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As the group demonstrated its ability to turn out LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly voters, more politicians sought its endorsement. The group made endorsements in the Houston municipal election, fall of 1975, and contributed to the re-election of Houston Mayor Fred Hofheinz. In 1977 it endorsed Kathy Whitmire, who won her race for City Controller.
Proposition 1 was a referendum held on November 3, 2015, on the anti-discrimination ordinance known as the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO).The ordinance was intended to improve anti-discrimination coverage based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Houston, specifically in areas such as housing and occupation where no anti-discrimination policy existed.
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund was founded in 1991 by Vic Basile and William Waybourn, with Waybourn becoming its first executive director. [9] It provides strategic, technical and financial support to openly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender candidates and officials across the United States, helping them win elections at local, state and federal levels.
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President Obama continued this in 2009, and President Biden proclaimed it as "LGBTQ Pride Month" in 2021. More: UT professors sue Biden administration over new Title IX abortion, gender identity rules
Annise Danette Parker (born May 17, 1956) is an American politician who served as the 61st Mayor of Houston, Texas, from 2010 until 2016.She also served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2010.
A public education program on LGBT policy issues and their effect on Texas citizens. Why Marriage Matters Texas A program with Freedom to Marry working to legalize same-sex marriage in Texas. The program was launched in early 2014. [4] [5] Pride in Faith A public forum for open discussion about the intersection of faith and sexual identity.
Annise Parker, former Mayor of Houston. Michael Ennis of the Texas Monthly stated in 1980 that within Texas, "gay political inroads" were "most visible" in Houston. [14] In the October 1979 Village Voice Richard Goldstein wrote that due to the perceived threat from the "Christian right" in the area, gay people in Houston "take politics more seriously" than those in New York City.