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Related: About this forumWendy Davis campaign to hold “Out for Wendy” events across Texas on National Coming Out Day
Saturday is National Coming Out Day, and the Wendy Davis campaign plans to mark the occasion with Out for Wendy day of action events in seven cities across the state. The events will feature surrogates from Davis daughter, Amber Davis, to Houston Mayor Annise Parker, to Libby Willis, the Democrat vying to replace Davis in the Texas Senate. According to a release from the Davis campaign, the Out for Wendy events are designed to highlight the stark choice voters have in this election between Wendy Davis, someone who will fight for everyone regardless of who they are or who they love, and Greg Abbott, a political insider who uses his office to make deals at the expense of hardworking Texans.
Wendy Davis has been a staunch advocate for the LGBT community, the release states. As a member of the Fort Worth City Council Davis coauthored a nondiscrimination work ordinance to protect all same-sex couples in the workplace, which was later use as a blueprint for all nondiscrimination ordinances across the state. Davis also believes that all same-sex couples should have the right to marry in Texas. In contrast, Greg Abbott continues to defend the same-sex marriage ban in court and has yet to denounce the Republican Party of Texas for endorsing reparative therapy practices to its platform.
[font color=green]Events are being held in Austin, Dallas, Edinburg, Fort Worth, Houston, Laredo and San Antonio. For more details: http://www.lonestarq.com/wendy-davis-campaign-plans-wendy-day-action-saturday/ [/font]
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Wendy Davis campaign to hold “Out for Wendy” events across Texas on National Coming Out Day (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Oct 2014
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merrily
(45,251 posts)1. Glaad to be the first rec. Proud, too.
See what I did there?
Kath1
(4,309 posts)2. Rec!
Love her graphic!
littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)3. I stand with Wendy.
#FJL
Women are coming.
~ Lmsp 🙌
Kath1
(4,309 posts)4. We all should!
I have donated to her campaign. I would loooooove to see her win!
"Women are coming."
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)5. that is great