[ WP ] [ HP ] -ish : Write a brief report on the gay rights movement from the year 2023 .


 
 TEXAS PASSES BILL: UPDATE 
 
 JUNE 23RD, 2022 
 
 Beaumont Enterprise, via Associated Press 
 
 Following a tense standoff in the Texas Senate yesterday, the 2023 Marriage Equality Act for Texas eeked by with 17 yeas over 14 nays. 
 The act, drafted by State Senator Morales of Houston, has drawn considerable ire by conservative groups throughout the state. 
 
 `` It's not godly.'' states an opponent outside of the Capitol Building in Austin, who asked his name not to be printed. `` Marriage is a sacred rite between men and women created by God. We're just three steps away from men and women marrying farm animals now.'' 
 
 Texas still has a strong conservative movement, despite a blue shift in the 2020 election. With the bill's passage, Texas would become the 14th state to allow same-sex marriages between citizens, following the passage of a similar bill in Hawaii in 2021. 
 
 `` Gay marriage? They get to suffer with the rest of us? I've been divorced five times in my life, three by the same woman. If a gay man or woman wants to marry someone, I do n't see a problem with it. I just think they should seriously not marry into crazy.'' stated a Peter S. from Lufkin at a rally in Dallas. 
 
 Governor Davis is expected to sign the bill into law within the week.
