Tag: Texas
Historic Injunction for Marriage Equality in Texas
Today, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled that Texas’ ban on marriage for lesbian and gay couples is unconstitutional in the lawsuit brought by Cleopatra DeLeon, Nicole Dimetman, Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss who were represented by the law firm Akin Gump.
Human Rights Campaign Endorses Wendy Davis for Texas Governor
Today the Human Rights Campaign – America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation – announced the endorsement of state Senator Wendy Davis for Texas Governor. Serving Texas’ 10th Senate district since 2009, Davis has a stellar record on LGBT equality and also has a history of putting Texas’ families first.
Justice for Jeydon: Transgender Student Won’t Be Barred from Senior Yearbook
Saturday the La Feria School Board decided to allow the formal tuxedo senior portrait of Jeydon Loredo to appear in the yearbook, after previously forbidding it because Jeydon is transgender.
Los Angeles Boy Scout group calls for welcoming gay adults
The western Los Angeles County branch of the Boy Scouts of America has become the latest chapter to break with the U.S national organisation over its proposed lifting of a ban against gay scouts while continuing to exclude homosexual adults as troop leaders.
HRC Hails Appointment of LGBT Liaison by San Antonio Mayor Castro
The Human Rights Campaign today welcomed San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro’s appointment of Adam Greenup to serve as the City’s chief LGBT Liaison.
Employers less likely to interview openly gay men for job openings: Study
A new study suggests that openly gay men face substantial job discrimination in certain parts of the U.S.