Texas’ first Hispanic, openly gay sheriff enters governor’s race
(Image from Sheriff Lupe Valdez’s Twitter.) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ first Hispanic female sheriff announced Wednesday she is running for governor in 2018, making her the biggest Democrat in the...
View ArticleAmazon search for HQ2 linked to LGBT rights?
A rendering of Baltimore’s Port Covington neighborhood, one of many contenders for the new Amazon HQ2. Image courtesy Plank Industries. In a little-noticed development, Amazon’s surprise announcement...
View ArticleMan who used dating app to assault, rob gay men gets prison
DALLAS (AP) — One of four Texas men accused of using a dating app to assault and rob gay men has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Federal prosecutors say 21-year-old Nigel Garrett and three other...
View ArticleLesbian sheriff wins Dem nomination in Texas gubernatorial race
ABOVE: Former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez won the Democratic nomination to become governor of Texas. (Photo courtesy Valdez campaign) Former Dallas County Sheriff and out lesbian Lupe Valdez won...
View ArticleDallas ‘gayborhood’ Texas’ first to get historical marker
DALLAS (AP) | It’s an obscure bit of Dallas history: Club Reno — or the Reno Lounge, as it was referred to in 1952’s “U.S.A. Confidential,” a tabloid-scented paperback that sneered at Dallas’ “queers”...
View ArticleTexas sick leave bill alarms LGBT advocates
AUSTIN, Texas — A proposed bill affecting paid sick leave in Texas is being criticized for its implications for LGBT workers, The Dallas Morning News reports. Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) filed...
View ArticleTexas transgender woman seen in videotaped attack found dead
ABOVE: Muhlaysia Booker. (Image from Booker’s Facebook page) DALLAS (AP) | A 23-year-old transgender woman seen on a widely circulated video being beaten in front of a crowd of people was found dead...
View ArticlePolice: Shooting of Dallas transgender woman was hate crime
DALLAS (AP) | Police in Dallas say a transgender woman was seriously wounded after being shot multiple times and are investigating the attack as a hate crime. Investigators say a man driving a pickup...
View ArticleTrans Tampa woman disappears in Dallas, search continues
ABOVE: Pauline del Mundo, photo courtesy Yolanda del Mundo. TAMPA | Family members and detectives are continuing their search for Pauline del Mundo, a 59-year-old Tampa resident and transgender woman...
View ArticleOfficials: Man who shot transgender woman in Dallas is undocumented
ABOVE: Domingo Ramirez-Cayente’s mugshot. (Photo from Dallas County Sheriff’s Department) DALLAS (AP) | Authorities say a Mexican national who committed a hate crime last month when he repeatedly shot...
View ArticleDallas men plead guilty to using Grindr to target gay men for hate crimes
ABOVE: Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon (L) and Daryl Henry, photos courtesy of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department. Two men in Dallas have pled guilty to a hate crime and other charges for using Grindr to...
View ArticleThousands attend Creating Change conference in Dallas
ABOVE: Houston-based transgender activist Monica Roberts speaks at a rally against transphobic violence at the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change conference in Dallas on Jan. 16, 2020. Photo...
View ArticleDiverse talent called to audition for StandUp NBC
Calling all queer comics: NBC wants you! The network is reaching out to spread the word to diverse comedians across the nation about its 2020 StandUp auditions, to be held in Chicago, Los Angeles,...
View ArticleOrange County Regional History Center receives Distinguished Service Award...
ABOVE: Orange County Regional History Center is being recognized for its One Orlando Collection, an archive collection dedicated to the memory of the Pulse nightclub shooting. (Courtesy: One Orlando...
View ArticleTexas’ first Hispanic, openly gay sheriff enters governor’s race
(Image from Sheriff Lupe Valdez’s Twitter.) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ first Hispanic female sheriff announced Wednesday she is running for governor in 2018, making her the biggest Democrat in the...
View ArticleEddie Hassell, ‘The Kids Are All Right’ actor, killed in Texas shooting
ABOVE: Eddie Hassell. (Photo from Facebook) GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) | The actor Eddie Hassell, known for his roles in the NBC show “Surface” and the 2010 film “The Kids Are All Right,” has died after...
View ArticleLesbian sheriff wins Dem nomination in Texas gubernatorial race
ABOVE: Former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez won the Democratic nomination to become governor of Texas. (Photo courtesy Valdez campaign) Former Dallas County Sheriff and out lesbian Lupe Valdez won...
View ArticleDallas men plead guilty to using Grindr to target gay men for hate crimes
ABOVE: Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon (L) and Daryl Henry, photos courtesy of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department. Two men in Dallas have pled guilty to a hate crime and other charges for using Grindr to...
View ArticleThousands attend Creating Change conference in Dallas
ABOVE: Houston-based transgender activist Monica Roberts speaks at a rally against transphobic violence at the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change conference in Dallas on Jan. 16, 2020. Photo...
View ArticleRight-wing protesters target Dallas drag event
ABOVE: (Photo by Chad Mantooth/Dallas Voice) The “Drag the Kids to Pride” drag show to kick off Pride month in Dallas found itself to be a flashpoint between anti-LGBTQ right-wing protesters, attendees...
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