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30 March 2012
71-year-old Texan woman charged with gay hate crime 76 A 71-year-old Texan woman was yesterday charged with committing a hate crime after being accused of beating and choking a 25-year-old man with a wooden cane because she believed he was gay and had AIDS.
29 March 2012
Teacher sues Lamar University for ‘forcing’ her to attend a gay show 41 A theatre and dance teacher in Texas has filed a law-suit on Lamar University, claiming that the college disciminated against her on grounds of religion, when she failed to attend a gay show.
6 June 2011
Westboro baptist homophobes stage protest at national basketball finals in Dallas 28 Members of the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church yesterday protested outside the National Basketball Association (NBA) finals in Dallas, Texas, over the NBA's new policy on hurtful language toward LGBT people.
26 May 2011
Texas judge expected to void marriage of trans widow 19 A judge in Texas is expected to declare a trans widow's marriage void after her husband's family launched a legal challenge.
8 December 2010
Texas to consider gay-inclusive anti-bullying legislation 4 The Texas legislature will consider a number of bills designed to reduce bullying in schools, following a spate of LGBT suicides in the past four months.
24 November 2010
Texas trans woman arrested for using female toilet 12 A trans woman in Houston, Texas, has been arrested after using a female toilet in a library.
15 November 2010
Texas gay couple marry by Skype 3 A gay couple have circumvented Texas' ban on gay marriage by marrying over Skype.
21 October 2010
Gay dad ‘forced out’ by US Scouts 29 The father of a nine-year-old says he was forced to give up a leadership role in the Scouts because he is gay.
19 October 2010
Wear purple on Wednesday in memory of gay teen suicides 14 After a spate of suicides among gay US teenagers, people across the world will wear purple tomorrow to honour their memory.
24 August 2010
Faith school denies place to daughter of lesbian couple 19 A private Christian school in Texas has refused admission to the daughter of a lesbian couple.
22 January 2010
Dolly Parton says gay rights are a ‘human’ issue 25 Dolly Parton has said she believes gay rights are "human rights", rather than being a political issue.
15 December 2009
Guardian- The election of openly gay mayor Annise Parker shows Texas is not a conservative monolith 4 The Guardian's Amanda Marcotte argues that the election of openly gay mayor Annise Parker shows Texas is not a conservative monolith.
15 December 2009
Man, 19, kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Texas 1 Two men have been arrested in connection with the kidnap and sexual assault of a 19-year-old man in west Texas.
14 December 2009
Annise Parker elected first out gay mayor of Houston 1 Annise Parker, an out lesbian, has been elected mayor of Houston, Texas.

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