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Houston Megachurch Pastor Joel Osteen Prepares To Open Church To Flood...

Houston megachurch pastor and “prosperity gospel” purveyor Joel Osteen wants everyone to know he is praying for Hurricane Harvey’s victims. But until he was shamed online, he had no plans to actually...

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Houston’s ‘Montrose Center’ Sets Up LGBTQ Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane...

The Montrose Center, Houston’s LGBTQ counseling and community center for nearly 40 years, has set up an LGBTQ Disaster Relief Fund to help LGBTQ community members displaced by floods caused by...

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David Mixner: America’s Dunkirk

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. – Helen Keller By May of 1940, Britain was facing its darkest hour.  The...

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‘America’s Most Christian Coach’ Blames Hurricane Harvey On Gays And...

It wouldn’t be a devastating hurricane without the Far Right blaming it on everything except climate change. And so it goes with Far Right activist Dave Daubenmire, who Forbes once facetiously...

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SCOTUS Lets Troubling Ruling by Texas Supreme Court Stand, Undercutting...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up the appeal of a Texas Supreme Court ruling against the rights of married same-sex couples. The Texas high court had ruled that “the right to a...

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Uber Driver Kicks Gay Couple Out on Side of Freeway After They Kiss

An Uber driver threw a gay couple out of his car on the side of the freeway after they gave each other a “peck on the lips” in the back seat. Click2Houston reports: Randall Magill, 28, and his fiancé...

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US Postal Worker Hurls F-Bomb Gay Slur at Man After Failing to Deliver...

 A U.S. postal worker has been caught on camera hurling an F-bomb and a gay slur at a resident who approached her and told her he didn’t receive his package. KTRK Houston reports: “That’s why I can’t...

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Driver Charged with Murder After Fatally Ramming Man with Car Outside Houston...

 Jared Jacobs, a 25-year-old nurse who worked in the ICU at Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital  was killed on Thursday night after 25-year-old Cordale Robinson intentionally plowed his car into a...

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Houston Man Bludgeoned with Rock, Belt Buckle While Walking Home from Gay...

 Christopher Bradford was walking home from a gay bar in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood when he was attacked by a group of people, bludgeoned with a belt buckle and rocks, and left bleeding on the...

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Art Gallery Owner Posts Sign to Stop Church from Taking His Parking Spaces:...

 An art gallery owner in Houston who tried everything to stop a neighboring church from taking all his parking spaces found an ingenious way to tackle the problem. He posted a large sign that reads...

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Religious Conservatives Sue Houston Public Library Over ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’

Anti-LGBTQ conservatives are suing the Houston Public Library over Drag Queen Story Hour, saying it violates their religious freedom. The Houston Chronicle reports: ‘The lawsuit was filed Friday by a...

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Trump’s ‘I am a Nationalist’ Admission — WATCH

Donald Trump told a crowd at his Houston rally that he is a “nationalist” even though he’s “not supposed to use that word.” The admission left Don Lemon stunned: “Wow. We’re gonna talk about that word...

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Racist Gay Trump Supporter Filmed Hurling Slurs at Woman in Ugly Road Rage...

A racist gay Trump supporter later identified as Charles Geier was filmed hurling insults at Janet Sabriu, a Houston resident and U.S. citizen who was on her way to vote. The video has been viewed...

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Meet Ashton P. Woods, Houston’s Next Political Superstar

When I first spoke to Ashton P. Woods three years ago, I wrote, “Houston-based activist and blogger Ashton P. Woods is gay, atheist, HIV-positive and “unapologetically black.” While none of these...

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Restaurant Defends Server Who Described Customer as ‘Fat’ and ‘Gay’ on...

Plush Daiquiri Bar and Grill, a restaurant in Houston. is defending a server who described a customer as a “fat” and “gay” on the customer’s receipt. The customer who received the receipt says he felt...

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Massive Explosion at Houston Manufacturing Plant Kills 2, Damages 200 Homes:...

A massive explosion at a Houston manufacturing plant rocked a large section of the nation’s fourth-largest city early Friday, leaving two dead and damaging 200 homes. Dozens of people have also...

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Anti-LGBT Hate Group Leader Steve Hotze Sues Over Mask Requirement in Houston

Steve Hotze, the leader of an anti-LGBT hate group in Houston, is suing over an order requiring residents to wear face masks in public places for the next 30 days. Hotze, who heads the Conservative...

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George Floyd Funeral in Houston: LIVE VIDEO

Funeral services are being held in Houston for George Floyd, the unarmed black man whose murder under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer on May 25 sparked nationwide protests and calls for...

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Houston Gay Bars to Close After Employees and Owner Test Positive for COVID-19

Houston gay bars Buddy’s (in Montrose) and Blur Bar (in Midtown) have closed after employees and owners tested positive for COVID-19. Said Christopher Barry, the owner of Buddy’s, on Facebook: “I...

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Texas GOP Votes to Hold In-Person Convention, Rejecting Coronavirus ‘Horse...

Texas Republicans are moving forward with plans for an in-person state party convention in Houston later this month, despite a massive recent spike in coronavirus cases across the Lone Star State. The...

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