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• LGBTQ Corporate Participation Plunges 65% in 2026 as DEI Retreat Reshapes Business Landscape

4 06, 2026

Dallas LGBTQ Community Defies Setback as Pride Celebrations Continue Without Rainbow Crosswalks

By Paul Goldberg|2026-06-04T19:45:49-07:00June 4th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Dallas LGBTQ News, Dallas Pride, Governor Greg Abbott, LGBT Business Finance News, Texas LGBTQ Rights|

By Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT DALLAS, TX — (June 4, 2026) — Pride Month celebrations are underway across Dallas as LGBTQ residents, community leaders, and business owners reaffirm their commitment to visibility and inclusion despite the recent removal of the city's iconic rainbow crosswalks along Cedar Springs Road. The crosswalks, located in [...]

29 08, 2025

Texas DEI Ban Sparks Backlash: LGBTQ Clubs & Teacher Take State to Court

By Andy Powell|2026-06-04T19:11:09-07:00August 29th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Dallas LGBTQ News, DEI, dei programs, Free Speech, freedom of speech, Gay Dallas News, lgbt politics, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Education Rights, lgbtq news, LGBTQ protections, LGBTQ Student Rights, paul goldberg, Piano Teacher Lawsuit, Texas LGBTQ News|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics DALLAS — (August 29, 2025) — A growing legal battle is unfolding in Texas as LGBTQ student organizations and a Plano teacher have filed a lawsuit to block portions of the state’s controversial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) ban in public schools. Related Coverage [...]

10 11, 2022

Texas Triples Number of LGBT Black Americans to serve in Legislature

By Andy Powell|2026-06-04T19:11:10-07:00November 10th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Annise Parker, Dallas LGBTQ News, gay Austin news, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, lgbt politics, LGBTQ Victory Fund, Openly Black Gay Men, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, Rep Christian Manuel Hayes, Rep Jolanda Jones, Rep Venton Jones, Texas LGBTQ News, Texas State Legislature|

AUSTIN, TX — (11-10-22) — Voters in Texas tripled the number of openly LGBT Black Americans to serve in the state Legislature on Tuesday. Prior to May 2022, there weren't any openly gay Black members of the state Legislature. Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, became the first Lesbian Black Woman to serve when she won a [...]

14 11, 2021

Texas Schools Reject GOP Request for Records on LGBTQ Books

By Andy Powell|2026-06-04T19:11:11-07:00November 14th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Dallas LGBTQ News, GOP Request for Records on Classroom Books, Governor Greg Abbott, LGBT Politics Texas School Districts, LGBTQ Education Rights, Matt Krause targets LGBTQ books, Texas DEI Ban, Texas LGBTQ News|

AUSTIN, TX — (11-14-21) — The School districts of Austin and Dallas say they are rejecting the request made by Republican lawmakers targeting 850 books based on race and LGBTQ+ issues. Major Texas school districts are resisting a Republican state representative’s request that they provide information on books kept in classrooms and libraries, as part [...]

12 07, 2020

GOP SHOCK – Biden has 5 point lead over Trump in Texas

By Andy Powell|2026-06-04T19:11:11-07:00July 12th, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Biden leads Trump in Texas, Biden Trump tied Texas, CBS News poll, Dallas LGBTQ News, Dallas Morning News-University of Texas Tyler poll, election 2020, lgbt politics, politics, presidential polls June 2020|

DALLAS, TX — (07-12-20) — The GOP is in shock after a new poll shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in Texas by 5 points. The Sunday political talk shows were quick to spotlight the new Dallas Morning News-University of Texas Tyler poll. Former Vice President Biden has 46 percent of the [...]

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