over Hate in Houston
It’s Pride Month! Cue the rainbow flags, the Pride parades, the guy in the neon green Speedo wearing a leather dog mask, the lesbians with the toddler wearing a [...]Read more about Bye, Felicia: Texas Democrats Choose Love Over Hate in Houston
Op-Ed: On Trans Issues, The New York Times Is Not the Real Enemy
Last week found me in London for what turned out to be three major speaking events. It also came in the wake of what I believe is one of the most horrible of [...]Read more about Op-Ed: On Trans Issues, The New York Times Is Not the Real Enemy
Texas Scrubs (aka Republicans), the Deadbeat Dads of State Government, Double Down on Anti-Trans B.S.
I woke up this morning with TLC’s “No Scrubs” stuck in my head, that anthem lambasting “deadbeat ass” men.And then I open my computer to read an article about [...]Read more about Texas Scrubs (aka Republicans), the Deadbeat Dads of State Government, Double Down on Anti-Trans B.S.
No, LGBTQ+ Advocates Are Not Looking to 'Groom' Your Children
In Watertown, South Dakota, on the 25th of April, a German teacher at Watertown High School, Calvin Hillesland, handed letters to four trans and nonbinary [...]Read more about No, LGBTQ+ Advocates Are Not Looking to 'Groom' Your Children
300 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Proposed By GOP Members So Far in 2022
By Zachary Jarrell for Washington BladeIn May 2021, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) officially announced the worst year for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in recent [...]Read more about 300 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Proposed By GOP Members So Far in 2022
Biden Renews Call to Pass LGBTQ Equality Act in State of the Union Speech
In a State of the Union address front-loaded with calls to challenge Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, President Biden on Tuesday called for assistance from [...]Read more about Biden Renews Call to Pass LGBTQ Equality Act in State of the Union Speech
Texas Gov. High Off His Own Supply of ‘Politically Motivated Misinformation’
Texas and Florida continue competing in their race to be named The Worst State in the U.S. It’s an absolutely exhausting display of anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry, [...]Read more about Texas Gov. High Off His Own Supply of ‘Politically Motivated Misinformation’
Texas Gov. Abbott Attacks Trans Athletes in New Bill
Texas Governor Greg Abbott continued his attack on the LGBTQ+ citizens of his state Monday by signing a new bill into law that forbids trans students from [...]Read more about Texas Gov. Abbott Attacks Trans Athletes in New Bill
Affirmations Says LGBTQ+ Youth 'Valued and Loved' After Texas Governor Pressured into Removing Suicide Resources
Earlier this week Texas Governor Greg Abbott bowed to a political opponent and had a web page containing suicide prevention information for LGBTQ+ youth taken [...]Read more about Affirmations Says LGBTQ+ Youth 'Valued and Loved' After Texas Governor Pressured into Removing Suicide Resources
Election Night LGBTQ Hour-By-Hour Breakdown
It's a good bet that many LGBTQ people will be glued to their social media and news venues on Nov. 3. The Williams Institute, an LGBTQ think tank at UCLA, [...]Read more about Election Night LGBTQ Hour-By-Hour Breakdown
Texas Assailed for Allowing Social Workers to Turn Away LGBTQ, Disabled Patients
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is facing mounting criticism for new regulations in his state allowing social workers to turn away patients because they're LGBTQ or [...]Read more about Texas Assailed for Allowing Social Workers to Turn Away LGBTQ, Disabled Patients
Democratic Guide to Election Night 2018
For those still recovering from the shock that Republican Donald Trump won the Electoral College — and, thus, the White House — in 2016, the prospect of [...]Read more about Democratic Guide to Election Night 2018
What's at Stake for LGBT Americans on Election Day
As voters head to the polls on Nov. 6 for the 2018 mid-term elections, they will decide a number of races (and one ballot question) that will directly impact [...]Read more about What's at Stake for LGBT Americans on Election Day
LGBT Candidates Could Produce Rainbow Wave in November
With the 2018 congressional mid-terms fast approaching, a record number of LGBT candidates are seeking election to all levels of government ranging from [...]Read more about LGBT Candidates Could Produce Rainbow Wave in November
Gina Ortiz Jones Could be LGBTQ Face of 2018 Dem Victories
Change could come to Washington after the congressional mid-term elections in November, and the bid of Gina Ortiz Jones to represent Texas' 23rd congressional [...]Read more about Gina Ortiz Jones Could be LGBTQ Face of 2018 Dem Victories
Supreme Court Won't Review Texas Decision Against Same-sex Benefits
by Chris Johnson The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up review of a Texas Supreme Court decision casting doubt on whether the 2015 ruling for marriage [...]Read more about Supreme Court Won't Review Texas Decision Against Same-sex Benefits
