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Houston's pro-discrimination vote and the sports world
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October 27, 2022
Phillies and Astros face off in a 2022 World Series of LGBTQ progress
While both Houston and Philadelphia have had their homophobic nadirs, the Fall Classic finds both teams on the right side of history. Here’s the 2022 LGBTQ World Series Preview.
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November 5, 2015
NFL Week 9: Houston still deserves Super Bowl
Taking away the Super Bowl is not the answer, education is. Plus, game of the week; fantasy stud and bust; hot player of the week.
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November 5, 2015
Lance Berkman proves he's an intolerant bigot
"Tolerance is the virtue that is killing this country," he says after Houston's LGBT bill is defeated.
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November 5, 2015
Podcast: Houston's anti-LGBT vote, the NFL & NCAA
Houston voters rescinded Houston's equal rights ordinance, effectively telling the world that discrimination against LGBT people is fair game in their city. Plus, a D1 basketball grad assistant comes out.
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November 4, 2015
NFL won't pull Super Bowl from Houston
The NFL will not move Super Bowl LI from Houston, putting LGBT visitors to the event at risk of legal discrimination.
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November 4, 2015
Houston loses 3 bids to host football title game
Less than 24 hours after Houston voted to make discrimination legal, the city has lost its bids to host the 2018, '19 and '20 college football championship games. It lost to three cities with LGBT discrimination protections.
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November 4, 2015
Coach: 'Why I won't attend Houston's Final Four'
Openly gay high school basketball coach Anthony Nicodemo has been to almost every men's Final Four over the last 15 years. If the event is held in Houston, which just legalized discrimination, he won't go.
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November 4, 2015
NCAA will not move men's Final Four out of Houston
The NCAA will not move its men's Final Four out of Houston after the city voted overwhelmingly to end discrimination protection for LGBT people.
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November 4, 2015
The NFL must move 2017 Super Bowl out of Houston
Houston voters legalized discrimination with 61% of the vote. Now the NFL must choose whether it stands for or against blatant discrimination against LGBT people.
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November 4, 2015
Houston Texans mum on anti-LGBT city vote
After Houston voters vehemently supported discrimination against LGBT people, the Houston Texans say they don't have any comment on the city's new policy of bigotry.
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October 23, 2015
Texans owner withdraws anti-LGBT donation
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair says in a statement, "I do not believe in or tolerate personal or professional discrimination of any kind."
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October 21, 2015
Why Texans owner is wrong on LGBT bill
The teenager tells Bob McNair why the bill is so important, especially to transgender people.
