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  The 2-Hour, 4-Bar Drink Specials in Oak Lawn Have Us Ready for Friday

  December 11 at 4 a.m.

  Having a gay ol’ time in Dallas doesn’t need to cost you an arm and a leg. While all of the bars in Oak Lawn and on the Cedar Springs Strip have deals and specials of their own, there is a lesser-known secret shared by all of the Caven-owned bars...

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  Six Words, Two Commas: LGBTQ Activists Bring the Fight to a Suburban School Board

  December 6 at 4 a.m.

  In 2017, art teacher Stacy Bailey spent the first day of class introducing herself to her students at Charlotte Anderson Elementary School in Arlington. She flipped through a slideshow of pictures of her family, which included a photo of Bailey and her fiancée making fish faces while dressed as Finding...

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  How to Celebrate Straight Pride

  November 20 at 4 a.m.

  This past weekend, a conservative group called Super Happy Fun America threw a straight pride parade, which brought in a resounding crowd of three. What could’ve gone wrong to make the event, which expected 2,000, such a massive fail? Bad marketing? Poor planning? Weak music selection? For some odd reason,...

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  New Report: Dallas Suburbs Are Becoming More Inclusive

  November 20 at 4 a.m.

  Every year, the Human Rights Campaign ranks cities across the United States based on the LGBTQ friendliness of their laws and services. And every year, a few Texas cities — Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin — get perfect scores. Dallas suburbs, however, do not. Take Irving, for example: The city scored a...

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  Here’s What Happened When ‘Straight Pride’ Activists Planned a 2,000-Person March through Downtown Dallas

  November 19 at 4 a.m.

  A few weeks ago, a group of out-of-town activists told their followers they were going to make a "mighty impact on Dallas" by marching through downtown on Saturday, "spreading the joys of straight pride" to all who would hear. On Saturday morning, three people showed up. The march had, in...

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  Hate Crimes in Dallas Spiked Last Year, FBI Data Shows

  November 14 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas saw a massive spike in hate crimes in 2018, according to FBI data released Tuesday. The Dallas Police Department reported 31 such incidents to the FBI last year, more than double the previous year's number. Angela Hale, acting CEO of Equality Texas, attributed the rise to hateful rhetoric by...