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22 May 2013
US: Boy Scouts of America to vote on whether to allow gay members + The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is today to convene a two-day meeting, of 1,400 local leaders, in order to consider allowing gay members into the organisation.
16 May 2013
Texas: Anti-trans marriage law gains Senate approval 6 Senators in Texas passed a bill earlier this week that would dramatically affect transgender residents seeking a marriage licence.
26 April 2013
Mormon Church: We’re happy with Boy Scouts of America’s gay compromise 13 The Boy Scouts of America’s decision to suggest lifting the ban on gay youth members, but maintaining a ban on gay adult leaders is a compromise welcomed by the Mormon Church.
24 April 2013
US: Sheriff warns anti-gay church to stay away from Texas fertiliser blast funerals 27 The homophobic Westboro Baptist Church has been told to stay away from the funerals of those killed in last week’s fertiliser plant explosion in Texas.
19 April 2013
Boy Scouts of America proposes dropping gay ban for youth members but retaining it for gay adult leaders 21 The Boy Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban on gay youth members but continue to exclude gay adults as leaders.
17 April 2013
Texas: El Paso Senator Jose Rodriguez urges repeal of sodomy law 2 A Democratic lawmaker is proposing that Texas repeals an anti-gay law overturned by the US Supreme Court a decade ago.
16 April 2013
US: Texas bill introduced to tackle anti-LGBT workplace discrimination 2 A bill to combat discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation, has been introduced in the US State of Texas, and despite knowing it is unlikely to pass, the bill's proponents hope it will spark a discussion on the issue.
9 April 2013
US: Texas may extend legal protections to include gay teenagers 2 Despite strong opposition from Republican leaders, lawmakers in the US state of Texas may attempt to introduce new legal protections for sexually active gay teens.
4 April 2013
Texas A&M University lets students opt out of funding LGBT centre 14 The Texas A&M University Student Senate has approved a proposal that would allow students to opt out of funding its LGBT centre.
3 April 2013
US Representative: Equal marriage will force churches to hire ‘cross dressers and Satan worshippers’ 29 During a discussion on the possibility of gun control in the US, a state Representative has compared the issue to equal marriage, claiming that once it is legal, polygamy and bestiality would follow naturally.
2 April 2013
Texas: Parents of gay teenage suicide victim drop school district lawsuit 8 The parents of gay teenage suicide victim Asher Brown have decided to drop their lawsuit against their son's former school district.
11 March 2013
US: Hundreds rally in Texas in support of LGBT rights and equal marriage 1 Hundreds of LGBT rights advocates have taken to the streets of Texas in support of equal rights for LGBT people, including marriage equality.
8 March 2013
US: Texas woman charged for beating son with electrical cable for gay sex act 25 A woman in Texas who beat her son with an electrical cable after finding him having sex with her male cousin is facing charges, but claims the police officer who arrested her told her he would have done the same.
4 March 2013
US: Man attacks lesbian mother after she protects son from school bullies 13 A Texas lesbian is claiming that she was a victim of hate crime after being attacked by a man for trying to protect her partner’s son from bullies.
26 February 2013
Texas teen boy fights to wear dress to high school prom 17 A high school senior in Texas is fighting to wear a red dress, high heels and a blonde wig to a school prom.
19 February 2013
US: Texas lawmakers hope to repeal state ban on equal marriage 5 Lawmakers in the US state of Texas are hoping to repeal the state's ban on equal marriage, despite strong opposition.
9 January 2013
Video: Anti-gay Christian radio host describes gay people as ‘disturbed’ 18 Homophobic US pastor John Hagee has used his radio show to say anything other than a man marrying a woman is "two disturbed people playing house."
15 September 2012
US: Texas school shuts down entire course, to prevent possibly gay student from joining 75 The principal of a school in Texas has cancelled an entire course, reportedly to prevent a man he thought might be gay, from enrolling.
22 August 2012
Texan LGBT rights activist found dead in apparent suicide 10 The leader and co-founder of Fairness Fort Worth, a major Texan LGBT rights group, has been found dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
6 August 2012
Dallas gay couple stage second marriage protest + A gay couple in Dallas, Texas, have staged a second sit-in protest over marriage equality.

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