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#BeyBeAHERO: Twitter’s Asking Beyoncé to Speak Up for Houston’s HERO

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Beyonce LGBTI’m out that H-townComing, coming downI’m coming down dripping candy on the groundH, H-town, town, I’m coming downThe hometown homage in her 2014 hit “***Flawless” proves Beyoncé hasn’t forgotten her Texas roots. Her visual album, Beyoncé, is riddled with similar references, from footage of her younger self blowing kisses to Houston to referencing her neighborhood as Miss Third Ward in “Pretty Hurts.” Beyoncé loves claiming Texas as her home, and Texas definitely shares the sentiment.And now, some advocates are calling for the Houston heroine’s help.The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), designed to protect LGBT Houstonians from discrimination, could be repealed when it’s put on the ballot in November. And activist Carlos Maza called on Queen B to urge her fans to the polls. As he wrote in the Huffington Post: “With a single Instagram post, Beyoncé could help…

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