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Hardly Anyone Showed up to a Brain-Melting Anti-LGBT Conference in Texas

The #Teens4Truth conference had few teens but numerous speakers explaining how equal rights for gay and transgender people could lead “to the death of Christianity.”

by Christopher Hooks

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Dallas LGBT Advocates Eye Ban on ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy

by John Wright

GOP Panel Retools, but Doesn’t Remove, ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy from State Platform

by John Wright

Lesbian Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Ban ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy For Minors

by John Wright

Aug 26, 2014

Ben Sargent’s Loon Star State: The GOP’s Hispanic Outreach Committee

by Ben Sargent

Jun 13, 2014

Observer Radio Episode 62: Discussing the Texas GOP’s Support for Reparative Therapy

by Jonathan McNamara

Meet the ‘Ex-Gay’ Man Behind the Texas GOP’s Reparative Therapy Plank

by John Wright

Inside this month's print issue

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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Jun 06, 2014

WTF Friday: The. Texas. Republican. Party. Platform.

by Forrest Wilder

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