AUSTIN — U.S. Sen. Ted Cz says Texas should repeal a s-old state law that crimaliz gay sex. “Consentg adults should be able to do what they wish...
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- CHAMPN OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AIMS TO BE TEXAS' FIRST OPENLY GAY SENATOR
- TED CZ SAYS TEXAS SHOULD REPEAL BAN ON GAY SEX
- NEW TEXAS BILL WOULD FORCE SCHOOL TO OUT GAY STUNTS TO THEIR PARENTS, CRICS SAY
- FOR THE FIRST TIME, TEXAS VOTERS SEND MLIMS AND OPENLY GAY BLACK MEN TO LEGISLATURE
- SWEEPG ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL CLOSER TO BEG LAW AFTER TEXAS SENATE PASSAGE
- TEXAS SENATE ADVANC STRICT ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
CHAMPN OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AIMS TO BE TEXAS' FIRST OPENLY GAY SENATOR
AUSTIN — The man who sued Texas to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage will n for Senate as a Democrat, vyg for the seat that reprents... * gay texas senator *
“I’m kd of done talkg about bashg on the gay muny, ” Phelan told The Texas Tribune then. 8 ln people who are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, acrdg to the Public Policy Instute of California. Conservativ have sought to beat back that progrs, patg LGBTQ people as “groomers” and pedophil who want to “doctrate” children — which experts say are old anti-gay and anti-trans trop.
TED CZ SAYS TEXAS SHOULD REPEAL BAN ON GAY SEX
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The Texas GOP platform clar “homosexualy is an abnormal liftyle choice” and oppos “all efforts to validate transgenr inty. It was that climate that Phelan ma his ments about not bashg the gay muny.
It mirrors a Florida bill dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law, but expands rtrictns to 12th gra. Hodg that stat n’t ban same-sex marriag, clarg that gay, lbian and bisexual Amerins have a nstutnal right to marry.
NEW TEXAS BILL WOULD FORCE SCHOOL TO OUT GAY STUNTS TO THEIR PARENTS, CRICS SAY
The Legislature banned puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans kids, rtricted the llege sports teams trans athlet n jo and expand the fn of sexual nduct to clu some drag shows. But a “Don’t Say Gay” provisn for schools missed key adl. * gay texas senator *
The bill would not force stat that currently have unenforceable bans on same-sex marriage, like Texas, to offer marriage certifit to gay, lbian and bisexual upl if Obergefell is overturned.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, TEXAS VOTERS SEND MLIMS AND OPENLY GAY BLACK MEN TO LEGISLATURE
Cornyn told reporters on Tuday that he would not support the bill bee gay marriage “is already a Constutnal right.
SWEEPG ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL CLOSER TO BEG LAW AFTER TEXAS SENATE PASSAGE
Wa, amid fears that the urt might rensir nstutnal protectns for gay marriage. AUSTIN — The man who sued to overturn Texas' ban on gay marriage will n for the state Senate as a Democrat, vyg for the seat that reprents much of Coll County.
"When I was acceptg the fact that I was gay, there were two thgs I kd of thought I had to give up: one, gettg married, and two, nng for polil office, " Phariss said Tuday. If Phariss were to advance to the general electn and w, he'd be Texas' first openly gay state Senate District 8 seat opened up when GOP cumbent Van Taylor cid to n for Congrs.
TEXAS SENATE ADVANC STRICT ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL
The district enpass much of Coll County, cludg parts of Allen, Fris, McKney, Plano and a news release announcg his ndidacy, Phariss touted the endorsements of former Hog Secretary Julián Castro and Jim Obergefell, the man whose su overturned bans on gay marriage natnwi. "I'm absolutely gay.