Tag Archives: Houston

HOUSTON: Hate Group Issues Another Offensive Ad In Campaign To Repeal LGBT Rights Law [VIDEO]

Early voting begins today in the battle to retain Houston’s LGBT rights ordinance and Texas Values has issued yet another douchetastic “bathroom bill” scare ad. They write: On Tuesday, November 3rd, Houston voters will finally have a chance to vote for or against the controversial LGBT “Equal Rights” Bathroom Ordinance (or HERO), known as Proposition 1 on the ballot. The …

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HOUSTON: Early Voting Begins Today In Nasty Referendum To Repeal LGBT Rights Ordinance [VIDEO]

Early voting begins today in the vicious campaign to repeal Houston’s LGBT rights ordinance (HERO) and hate group leaders are flooding Twitter to exhortations to vote against the “bathroom bill.” Mayoral candidate Ben Hall calls himself the “only one who has consistently opposed HERO” and his latest clip is below.

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Houston Texans: We’re Neutral On LGBT Rights

Yesterday news broke that Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has written a $10,000 check to the viciously anti-gay coalition that has placed a repeal of Houston’s LGBT rights ordinance on the November ballot. JMG reader Andrew wrote a complaining letter to the team and this is the response he got back: “Our team Founder, Chairman and CEO, Bob McNair made …

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Tony Perkins Heaps Praise On Houston Texans Owner For Backing LGBT Rights Repeal Campaign

“The owner of the NFL’s Houston Texans isn’t used to sitting on the sidelines — and he doesn’t plan to in the city’s bathroom ordinance debate. With time ticking down to one of the most watched ballot referendums in the country, Bob McNair is joining the team to repeal Houston’s so-called ‘Equal Rights Ordinance’ (HERO). A long-time conservative, the football …

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TEXAS: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Buys Air Time For Campaign To Repeal Houston LGBT Rights Ordinance

As you can see the battle to repeal Houston’s LGBT rights law is really heating up with early voting starting just next week. Please consider pitching in by donating to Houston Unites where the ACLU Of Texas is TODAY doubling all contributions. From Houston Unites: Lieutenant Governor Patrick is pushing an extreme, radical agenda in Houston—spending his campaign money to …

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HOUSTON: NFL Franchise Owner Bob McNair Donates $10K To Help Repeal LGBT Rights Ordinance

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has sent a $10,000 check to the viciously anti-LGBT group behind the campaign to repeal Houston’s LGBT rights law. The Houston Chronicle reports: McNair, a frequent GOP donor, mailed the $10,000 check to opponents earlier this week, according to Campaign for Houston spokesman Jared Woodfill. He said the donation “was very exciting for us.” Critics …

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HOUSTON: Slim Majority Back LGBT Rights Bill, Family Research Council Launches “Vote No” Campaign

After months of screaming, dodgy petitions, and outrageous lies, the haters forced a public referendum on repealing Houston’s LGBT rights ordinance. According to a poll issued today, 52% support retaining the law. Early voting begins on October 19th and the Family Research Council is busy inflaming their troops. Via press release: Money for Parker’s crusade has streamed in from all …

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Pastor Rafael Cruz: It’s Appalling That Houston Elected A Homosexual Mayor [VIDEO]

Brian Tashman writes: Rafael Cruz believes that his son, Texas senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz, is on a divinely inspired mission to overturn the city of Houston’s nondiscrimination ordinance. The elder Cruz, who also serves as a campaign surrogate for his son’s campaign, is not just upset that Houston approved an ordinance protecting LGBT people from discrimination, but is …

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Matt Baume On Trans Bathroom Panic [VIDEO]

Clip recap: “Who’s at risk if trans people have equal access to restroom facilities? In Houston and across the country, Mike Huckabee and friends love to claim that nondiscrimination bills mean that ‘men could use the women’s bathroom,’ which simply isn’t true. Here’s how to push back against the transphobic lie that men are sneaking into women’s rooms — and …

