Texas Supreme Court Addresses Major LGBT Ordinance

The Daily Caller reports:

The Texas Supreme Court dealt Houston’s contentious LGBT ordinance a major blow Friday.

The court ruled that the city of Houston must repeal or allow a vote on the Equal Rights Ordinance, an ordinance that qualified for the ballot but was kept off by Houston’s mayor, who sparked outrage when she tried to subpoena sermons and communications of local pastors.

The Equal Rights Ordinance banned businesses that serve the public from discriminating against gay or transgender people.

Conservative activists say that the ordinances can be used to allow men who identify as women to use women’s restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa for women who identify as men.

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