Gay rights ordinance in Texas draws GOP objections

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Gay rights ordinance in Texas draws GOP objections

AP foreign, Wednesday September 4 2013

PAUL J. WEBER

Associated Press= SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Gay rights victories in Texas haven't come at the Capitol but at city hall. While nondiscrimination bills in the Legislature languish, Houston has a lesbian mayor and Austin offers health benefits for same-sex couples.

But in San Antonio, conservatives are pushing back against one proposed stride — an ordinance that's virtually identical to measures adopted in every other major Texas city.

The San Antonio City Council is expected to vote Thursday on amending its nondiscrimination code to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. The local issue has drawn top-line Republican opposition from such heavyweights as U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who is the early favorite to become Texas governor in 2014.

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For Republicans, who hold every statewide office in Texas and mock predictions that a Democratic resurgence is on the horizon, the San Antonio proposal has rallied supporters and become an early stakeout ahead of the 2014 primaries.

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[xfundy]

1. Fundies and TP have lately been angry at Faux News

For not being hateful enough toward gays.

Faux is slowly pulling back from that particular line of hate, realizing, I think, it's going to hurt them in the long run.

But all the other hate is still on glorious display, and they expect that will pull them through if they appear a little less hateful on a characteristic/reality (teh ghey) most people know that their families, friends, co-workers or themselves share.

I hope they keep up the war that divides them.

[LostOne4Ever]

2. I am so sick of the Hate from the people down here

One day their children will look back and be ashamed of every last one of them!

[dbackjon]

3. It got so nasty last night that Eric Alva had to leave

Alva lost a leg in Iraq, and is openly gay. After hearing a Vet saying that he didn't serve in the Navy for gays to "take away his rights" he had to leave before he got too angry

[theHandpuppet]

4. Take away his rights to what?

What a bizarre line of thinking.

[dbackjon]

5. To be a bigot?

[theHandpuppet]

6. Yep, that's the only thing I can figure

It's the language of Bizarro World, I guess.

[dbackjon]

7. PASSED!! 8-3

[joeybee12]

8. Wow!

Thanks for the update!