Tag Archives: gay rights
Observatory Podcast No. 1: Chance
Chance was 16 years old when she told her parents she was gay. Here's what it was like for a kid to grow up in an environment where she's told over and over aga...Read More
Texas Same-Sex Marriage Lawyers Seek $740,000 in Fees, Costs from State
The attorneys for same-sex couples who successfully challenged Texas’ gay marriage ban in federal court are seeking nearly three-quarters of a million dollars...Read More
Keller School Board Met Illegally Ahead of LGBT Protections Vote, Experts Say
When Keller school board members agreed to cancel a vote on LGBT protections last month, they temporarily defused an explosive controversy in the conservative, ...Read More
About Those Nondiscrimination Ordinances…
Even in cities with nondiscrimination ordinances that include sexual orientation and gender identity, LGBT people aren’t really protected, according to Rebecc...Read More
With Anti-Gay Marriage Resolution, Dan Patrick Accepts Defeat
Dan Patrick likes to blame others for the Senate's failure to address social issues, but he doesn’t have a lot of success to show in this department either. ...Read More
Cons-Queer-Acy? Petition to Repeal Houston ERO Fails
Foes of Houston's new equal rights ordinance are crying foul after Mayor Annise Parker announced that thousands of petition pages were disqualified....Read More
Backs to the Future
At the Texas Republican Party’s convention in Fort Worth, it’s 2010 again.
At the Republican Party of Texas' 2014 convention, delegates undid one of their biggest achievements from 2012—and left some big issues on the table....Read More
State of Texas: The Shift Toward Gay Rights
If the current trends hold, a majority of Texans will soon approve of same-sex marriage....Read More
Shock! Harris County GOP Chair Sues Over Gay Spousal Benefits
In 2001, Houston voters approved an amendment to the city charter forbidding benefits for anyone but "legal spouses" of city employees. Is a gay couple legally ...Read More