LGBT Relief Funds Launched to Help Texas Hurricane Victims
BY LOU CHIBBARO JR., WASHINGTON BLADE Floodwaters flood Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church in Houston on Aug. 27, 2017. What was once Hurricane Harvey [...]Read more about LGBT Relief Funds Launched to Help Texas Hurricane Victims
Texas Senate Advances Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Texas Senate has approved legislation impairing bathroom access for transgender people. Photo by Daniel Mayer; courtesy [...]Read more about Texas Senate Advances Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
Texas Governor Signs Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Adoption Bill
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) has signed an anti-LGBT adoption bill. Photo by Gage Skidmore; courtesy Wikimedia Commons Texas [...]Read more about Texas Governor Signs Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Adoption Bill
Texas Lawmakers Advance Anti-LGBT Adoption, Bathroom Bills
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-Texas) has sworn to make an anti-trans bill a priority for his state. Photo by Gage Skidmore; [...]Read more about Texas Lawmakers Advance Anti-LGBT Adoption, Bathroom Bills
Transmissions: Not Safe
BY GWENDOLYN ANN SMITH As I write this, I am packing and planning my trek to Orlando, Florida for the 2017 LGBT Media Journalists Convening. While I should [...]Read more about Transmissions: Not Safe
McCormick and Francis: LGBT Youth Should Be a Top Priority in CPS Overhaul
BY BTL STAFF Gov. Greg Abbott's recent directive to officials at the Department of Family and Protective Services to ramp up their efforts to protect [...]Read more about McCormick and Francis: LGBT Youth Should Be a Top Priority in CPS Overhaul
Aftershocks of Orlando: Is GOP in 'Solidarity' with LGBT Community or Squirming Over Trump's Embrace?
By Lisa Keen The aftershocks of a mass shooting at an LGBT nightclub June 12 continued to rattle through the 2016 presidential campaign during the past [...]Read more about Aftershocks of Orlando: Is GOP in 'Solidarity' with LGBT Community or Squirming Over Trump's Embrace?
Two Michigan Judges on Trump's Supreme Court Nominee List
By Lisa Keen Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said for a long time that when it comes to U.S. Supreme Court justices, he likes people like [...]Read more about Two Michigan Judges on Trump's Supreme Court Nominee List
Laws Viewed as LGBT Discrimination Proposed Across Country
By The Associated Press Legislation has been proposed in states across the country to protect those who – due to religious beliefs – decline to employ or serve [...]Read more about Laws Viewed as LGBT Discrimination Proposed Across Country
Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know June 10, 2014
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service WISCONSIN MARRIAGES CONTINUE: U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb denied a motion Monday from the Wisconsin attorney [...]Read more about Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know June 10, 2014
Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 28, 2014
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service ALASKA COURT TAX VICTORY: In a partial victory, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday that a tax break given to [...]Read more about Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 28, 2014
Feb. 27: Texas Ban Falls, Ugandan Paper IDs Gays ...
Keen News Service http://keennewsservice.com ARIZONA GOVERNOR VETOES BIAS BILL: Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced at about 6 p.m. MST Wednesday that she [...]Read more about Feb. 27: Texas Ban Falls, Ugandan Paper IDs Gays ...
Federal Judge In Texas Strikes Down Marriage Ban
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service A federal judge in San Antonio, Texas, ruled Wednesday that Texas' ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution and [...]Read more about Federal Judge In Texas Strikes Down Marriage Ban
Texas Rebuffs Federal Effort to Give Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Troops
By Joe Sutton and Greg Botelho CNN (CNN) - "I shall never surrender or retreat." So stated William Barret Travis in an 1836 letter he wrote as Mexican [...]Read more about Texas Rebuffs Federal Effort to Give Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Troops
Texas gay marriage ban ruled unconstitutional
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs Dallas District Judge Tena Callahan ruled Oct. 1 that Texas' constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage violates [...]Read more about Texas gay marriage ban ruled unconstitutional
National news briefs
One step closer to legal marriage TRENTON, N.J. – Three motions by right-wing activists to become defendants in a historic lawsuit to achieve marriage [...]Read more about National news briefs
