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Texas LGBTQ News continues to reflect a rapidly evolving political and cultural landscape, where local government decisions, statewide legislation, and national policy pressures directly shape the lives of LGBTQ residents.

As one of the largest and most politically influential states in the U.S., Texas has become a central battleground for issues involving LGBTQ civil rights, anti-discrimination protections, Pride events, education policy, healthcare access, and public safety. While some cities have expanded protections and visibility, others have rolled back safeguards—creating sharp contrasts across the state.

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19 09, 2017

Third Texas Man Confesses to Hate Crime Assaults on Gay Men

By |2025-12-16T19:37:58-08:00September 19th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer The third suspect in a string of gay men hate crimes, Chancler Encalade, pleaded guilty on Monday September 18 to assaulting a man because of the victim’s sexual orientation, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Texas, and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, [...]

11 09, 2017

LGBT Politics – Trump Nominates Anti-LGBT Activists As Texas Federal Judges

By |2025-12-16T19:38:10-08:00September 11th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump has created a firestorm over the nomination of two members of anti-LGBT religious rights activists who have made a reputation of fighting against LGBTQ equal rights. The first of two nominees Jeff Mateer, has no judicial experience and has a resume which consists of only [...]

31 08, 2017

Grooby’s TGirlTexas Raise Money for Houston Hurricane Relief

By |2025-12-16T19:38:21-08:00August 31st, 2017|Categories: Transgender News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By: Keith Witchka, Staff Writer LOS ANGELES, CA — Grooby Entertainment sent word over to our newsroom that their charity appeal to raise money for those affected by the hurricane in Texas is about to get support with the creation of their one-off site, TgirlTexas.com. According to Grooby Entertainment's publicity director Kristel Penn, Grooby staff [...]

21 07, 2017

Gay Leather Bar Owner Runs for Governor Of Texas

By |2025-12-16T19:38:39-08:00July 21st, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer DALLAS, TX — We can confirm that Jeffrey Payne, former 2009 International Mister Leather (IML) Contest Winner and owner of the popular Gay Leather Bar, The Eagle, located at 5740 Maple Ave in Dallas, is running as a Democratic candidate for Governor which has only had Republican Governors has heads [...]

30 06, 2017

Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Marriage Benefits

By |2025-12-16T19:38:50-08:00June 30th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — An all republican Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday June 30, that they could not find any established right to spousal benefits in same-sex marriages. Thanks to that ruling, the Texas Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit challenging the city of Houston’s insurance plans which would cover [...]

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