#shawnthierry — Public Fediverse posts
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed outgoing state Rep. Shawn Thierry, a Houston politician who recently switched from the Democrat to Republican party, to the state’s juvenile justice board.
#Houston #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Texas #LaurenAshleySimmons #ShawnThierry #TexasGovernorGregAbbott #TexasJuvenileJusticeBoard #TransgenderIssues
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#LaurenAshleySimmons #declares #victory over #Texas #Rep. #ShawnThierry, who broke with #Democrats on #LGBTQ+ #votes
The Simmons-Thierry contest emerged as a #test of whether #Democratic #lawmakers who do not fully support #LGBTQ+ #causes can remain in #goodstanding with their own #party’s #voters.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/23/shawn-thierry-lauren-simmons-texas-house-democrats/
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#AntiTrans #Dem loses #primary to #LaurenAshleySimmons, a #queer #woman, in #Texas.
#Incumbent #Houston #Democrat #ShawnThierry was trounced in a #primary #runoff after she became one of few #Democrats nationwide who broke ranks to #vote for a #ban on #genderaffirmingcare for #transgender #youth, following a lengthy, #misinformation-filled #speech.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Politics #Progress #DemocraticParty #Allies #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans-dem-loses-primary-to-lauren
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State Rep. Shawn Thierry, a Houston Democrat who broke party lines last year and voted with Republicans in support of bills viewed as attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, likely is headed to a runoff against challenger Lauren Ashley Simmons.
#Election2024 #Elections #Houston #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Texas #2024PrimaryElection #AntiLgbtqLaws #DemocraticPrimary #LaurenAshleySimmons #ShawnThierry