LGBTQ & Human Rights - Page 31 of 33
October 8th, 2012
In a victory for the LGBTQ rights movement, California became the first U.S. state to ban gay conversion therapy for minors. Gay rights advocates have hailed the decision as a step forward for vulnerable youth.
History Made with First Buddhist Same-Sex Wedding
August 16th, 2012
For the first time ever, a Buddhist same-sex wedding ceremony was performed in Taiwan, marking an important milestone in the journey toward legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Asia.
How ULC Ministers Can Fight Violence Against Women
July 30th, 2012
If you knew somebody who suffered a violent crime because of her sex, how would you take action? This is the question that a group of women's-rights advocates from Central America are trying to answer.
The ULC Monastery Supports Google's "Legalize Love" Campaign
July 13th, 2012
In one of the boldest moves of its kind, Google has launched a global campaign to promote safer conditions for LGBT people in and out of the workplace.
The Truth Behind the Birth Control Debate
June 13th, 2012
While the rest of the developed world has moved on, the United States languishes in a protracted, politicized debate over contraception funding. Now, a coalition of groups are opposing the contraception requirement.
A "Savage" Attack on Christianity and the Bible
May 9th, 2012
Journalist Dan Savage ruffled more than a few feathers a couple of weeks ago when he made a speech at a high school journalism convention in Seattle about how Christians use the Bible as a weapon against LGBT teens.
Give Back the Rainbow!
April 24th, 2012
Pastor Ken Hutcherson of Antioch Bible Church in Kirkland, Washington, thinks Christians have a special calling: to take back the rainbow from the LGBT community.
Arizona Passes Bills on Abortion, Bible Classes
April 17th, 2012
Within one week, the Arizona legislature has passed measures banning abortions after twenty weeks and legalizing the teaching of Bible classes in public schools. Is this a dangerous precedent?
NOM Strategy to Divide Blacks, Gays Exposed
April 2nd, 2012
A district court in Maine has released an internal document from the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) outlining the group's strategy for fighting marriage equality.
Religious Activists Protest Contraception Law
March 30th, 2012
Religious activists rallied in San Francisco on March 23 to protest a new federal requirement that would force insurers of religious-affiliated institutions to provide free contraception for employees.
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