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- 1 2 "Councilman spoke out for gay teens 'who might be holding gun tonight'". CNN, October 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Joel Burns resigns from Fort Worth City Council". Fort Worth Star-Telegram , February 12, 2014.
- ↑ "2 candidates file for Fort Worth council election". Fort Worth Star-Telegram , February 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Fort Worth council says goodbye to Burns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram , June 10, 2014.
- ↑ Hirst, Caty (June 21, 2014). "Ann Zadeh wins race for Fort Worth City Council". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Joel Burns MC-MPA '15 to be HGSC Annual Dinner Featured Guest".
- ↑ "Fort Worth Councilman's speech to gays goes viral" Archived 2010-10-17 at the Wayback Machine . PoliTex, October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Fort Worth Official To Gay Teens: 'It Gets Better'" Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine . KTVT, October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "This is the most touching 'it gets better' video you will ever see" Archived 2010-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Gawker.TV, October 14, 2010
- ↑ "Joel Burns interviewed by Melissa Block on NPR's All Things Considered." DowntownFortWorth.com, October 15, 2010
- ↑ "Downtown Councilman Hits the Today Show" DowntownFortWorth.com, October 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Joel Burns Hits Back at Weather Channel Tweet" Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine DowntownFortWorth.com, May 12, 2014.
- ↑ "The Weather Channel Apologies for Unnecessary Sarcasm Aimed at Fort Worth City Councilman" Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine DowntownFortWorth.com, May 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Mayor Mike Ejects Rabblerousers During Heated Rainbow Lounge Discussion" DowntownFortWorth.com, July 15, 2009
- ↑ "Fort Worth police appoint liaison to gays after Rainbow Lounge raid controversy" DallasNews.com, July 18, 2009
- ↑ "Gay candidate Joel Burns wins Fort Worth city council seat" Archived 2010-11-05 at the Wayback Machine PegasusNews, December 7, 2007"
- ↑ "Joel Burns begs teens contemplating suicide: Give yourself a chance to see life get better" Archived 2010-10-17 at the Wayback Machine . Dallas Voice , October 13, 2010.
- 1 2 "About Joel Burns" Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine JoelBurns.com, About Joel Section
