Moving by Stealth or Blatantly, Texas Advances Discriminatory Bills

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Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 23/05/2017 - 1:25am

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"The Texas lawmakers of the 85th legislative session are on the wrong side of history."

So declared Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas, on Sunday after state lawmakers voted to advance discriminatory legislation, moving forward two anti-LGBTQ bills that critics say are part of a "slate of hate" the legislature is prioritizing as its session draws to a close.