Houston voters repeal 'transgender' bathroom bill in a landslide

Lifesitenews.com reports: Their HERO turned out to be a zero. Voters in Houston - the nation's fourth largest city - voted in a landslide last night to repeal an ordinance that gave people who identify as transgender the right to use the restrooms, showers, and changing facilities of the opposite biological sex. More than 60 percent of voters rejected the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), which city council passed last May. The controversial measure punished businesses that refused to allow biological males to use women's facilities with a $5,000 fine per infraction. "Houston has become a rallying cry for Americans tired of seeing their freedoms trampled in a politically correct stampede to redefine marriage and sexuality," said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins. "Houstonians sent a message heard across the country: They will not allow the government to flush away their money, and more importantly, their values and religious liberties." The local issue became the focus of national attention last year, when Mayor Annise Parker issued a subpoena for the sermons of five local pastors who opposed the ordinance. As the election approached, the main organization supporting HERO, Houston Unites, spent almost $3 million on the election, and pro-family advocates spent barely $1 million. “This is a national game-changer," said Jonathan Saenz, president of Texas Values Action, after the election results came in...