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12 05, 2019

Gay Texas Lawmaker Takes Down ‘Save Chick-Fil-A’ Bill

By |2025-12-16T19:36:42-08:00May 12th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , |

AUSTIN, TX — (05-12-19) — Gay Texas State Rep. Julie Johnson (D), a trial lawyer, has taken down Texas’ “Save Chick-fil-A Bill” in a way that has GOP conservatives and anti-LGBT activists in rage. The freshman Texas Representative made history by becoming the first married openly gay lawmaker in the history of the Legislature in [...]

1 04, 2019

Google, Amazon, Apple & Facebook Condemn Texas anti-LGBT Bills

By |2025-12-16T19:36:51-08:00April 1st, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV — (04-01-19) — Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook have joined the growing list of American businesses to condemn anti-LGBT bills being pushed by the state legislature. “We will continue to oppose any unnecessary, discriminatory, and divisive measures that would damage Texas’ reputation and create problems for our employees and their families,” states [...]

27 03, 2019

San Antonio Bars Chick-Fil-A From Opening In Texas Airport

By |2025-12-16T19:37:10-08:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

SAN ANTONIO, TX — (03-27-19) — The City of San Antonio bars anti-LGBT supporter Chi-Fil-A from opening a new location at the San Antonio International Airport. San Antonio Councilman Roberto Treviño said the plan “reaffirmed the work our city has done to become a champion of equality and inclusion.” Chick-fil-A has a track record of [...]

20 12, 2017

Gay Man Who Sued to Fight Gay Marriage Ban Runs for Texas Senate

By |2025-12-16T19:37:34-08:00December 20th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — Mark Phariss, the gay man who sued over the right to marry his spouse confirmed Tuesday that he is now running as a Democrat and hopefully the first openly gay state senator in Texas if elected in 2018. Phariss, who is a lawyer from the Dallas suburb [...]

5 12, 2017

Supreme Court Lets Stand Texas Ban On Gay Spouse Benefits

By |2025-12-16T19:37:45-08:00December 5th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of the Texas Supreme Court ruling that bans same-sex spouses from having the same workplace insurance benefits as their heterosexual counterpart couples. In a surprising unanimous ruling in June, the Texas Supreme court acknowledged that same-sex marriage was [...]

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