HONORABLE MENTIONS Julian Castro’s continuing support of LGBT equality When he was mayor, Julian Castro championed changes to the city’s nondiscrimination ordinance to include LGBT protections. Now that he’s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Castro has continued to voice his support for LGBT issues. In October, Castro addressed the HRC Foundation board of directors…
Previtera supporters try to smear Bernal with anti-LGBT flyer
A group of supporters of Republican candidate Nunzio Previtera, calling themselves Tejanos Against Politicos, is distributing a flyer to voters in Texas House District 123 that shows two men kissing and former City Councilman Diego Bernal, Previtera’s Democratic rival in the race, depicted as “El Diablo,” the devil. The text of the flyer reads: Diego…
Abbott endorses anti-LGBT Previtera in District 123 race
Governor Greg Abbott rolled into San Antonio on February 11 to offer his endorsement of Nunzio Previtera, the Republican anti-LGBT candidate who’s running against Democrat Diego Bernal in the race for Texas House District 123. The governor spoke to a group of about 150 people who gathered at a local pizzeria off Blanco Road saying,…