Ignorance and Religious Bigotry

The University of Houston student newspaper reported last week that a customer confronted a husband and wife who wanted to dine at a Houston restaurant recently, calling them “terrorists” and demanding that management not serve them. The couple had committed no crime. They were simply Arab-Americans. Sadly, the newspaper reports, neither customers nor management came […]

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Celebrate with TFN This Week

The Texas Freedom Network celebrates its 15th anniversary at 7-10 p.m. this Thursday at a gala at the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum, 1800 Congress, in Austin. Please join us at our biggest event of the year! Purchase tickets or a sponsorship here. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRUPhIdE6-M] […]

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Common Ground for the Right and Gays?

Last weekend offered two prime examples of how the political right’s treatment of gay and lesbian Americans is increasingly incoherent. As we reported last month, Texas Senator John Cornyn agreed to speak at a September 21 national fundraising event for the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR), an organization of gay Republicans. LCR has been working to […]

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TFN Honors Activists at 15th Anniversary Gala

The Texas Freedom Network celebrates its 15th anniversary on Oct. 7 in Austin. We would love to see you at the celebration. Click here to purchase tickets or to help sponsor the event. We sent out the following press release: The Texas Freedom Network will honor two Texas activists for their extraordinary leadership on behalf […]

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