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TX: Marriage Equality March Held in Harlingen

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Giovanna De Leon held up a rainbow gay pride flag as she walked through downtown Harlingen Saturday morning as part of the city’s first Coming Out for Marriage Equality Walk. “As Texans, we should never give up hope that same-sex marriage will be legalized in the state,” De Leon, of Mission, said.

More than 80 people joined De Leon in the event, which was hosted by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or PFLAG, in downtown Harlingen, Cindy Candia, co-president of the Harlingen PFLAG chapter, said.

Coming Out for Marriage Equality walks and rallies have been held across the state this month. An event was held in Brownsville on Friday.

Full Story from The Monitor

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TX: Marriage Equality March Held in Brownsville

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Giovanna De Leon held up a rainbow gay-pride flag as she walked through downtown Harlingen Saturday morning as part of the city’s first Coming Out for Marriage Equality Walk. “As Texans, we should never give up hope that same-sex marriage will be legalized in the state,” De Leon, of Mission, said.

More than 80 persons joined De Leon in the event hosted by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or PFLAG, in downtown Harlingen, Cindy Candia, co-president of the Harlingen PFLAG chapter, said.

Coming Out for Marriage Equality walks and rallies have been held across the state this month. One event was held in Brownsville on Friday.

Full Story from the Brownsville Herald

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TX: Couples to Marry, March on Saturday

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Ashlyn Jones and Amanda Evans are getting married in downtown Dallas this weekend. They invited 50 of their friends, but would like everyone to attend. “I want people I don’t even know to come and say, ‘Congratulations,’” Jones said. “That would be awesome.”

Jones and Evans are one of at least five couples that will participate in a mass wedding on Saturday evening at Founder’s Plaza in front of the Dallas County Records Building, as part of a protest in support of marriage equality.

Event organizer Daniel Cates said the couples are encouraged to apply for a marriage license inside the Records Building earlier in the week, even though those applications will be denied.

Full Story from the Dallas Voice

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Casita de; Playa, Port Aransas, Texas

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding.

Gay Friendly Texas Wedding Vendors

Looking for the perfect honeymoon getaway for you and your partner? Come to Port Aransas and enjoy our “Little House on the Beach”.

Intimate enough for two but spacious enough for ten, you can drop off the luggage as soon as you get here and walk straight to the private boardwalk just steps to the beach, or relax at the community pool. Our three bedroom, three bathroom home has many things to offer you.

The upstairs has two bedrooms, each with queen beds and an electric log fireplace in the living room with queen-size sleeper sofa. We offer ocean and bay views from our decks, where you can also relax and enjoy the sunrise or sunset.

The downstairs has a separate entrance for young adults or a small family with a full and 2 twin beds, bath and washer and dryer. The house also offers high speed wifi Internet access, cable TV and DVD players. We’re even pet friendly!

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Victorian House, Kaufman,Texas

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

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Gay Friendly Texas Wedding Vendors

Welcome to the Victorian House, one of the most elegant wedding venues in all of North Texas.

The Victorian House sits on an estate with plenty of room for up to 250 wedding guests, we offer a wedding location that will thrill all of your family and friends.

Whether you’re looking for an indoor or outdoor wedding venu, we offer a beautiful facility for your wedding!

We have clients from all over the world to have a memorable, romantic wedding ceremony and reception.

The Victorian House is family-owned and has been hosting weddings for more than twenty years. We love what we do and it shows!

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TX: El Paso Still Battling Over Domestic Partnerships

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Pastor Tom Brown wants homosexuals to repent and turn to Christ. He certainly does not want them to be given taxpayer-financed health benefits.

Mr. Brown, the charismatic leader of Word of Life Church, an independent evangelical congregation of about 1,500 members, is on a mission to ensure that the domestic partners of El Paso city workers no longer get health insurance. He is spearheading an effort to oust the mayor and two City Council members who supported an ordinance allowing the city to pay for the health benefits of unmarried employees’ domestic partners — gay and straight.

“They want to reward fornicators, and they want to reward homosexuals,” Mr. Brown said in an interview, his voice booming with indignation as he pumped his fist for emphasis.

Full Story from The New York Times

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Rick Perry: Marriage Equality a States’ Rights Issue

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a potential Republican presidential candidate, said Friday he supports state rights so much that he’s fine with New York’s approval of gay marriage but still called himself an “unapologetic social conservative.”

Perry, who has been weighing a presidential run, said he opposes gay marriage – but that he’s also a firm believer of the 10th Amendment.

“Our friends in New York six weeks ago passed a statute that said marriage can be between two people of the same sex. And you know what? That’s New York, and that’s their business, and that’s fine with me,” he said to applause from several hundred GOP donors in Aspen, Colo. “That is their call. If you believe in the 10th Amendment, stay out of their business.”

Full Story from Edge Boston

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Pavilions Royale, Houston, TX

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding.

Gay Friendly Texas Wedding Vendors

Pavilion Royal is Houston’s gay friendly banquet hall complex that offers everything needed to coordinate a memorable event – large amounts of flexible space, chairs, tables, private parking, security, catering services, decorations, stage, dance floor, audio/visual services, professional staff & much more.The Pavilion Royale is a social environment that is beautiful and economical for all events, big or small. For your special event, a great place for new beginnings.

We also offer chocolate fountains, ice sculptures, fruit stations, limousine service, world-class magic/illusion shows, make-up & hair stylists, beautiful cakes, DJ service, choreography, photography, video service, we even have a chapel and a minister for your special union and all the elegance anyone could ever want.

Make your day a magical success in the Athena Ballroom or Bella Ballroom at the Pavilion Royale. Our elegant service will compliment the fine food, lovely decor, wonderful amenities, and relaxing atmosphere to make your day an everlasting memory for you and your guests. We are located in north central Houston approximately 15 minutes from the Galleria. Just north of Downtown, and just south of Spring and the Woodlands. Pavilion Royale can provide the perfect setting for your function with easy access and free secure parking.

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TX: El Paso City Council Restores Benefits to Gay and Unmarried Couples

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

El Paso City Council approved an ordinance to reinstate health benefits for domestic partners of city employees and anyone else who lost them after voters approved the traditional family values ordinance last year.

The eight city representatives were split down the middle, with Mayor John Cook having the tie-breaking vote. He voted in favor of the ordinance he introduced. Reps. Beto O’Rourke, Susie Byrd, Steve Ortega and Rachel Quintana voted to approve the ordinance, while Carl Robinson, Ann Morgan Lilly, Eddie Holguin Jr. and Emma Acosta voted against it.

Holguin said he had every reason to vote in favor of the mayor’s ordinance. “The voters of El Paso voted, and they stripped benefits from lots of people including myself,” Holguin said. But he voted against it.

Full Story from KFOX

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TX: Judge Muddies Waters of Legal Marriage and Gender

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Last week a judge in Texas ruled that a transgender woman’s marriage to her late firefighter husband was invalid. The man’s family and his ex-wife had sought to prevent the woman, Nikki Araguz, from receiving any of the $600,000 in death benefits.

The Houston Chronicle reports on the reaction from the gay community in that state:

Noel Freeman, president of the Houston Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Political Caucus, said by phone that the news was very disappointing, given that Nikki Araguz had presented legal documents, including her reissued birth certificate, showing she is female. “Here you have a birth certificate, a legally binding document, which the court has chosen to completely ignore,” Freeman said. “The transgender community jumps through a lot of legal hoops — records of sex changes, amended birth certificates – to try to live the same life that everybody else gets to live. This is a very frustrating setback.”

Full Story from Towleroad.com

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