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Where is bi former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema now?

Not in a place that will win her friends among progressives.

Texas A&M bans teaching 'race or gender ideology' at universities

The Texas A&M Board of Regents banned professors from discussing "race or gender ideology" in its 12 universities.

Meet the lesbian minister whose church clapped back at Texas's ban on rainbow crosswalks

Volunteers at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas have painted the steps in rainbow colors as a sign of welcome to all.

This Texas drag queen has an important reminder as state's drag ban goes back into effect

Brigitte Bandit wants you to "support your local drag" after Texas' drag ban was allowed to go into effect.

Federal appeals court breathes new life into Texas drag ban previously struck down as unconstitutional

The case now returns to the judge who initially blocked the law from taking effect.

Texas will target professors 'pushing leftist ideologies,' Greg Abbott says

Greg Abbott has vowed to remove professors that he believes are "pushing leftist ideologies."

Overnight standoff over Houston’s rainbow crosswalks ends with arrests

Texas authorities destroyed a city Pride crosswalk in the middle of the night.

Texas follows Florida's lead in demanding end to rainbow crosswalks and street art

Gov. Greg Abbott's administration gave cities 30 days to eliminate decorations from crosswalks. Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis just erased an iconic Ocean Drive walkway in Miami Beach.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs law restricting bathroom use by trans, nonbinary, intersex people

The Republican Legislature passed the anti-trans legislation earlier this month.

Texas A&M professor fired over discussion of gender identity

Melissa McCoul's firing comes after disciplinary action against administrators.

Texas A&M removes administrators over 'transgender indoctrination' accusations by student

A student objected to a professor's assertion that there are more than two genders. Then Republican politicians got involved.

Texas legislature bans transgender people from public bathrooms

After a decade and more than 16 tries, state lawmakers will send to the governor's desk an anti-trans bill, which restricts access to public facilities and places a $25,000 fine on the first violation.

Houston area officials step up after Greg Abbott rejects gay softball tourney's funding request

iPride's Gay Softball World Series will take place in September as planned thanks to a $500,000 grant from Harris County.

Texas Republicans assigned troopers to tail this out lawmaker. He dragged them to a gay bar

Democratic Rep. Venton Jones, along with colleague Terry Meza, attended a Stonewall Democrats meeting at the Rose Room.

Texas is gerrymandering the only LGBTQ+ member of Congress from the South out of her seat

New congressional districts in Texas will split Democrat Julie Johnson's district into eight parts.

Texas Democrats fleeing the state also stopped anti-abortion and anti-trans bills

Democrats left Texas to stop Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional maps, but they stopped other bills, too.

Coalition of Texas women declares ‘let us pee in peace’ in opposition to Republican bathroom bill

"Leave our bodies alone," former state Sen. Wendy Davis said.

Trump's new strategy to restrict abortion nationwide — don't say ‘ban’

Trump's team has developed a way to make abortion difficult to obtain without the same costs as an unpopular ban.

Texas sued over 'Don't Say Gay' law that bans LGBTQ+ student clubs

The ACLU of Texas and SEAT are challenging a law that includes an LGBTQ+ student club ban, a forced outing policy, and a DEI ban.

Military vet Gina Ortiz Jones becomes first lesbian elected mayor of San Antonio

Jones, who was undersecretary of the Air Force in Joe Biden's administration, beat Rolando Pablos in a runoff election.