Dallas Diablos vs. The Sisters
The third annual Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence kickball game against the Dallas Diablos Rugby team takes place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 at  Glencoe Park, 5300 Martel Ave. The game raises money for Legacy Counseling Center.

 

Saddle Up Hollywood Style
The third annual Saddle Up Hollywood Style features five-time Emmy Award winner Doris Roberts to raise money for Ranch Hand Rescue.

Ranch Hand Rescue, based in Argyle, rescues and rehabilitates abused and starved farm animals and uses them in equine and animal-assisted therapy for people with a variety of issues including wounded warriors, abused children, children facing amputation, teens in the juvenile justice system and LGBT youth. At RHR, people help animals and animals help people.

The event takes place at 5–11 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Hilton Garden Inn, 785 State Highway 121 Bypass, Lewisville. Tickets and more information at RanchHandRescue.org.

 

Solidarity with Women mixer
Hope 4 Peace & Justice hosts a Solidarity with Women mixer 6:30–8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7 at Sue Ellen’s, 3014 Throckmorton St. Meet Kate Kendall, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

 

Election Night Watch Parties
Watch parties begin at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4 when the polls close.
• Wendy Davis watch party at Rodeo Goat, 2836 Bledsoe St., Fort Worth.
• Stonewall Democrats at Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road.
• Dallas County Democratic Party at Ozona, 4615 Greenville Ave.
• Carol Donovan, candidate for Texas House District 107, at BJ’s Restaurant, 1106 Town East Mall, Mesquite.

 

Oral arguments set in Texas and Louisiana marriage cases
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will hear the Texas and Louisiana marriage equality cases on Jan. 5.

In September, Judge Martin Feldman in Louisiana became the first federal district court judge to uphold a state’s marriage ban since the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act last year.

Texas’s marriage ban was ruled unconstitutional by San Antonio District Judge Orlando Garcia in DeLeon v. Perry. His decision is stayed pending appeal.

This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition October 31, 2014.