Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since January 20, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Abbott previously served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015. He is the third governor of any U.S. state to permanently use a wheelchair. He is also the first disabled governor in Texas history.
The road to advocacy
Liz Dyer and her son, Nick When Liz Dyer’s son came out to her, she struggled with her faith. The struggle made her faith and her allyship stronger JAMES RUSSELL | Contributing Writerjamesjourno@gmail.com Liz Dyer wrote and taught Bible classes at her evangelical church, conveying her conservative church’s values.
Then her son came out as gay. And, “It rocked my family’s and my church’s world,” the Fort Worth resident recalled. When her son came out, she admitted, “I didn’t have a positive thing to say about being gay.
My reaction was not supportive.” She was, instead, afraid and confused. “I was afraid what this meant for us and him. I didn’t understand sexual orientation.
I just knew something had to go wrong just to be gay, not be born that way. But I just wanted to be a good mother and support him,” she said.
