Comments on: No openly LGBT legislative candidates http://www.dallasvoice.com/no-openly-lgbt-legislative-candidates-1010228.html Premier Dallas LGBT Website Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Reader http://www.dallasvoice.com/no-openly-lgbt-legislative-candidates-1010228.html/comment-page-1#comment-7282 Reader Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:37:09 +0000 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/?p=10228#comment-7282 Significant pro-equality legislation can and has come from legislators regardless of their sexual orientation. Significant pro-equality legislation can and has come from legislators regardless of their sexual orientation.

]]> By: John McClelland http://www.dallasvoice.com/no-openly-lgbt-legislative-candidates-1010228.html/comment-page-1#comment-7281 John McClelland Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:52:32 +0000 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/?p=10228#comment-7281 It may partly have to do with the state house districts that already have Democrats holding them are the same ones with LGBT activist groups. They also then would have no need to get replace someone. The other districts that could be targeted possibly either do not have LGBT support, or they simply aren't winnable districts for Democrats. Another reason may be simply that not many LGBT people live in the districts that could actually look at fielding a candidate. Plus I can't see a gay Republican winning here. Sorry, Log Cabin. Though I do not believe that it necessary to have an LGBT person in the house to get anything done. Equality TX has done a great job of allying with legislators. Once there is a Democratic majority, things will change for the better. That very well could be the next session. It may partly have to do with the state house districts that already have Democrats holding them are the same ones with LGBT activist groups. They also then would have no need to get replace someone. The other districts that could be targeted possibly either do not have LGBT support, or they simply aren’t winnable districts for Democrats. Another reason may be simply that not many LGBT people live in the districts that could actually look at fielding a candidate. Plus I can’t see a gay Republican winning here. Sorry, Log Cabin.

Though I do not believe that it necessary to have an LGBT person in the house to get anything done. Equality TX has done a great job of allying with legislators. Once there is a Democratic majority, things will change for the better. That very well could be the next session.

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