Category: Politics
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Texas Primary 2020
Here is a breakdown from our friends over at the Victory Fund about the latest in the upcoming Texas Primary 2020: Congratulations and good luck to Elias Diaz – he made the runoff for Eagle Pass City Council Place 2! Learn how you can help out here. Gina Ortiz Jones just earned a big endorsement…
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Boycott Called for Texas Gay Nightclub owned by Trump Supporter running against an LGBTQ-ally
Mauro Garza, owner of the Pegasus nightclub in San Antonio, is running as a Republican for a Texas congressional seat. Garza would face LGBTQ ally Joaquin Castro in the general election if he wins the primary. Garza is a self-proclaimed conservative and Log Cabin Republican whose most recent campaign for office was self-funded, using red…
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Gay Sex is still a Class C Misdemeanor Punishable with a $500 fine in Texas
In 2003 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Texas’s sodomy law and invalidated sodomy laws in 13 other states making same-sex sexual activity legal across the nation. Texas Republicans still haven’t gotten the memo, because the state continues to uphold a law that lists gay sex as a Class C misdemeanor punishable with a $500 fine.…
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Texas has 45 days to comply with National Voter Registration Law
Chief Judge Orlando Garcia released his judgment to address Texas’ violation of the National Voter Registration Act and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Court has ordered the State to: implement online voter registration with drivers’ license transactions within 45 days. They have until July 2 to create a broad-based public education…
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Victory Fund Endorses Texas State and Local LGBTQ Candidates for 2018
The LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, endorsed candidates from across the nation in positions from school board to the U.S. Congress. Candidates Rick Neal of Ohio and Katie Hill of California received Game Changer endorsements and are running for seats considered crucial to winning a pro-equality…
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Dallas AM Morning Talk Show Throws Transphobic Comments Towards Chelsea Manning Run For Office
Chelsea Manning is back in the news again with an video announcing she would run for office in Maryland. A Dallas radio station had some rather harsh comments about it. WBAP 820-AM featured a segment making fun of transgender woman in general while commenting that trans are he / she’s. They also had other bullying…
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