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Poll finds small plurality of Texas voters support same-sex marriage

LGBTQ Nation Staff
March 8th, 2013

AUSTIN, Texas — Support for marriage equality continues grow in Texas, as a new poll shows a minor plurality of voters now favor legalizing same-sex marriage.

San Diego Remembers to host vigil in response to Texas shooting of young lesbian couple

SDGLN Staff
June 28th, 2012

SAN DIEGO -- In response to the shooting of two young lesbians in Portland, Texas last weekend, San Diego Remembers will host a brief vigil at the site of the John Wear Hate Crimes Memorial Plaque in Hillcrest on Tuesday, July 3, at 8 pm.

Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, and Mary Kristene Chapa, 18 were found Saturday in a nature area knee-deep in grass, and are believed to have been shot nine hours earlier. The shooting claimed the life of Olgin, and Chapa remains in serious but stable condition following emergency surgery.

Gay rights groups seek justice in shooting of young lesbian couple in Texas

SDGLN Staff
June 27th, 2012

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign and Equality Texas are urging the Department of Justice and local law enforcement in Portland, Texas, to continue investigating the shooting of a young lesbian couple in a park over the weekend.

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