'Queer Dance Freakout' planned for Texas Capitol to target Ted Cruz
A year after scores of political protesters held a self-described “Queer Dance Freakout” in front of the Texas Governor’s Mansion, the event’s organizers are taking the party this year to the south steps of the state Capitol.
Last year, demonstrators targeted the state’s proposed transgender bathroom bill, state lawmakers' efforts to limit same-sex spousal benefits and recent federal immigration arrests.
This year, organizers say the event – part gay pride celebration and part protest – hopes to “energize and rally the Austin queer community to help keep Ted Cruz out of office.”
“Ted Cruz ... has opposed both local ordinances that would have protected (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people in cities in Texas as well as (the Employment Non-Discrimination Act’s) explicit federal workplace protections,” organizers said in a statement.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/queer-dance-freakout-planned-for-texas-capitol-target-ted-cruz/MYOF4UXvauW2ZondpUCGBJ/
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