Tagged texas

Danielle Skidmore, Transgender Advocate, Might Make Texas History

Texas currently holds a record of at least 53 openly LGBTQ people running for public office in 2018. Eight candidates in Texas are transgender, but one of the candidates would achieve notability as Austin’s fir...

LGBTQ Texans suspect firework-throwing motivated by hate

Around 2 AM on June 28, an unidentified person threw a firework from a moving vehicle onto the patio of a gay bar in Austin, Texas. On Aug. 9, also very early in the morning, it happened again. Patrons of t...

Texas GOP reaffirms homophobic planks in party platform

The Texas Republican Convention, held in San Antonio this past weekend, decided to reaffirm the state party's long-term allegiance to homophobic policy. Among the platforms adopted by the conservative group:...

This week marks 15 years since Lawrence v Texas

June 26 is the fifteenth anniversary of the legalization of gay sex in Texas--and other states. Prior to 2003, multiple American states had laws banning sodomy, even between consenting private adults. Despit...

Dallas PD make arrest in killing of transgender woman

The Dallas Police Department have announced that a man has been arrested and charged in connection with the May murder of Dallas transgender woman Carla Patricia Flores-Pavon. A 24-year-old man, Jimmy Eugene...