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(AP)

The air went out of Houston

Kyrie O'Connor
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-683611p1.html'>Bizroug</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Salon)

Trans bathroom panic in Texas

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(AP/Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/Brendan McDermid/John Minchillo)

These are not the only nuts

Amanda Marcotte
Rachel Maddow (MSNBC/"Rachel Maddow Show")

Jenny Kutner
(AP/Molly Riley)

GOP's new anti-gay rock star

Luke Brinker
Pat Robertson (AP)

More Pat Robertson homophobia

Jenny Kutner
(AP)

Jenny Kutner