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A Texas state appeals court in Dallas rejected a decision by a lower court that a gay couple who legally married in Massachusetts could get divorced in Texas. State District Judge Tena Callahan ruled, in October of 2009, that the couple had the right to legally end the marriage and the state's same-sex marriage ban was a violation of the federal constitutional right to equal protection. The 5th District Court of Appeals in Dallas reversed the decision on Tuesday, and instructed Callahan dismiss the case.

Mike Rawlings, previously reluctant to join the fight, banded with mayors from cities large and small in filing a pro-equality brief with the Supreme Court.

Now that Laura Bush has made supporting gay marriage a cornerstone of her book tour and since Facebook has become the country's universal agent for appearances ala Betty White on Saturday Night Live, there's a new Facebook campaign to land the former First Lady as Dallas Pride's guest of honor.

Dallas County, Texas on Tuesday approved a domestic partnership measure that would give same-sex partners of any of its 6,500 employees the same health insurance and other benefits enjoyed by legally married county employees.

A gay married couple is challenging the wedding announcement policy of the Dallas Morning News, which refuses to feature same-sex couples in their "Weddings" section. Dallas couple Mark Reed-Walkup and Dante Walkup were recently married, thanks to Skype and an officiant in Washington, D.C., where same-sex marriage is legal. TheDallas Morning News won't publish their announcement in the "Weddings" section, but has agreed to feature them in their "Commitments" section. The couple is challenging the paper's decision by filing a complaint with the city, which bars discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The Dallas Independent School District is set to hold a final vote on an anti-bullying policy, with protections specifically against bullying for LGBT students, that started in response to the recent gay teen suicides around the country. The board of trustees is scheduled to vote on Thursday November 18th, and if they vote passes, it will be the first policy in Texas to include sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

Dallas Roberts, who played Pam Grier's Kit's boyfriend Angus on The L Word, will take a gay role in the CBS drama The Good Wife, making him the highest profile gay character added to date since the network received its second consecutive failing grade on the GLAAD Network Responsibility Index.

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A Christian private school is requesting to forfeit to Dallas Academy and apologizing for the girls' basketball game score which, 'clearly does not reflect a Christ-like and honorable approach to competition.'