CAPE holds coffee sale for Orlando
CAPE, the city employees LGBT group, will take donations and sell coffee in the lobby of Dallas City Hall. all proceeds will be sent to Orlando.
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Attorneys call charges against Scott Griggs ‘trumped up’
More than 100 people gathered at City Hall Plaza in downtown Dallas today (Saturday, May 2) to support Dallas City Councilman Scott Griggs who was charged on Friday with coercion by an elected official, a third degree felony that carries a punishment of 2 to 10 years in the state pen. Attorneys and supporters called the charges “ridiculous” and “trumped-up.”
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Mayor Rawlings blocks LGBT resolution from going to full council — again
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has again interfered to prevent a full City Council vote on a pro-LGBT resolution.
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PHOTOS: LGBT activists speak during pro-choice rally at Dallas City Hall
GetEQUAL TX was among the organizers of the Texans Unified for Change rally at City Hall last night. About 50 people gathered to protest the anti-abortion bill working its way through the special session of the legislature.
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Dallas kicks off Pride Month at City Hall
Dallas officials and LGBT leaders gathered in the Flag Room at City Hall Wednesday to declare June LGBT Pride Month in the city and celebrate the first of many events this month.
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Mayor Rawlings mentions ‘sexual orientation’ in domestic violence speech, calls pledges ‘baloney’
Mayor Mike Rawlings announced efforts to battle domestic violence during a press conference Monday at City Hall, highlighting a violent culture and mental illness as the main causes of violence.
Read MoreDallas wraps up June Pride series
The city of Dallas wrapped up its LGBT Pride Month celebration Wednesday in the City Hall Flag Room with its last event in its Pride series “Honor, Education and Celebrate.”
Read MoreWith friends like Mike, who needs enemies?
As Rawlings continues to dig in his heels on marriage pledge, Prop 8 ruling serves as reminder of the impact one mayor can have With all the jubilation this week surrounding the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision...
Read MoreHubbard: ‘If you don’t want more Mayor Rawlings, then you need to support a candidate like me’
Sean Hubbard, one of four Democrats vying for the nomination to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate, said he’s picked up strong support for his campaign in Bexar County while traveling across the state. We...
Read MoreLGBT protesters gather outside Dallas City Hall to call on Mayor Rawlings to sign marriage pledge
They began by chanting, “Sign the pledge, it’s not too late, how long do we have to wait?” An hour later, they ended by singing, “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” About 100...
Read MoreFort Worth’s Betsy Price won’t sign marriage pledge; N. Texas still has no mayors on list
In case you missed it, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price issued a statement the other day saying she doesn’t plan to sign a pledge in support of same-sex marriage. Although Price is a Republican, she expressed support for the...
Read MoreRawlings to meet with LGBT leaders
Protest planned outside City Hall over mayor’s refusal to sign marriage pledge JOHN WRIGHT | Senior Editor wright@dallasvoice.com Activists from GetEQUAL plan a rally outside Dallas City Hall on Friday night, Jan. 27 to call...
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