#lgbt protections
Texas Evangelicals are furious because their sermons have been subpoenaed by the City of Houston because they may be considered a violation of a city ordinance protecting the rights of homosexuals. The Equal Rights Ordinance has enraged the ultra-right wing of intolerant Megachurch-goers and they feel they can keep discriminating against gays without any consequences. Their First Amendment rights, they believe, should include religiously-based hate. They ‘don’t want the government trolling through their sermons,’ because they have something to hide.
But times are changing and their lesbian 'Democrat’ Mayor, Annise Parker, is sticking to the ordinance. Parker, spearheaded the passage of an “Equal Rights Ordinance” that added “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the city’s non-discrimination provision, which includes, among other things, “public accommodations” — for example, restrooms.
