By: Azeotrope

Ugh. My state is being a festering wound on the planet again and I am deeply ashamed. I’m lucky to be up in Dallas, which does have a protection ordinance (though a very minimal one), but I am so scared at how effective this hatemongering campaign was.

The president of the LGBTQIA activism group at my university started a petition to move the NCAA Final Four tournament out of Houston because it’s so unsafe. It’s here, please sign: https://www.change.org/p/ncaa-houston-shouldn-t-be-rewarded-with-the-final-four-tournament . As of now they’re still refusing to move it, but maybe if we get enough momentum and signatures or make a racket in the press they’d have to do something. Big business, distasteful as it is sometimes, is a powerful ally of our community and a way to get Republicans on our side. Companies are finally starting to realize that we’re a good investment, so it isn’t good business sense to be bigots. At least, I’m hoping they’ll realize that and get the hell out of Houston.