LGBTQ & Human Rights - Page 32 of 33
January 25th, 2012
On 23 January, at a packed Senate committee hearing in the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, the Legislature legalized same-sex marriage across the state.
NY Town Clerk Denies License to Gay Couple
October 5th, 2011
The legalization of same-sex marriage in New York has not meant that all hurdles have been cleared for same-sex couples. In fact, things are beginning to get sticky.
Catholics Challenge Vatican Ban on Women Priests
August 3rd, 2011
Hundreds of Roman Catholic priests from around the globe are challenging the ban on ordaining women and married men as priests, but some say the ban should stay in place.
Lady Gaga to Become ULC Minister?
July 29th, 2011
Lady Gaga, the openly bisexual singer of "Born This Way", "Judas", and other major hits revealed her plans to become an ordained minister of the ULC in an interview on KISS FM.
ULC Ministers Lend a Hand in New York Weddings
July 27th, 2011
As they exult in the passage of marriage equality in New York state, supporters of same-sex marriage still have many questions about how to perform a legal wedding ceremony for the upsurge in newly engaged couples.
Chaz Bono and Ann Coulter Discuss God and Psychiatry
July 19th, 2011
On a recent episode of the HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher, the issue of religious faith and health-care happened to come up, providing an important question to contemplate.
The Universal Life Church Monastery Supports the Gay Community
July 1st, 2011
Equal marriage rights in the eyes of state and federal law are not granted to a significant portion of America’s population. This denial of rights is no less than discrimination against a minority group.
New York State Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
June 25th, 2011
In a decision that passed 33-29, New York State has legalized same-sex marriage. New York is now the sixth state to allow gay marriage and is, and with a population of nearly 19 million, the largest of its kind. The New York Democratic assembly is expected to
What Young People Think about Abortion and Gay Marriage
June 17th, 2011
According to a recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), young Americans are not more supportive of abortion than their parents, but they are more supportive of same-sex marriage.
Why We Can't Wait
October 21st, 2009
Reply to the President: We are all children of the same universe, and we each have a right to be here, marry who we want and to serve our nation in every capacity when needed.
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