Lawmakers in Texas pass two bills late Sunday night that target LGBTQ youth and families

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers in Austin took aim at transgender Texans, vulnerable children, and LGBTQ families late Sunday night by advancing HB 3859, which allows adoption agencies to turn away LGBTQ couples, and SB 2078, which includes an anti-transgender amendment that bars students from using the restroom that matches their gender identity. In a…

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New Gaymoji app lets LGBT community speak volumes with specially designed emoticons

AUSTIN, Texas — Humans have used symbols to communicate since the first hominids scratched pictograms onto cave walls. But in the thoroughly modern age of emojis, commonly available images just don’t fit every user. That’s why a trio of creative Austinites developed Gaymoji — a new app featuring a series of emoticons designed by and…

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Mayor outraged by ‘white people only’ stickers posted on Austin businesses

Stickers that say “exclusively for white people” have been posted on at least six businesses in the Texas capital of Austin. The stickers carry the City of Austin logo and state “sponsored by the City of Austin.” City of Austin officials denied any involvement. In a statement, Mayor Steve Adler said, “This is an appalling…

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Texas Military Forces: Refusal to process same-sex military spouses was ‘Mistake’

After intervention today by representatives of the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the Texas Military Forces clarified that three same-sex couples should not have been denied assistance at the federal military identification card enrollment center at Camp Mabry, the headquarters of the Texas Military Forces, near Austin, Texas, writes Chris Rowzee on the AMPA Blog. All…

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