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HOUSTON: Hate Group Calls LGBT Rights Ballot Measure “Filthy And Disgusting” In New Radio Campaign

John Wright has the text of the ad at Towleroad: “No men in women’s bathrooms. Let me tell you why. One day, I hope to be pregnant and deliver my beautiful baby right here in Houston, but I’m concerned because the city of Houston is proposing an ordinance that would allow men to use the women’s bathrooms and locker rooms. …

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HOUSTON: Anti-Gay Pastors Sue Mayor

Via Houston’s CBS affiliate: A group of pastors fighting Houston’s equal rights ordinance has filed a lawsuit against Mayor Annise Parker, claiming she tried to deny voters’ rights and intimidate clergymen opposing her. The legal action comes at the beginning of what’s likely to be a passionate campaign leading up to a referendum on the ordinance in November. “She violated …

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Houston Mayor Annise Parker: We’ll Take This To The Voters And We’ll Win

“Obviously, I am disappointed and believe the court is in error with this eleventh hour ruling in a case that had already been decided by a judge and jury of citizens. Nonetheless, we will proceed with the steps necessary for City Council to consider the issue. At the same time, we are consulting with our outside counsel on any possible …

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TEXAS: Haters Celebrate Houston Ruling

Much praising of God is taking place.

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BREAKING: Texas Supreme Court Rules Houston Must Repeal LGBT Rights Law Or Place It To Public Vote In November

Via the Houston Chronicle: The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Houston City Council must repeal the city’s equal rights ordinance or place it on the November ballot. The ruling comes three months after a state district judge ruled that opponents of Houston’s contentious non-discrimination ordinance passed last year failed to gather enough valid signatures to force a repeal referendum. …

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HOUSTON: Christian Group To Deliver Signatures On Anti-Trans Referendum

Earlier this year a Houston jury ruled that a petition drive to repeal that city’s LGBT rights ordinance had too many invalid signatures to be placed on the ballot. Today the haters will try again. Another petition drive over Houston’s equal rights ordinance, or “HERO,” is hitting City Hall Thursday morning. They’re delivering 22,000 signatures on petitions to the city …

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Local Pastors Have The Houston Sadz

“The ruling that the coalition fell 585 signatures short was a result of Judge Schaffer, who was supported in his election by the LGBT community, unfortunately accepting the constantly changing manipulations of the law by the City’s legal machine and Mayor’s team. We will not yield the safety and welfare, the voting rights and Constitutional freedoms of the citizens that …

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Texas Values Has The Houston Sadz

“This result is evidence that the city government has made a mess of this issue and they have made the community more divided. Despite today’s ruling, we stand united with the people of Houston against this divisive and oppressive ordinance. It’s been clear throughout this lengthy process that Mayor Parker will go to any length to shut the people of …

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HOUSTON: LGBT Rights Bill Will Stand

Via the Houston Chronicle: Opponents of Houston’s non-discrimination ordinance failed to gather enough valid signatures to force a repeal referendum, a state district judge ruled Friday, validating city officials’ decision to toss out the petition foes submitted last summer. After separate rulings from both a jury and state District Judge Robert Schaffer, attorneys for both sides entered dueling counts of …

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Correction Of The Day

From the Houston Chronicle: A photograph appearing with a story on page A1 about Reinhard Bonnke on Monday was digitally manipulated by the evangelist’s organization to superimpose the preacher’s image on a crowd of about 1.6 million gathered for a 2000 crusade in Lagos, Nigeria. Mary-Kathryn Manuel, U.S. director for Bonnke’s Christ for All Nations, said the photo was a …

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HOUSTON: Jury Rules That LGBT Rights Repeal Petition Signatures Were Forged, But Case Is Far From Over

Via the Houston Chronicle: The city claimed victory Friday when the jury in the trial surrounding Houston’s equal rights ordinance found that the law’s opponents submitted a repeal referendum petition that contained forgery and other flaws. However, it issued a series of decisions that were far from a clean sweep for either side. The ruling is not final, and a …

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