re: #315 Dark_Falcon

Convenient that you completely ignore the case of Matt Shepard. You condone society’s second class treatment of gays every time you vote for or donate to a GOP candidate. You’ve opposed the advancement of their rights at every single turn until the tide shifted against you. You opposed their rights to adopt, serve in the military and hold equal partnership rights.

re: #320 Dark_Falcon

And that aspect of that culture was repudiated by the state of Texas as thoroughly as could be done. Compare that with Palestinian “honor murders” where the killer gets a short sentence he serves only a few months for or even is not punished at all. Both are murders, both caused by severe cultural problems, but the US actually worked to correct ours.

The Texas GOP wants to repeal all hate crimes legislation and prevent people from being charged for crimes against gays committed out of religious conviction:

We urge immediate repeal of the Hate Crimes Law. Until the Hate Crimes Law is totally repealed, we urge the Legislature to immediately remove the education curriculum mandate and the sexual orientation category in said Law.

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Additionally, we oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction or belief in traditional values.

That’s your party. That’s what you condone every time you vote for it.