Houston Withdraws Subpoenas From Pastors Who Challenged Equal Rights Ordinance
Houston has withdrawn a set of controversial subpoenas that had been issued to area pastors involved in the effort to challenge the city's LGBT nondiscrimination protections. The post Houston Withdraws...
View ArticleHow Houston’s Biggest Polluters Are Buying Texas’ Elections At The Expense Of...
In their corporation lifetimes, Lyondellbasell, Kinder Morgan, Solvay, and Valero have contributed a combined $5.4 million to influence Texas elections. The post How Houston’s Biggest Polluters Are...
View ArticleThousands Rally Against LGBT Rights In Houston
At "I Stand Sunday," anti-LGBT groups claimed that they were the victims of discrimination in a war against their "religious liberty." The post Thousands Rally Against LGBT Rights In Houston appeared...
View ArticleState And Federal Courts Duel Over Same-Sex Benefits In Houston
Courts disagree about whether Houston can continue offering insurance benefits to the same-sex spouses of city employees. The post State And Federal Courts Duel Over Same-Sex Benefits In Houston...
View ArticleOpponents Of LGBT Protections Forged Signatures Or Everyone In Houston Has...
Petition signatures challenging Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance may have been not only technically invalid, but outright fraudulent. The post Opponents Of LGBT Protections Forged Signatures Or...
View ArticleMuslim Community On ‘Heightened Awareness’ After Islamic Center Set On Fire...
"We want to make sure that we don't point the fingers at anyone, blame anyone, or spread hate towards any group whether they be Muslim, whether they be non-Muslim, whatever they are. We want to love...
View ArticleCity With Second-Highest Veteran Population Effectively Ends Veteran...
Houston, Texas has created a system that allows it to quickly rehouse any veteran in the city who might fall into homelessness. The post City With Second-Highest Veteran Population Effectively Ends...
View ArticleThe Texas Supreme Court Just Upended Houston’s LGBT Protections
Thanks to a "no takesie-backsies" ruling, Houston voters may get to decide whether LGBT people are protected from discrimination. The post The Texas Supreme Court Just Upended Houston’s LGBT...
View ArticleHow Beyoncé Became A Symbol Of Houston’s Fight For LGBT Equality
The campaign to recruit Beyoncé to defend Houston's LGBT protections — #BeyBeAHERO — has already changed the conversation. The post How Beyoncé Became A Symbol Of Houston’s Fight For LGBT Equality...
View ArticleOpponents Of Houston’s LGBT Protections Call Trans Women ‘Filthy, Disgusting,...
The Campaign For Houston is demonizing transgender women as sexual predators. but there's an ironic flaw in their scare tactics. The post Opponents Of Houston’s LGBT Protections Call Trans Women...
View ArticleAnti-Muslim Protests Spoil The First Day Of School For Kindergartners In Houston
Protesters are upset about an Arabic-immersion program. The post Anti-Muslim Protests Spoil The First Day Of School For Kindergartners In Houston appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleIn New Ad Campaign, Former Baseball Star Spreads Anti-Trans Myths
Lance Berkman says Houston's antidiscrimination law would allow "troubled men" to enter women's bathrooms. The post In New Ad Campaign, Former Baseball Star Spreads Anti-Trans Myths appeared first on...
View ArticleReligious Right Groups Break Out The Scare Tactics To Keep Discrimination...
Opponents of Houston's LGBT protections have abandoned subtlety, resorting to extreme demonizing scare tactics. The post Religious Right Groups Break Out The Scare Tactics To Keep Discrimination Legal...
View ArticleTexans Owner Donates $10,000 To Fight LGBT Protections In Houston
Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance will come up for a vote on November 3. The post Texans Owner Donates $10,000 To Fight LGBT Protections In Houston appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleOpponents Of LGBT Protections Are Clueless About Transgender Men
Which restroom should transgender men use? Not a single opponent of Houston's LGBT protections could say. The post Opponents Of LGBT Protections Are Clueless About Transgender Men appeared first on...
View ArticleTexans Owner Demands Houston’s LGBT Opponents Refund His $10,000 Contribution
After seeing just how negative the Campaign for Houston's rhetoric was, Texans owner Bob McNair has asked for his money back. The post Texans Owner Demands Houston’s LGBT Opponents Refund His $10,000...
View ArticleIf You Think You Understand Houston’s ‘Bathroom Ordinance,’ You Probably Don’t
With prominent celebrities and activists endorsing the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, activists continue to spar over what it would actually do as Tuesday's vote approaches. The post If You Think You...
View ArticleGovernor Tweets That Discrimination Is A ‘Texas Value’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is parroting the anti-transgender myth that nondiscrimination protections will somehow enable sexual assault. The post Governor Tweets That Discrimination Is A ‘Texas Value’...
View ArticleHow Transphobia Killed Houston’s Shot At LGBT Protections
Fears about who can use which bathroom dominated the conversation over HERO — without much resistance. The post How Transphobia Killed Houston’s Shot At LGBT Protections appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleThe Devious New Conservative Plan To Turn LGBT People Against Each Other
A Change.org petition to "Drop the T" from LGBT is trying to turn the gay community against transgender equality. The post The Devious New Conservative Plan To Turn LGBT People Against Each Other...
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