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Happily Never After: Inside the Shadowy War to End Gay Marriage

November 18th, 2024

Is same-sex marriage in danger? With an incoming Trump administration, many in the LGBTQ+ community are worried that marriage equality will be at risk. Here's how some Christian activists hope to overturn Obergefell.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 158 Comments

TX Supreme Court Sides With Official Who Refused to Perform Same-Sex Marriages

July 5th, 2024

The Texas Supreme Court just sided with Dianne Hensley, a Justice of the Peace who cited her Christian values as the reason for her refusal to perform same-sex marriages for LGBTQ+ couples.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 157 Comments

Report: Pastors More Pro-LGBTQ+ Than Their Congregations

October 2nd, 2023

A new poll reveals a major disparity between pastors and their congregants when it comes to views toward the LGBTQ+ community. What does this growing divide mean for the future of faith communities?

LGBTQ & Human Rights 116 Comments

Texas Judge Won't Perform Same-Sex Marriages, Citing Faith Beliefs

July 21st, 2023

Can a Christian judge refuse to perform same-sex marriages at the courthouse, even though that falls under her job duties? Citing a recent Supreme Court ruling, a Texas judge says she can refuse same-sex couples.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 216 Comments

In Stunning About-Face, Mormon Church Backs Same-Sex Marriage Rights

November 17th, 2022

In a stunning move, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon Church) announced it will support federal legislation to protect same-sex marriage. But some critics aren't convinced.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 21 Comments

Mexico Legalizes Gay Marriage Nationwide, But Concerns Grow in U.S.

October 31st, 2022

Seven years after a Supreme Court ruling, the final Mexican state of Tamaulipas has voted to amend its civil code and legalize same-sex unions. But even as gay couples across Mexico celebrate, concern abounds in the U.S.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 99 Comments

Politician Attends Son's Same-Sex Wedding Days After Voting Against It

August 4th, 2022

Rep. Glenn Thompson is being called a hypocrite for voting against codifying same-sex marriage, then attending his son's own same-sex wedding just three days later. Is it anything by blatant hypocrisy?

LGBTQ & Human Rights 137 Comments

Christian Florist Settles With Gay Couple, Ending 8 Year Legal Battle

December 1st, 2021

A Christian florist who spent eight years in the Washington State courts for her right to deny service to a same-sex couple has finally thrown in the legal towel, agreeing to settle with the two men.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 57 Comments

Lesbian Couple Denied Wedding Tuxes By Christian Business Owner

July 1st, 2021

A lesbian couple in Florida was shocked when the local business they intended to rent their wedding tuxedos from suddenly cancelled their order on religious grounds just a few months before the wedding.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 128 Comments

Is Being Gay a Religion? LGBTQ Rights Under Attack in North Dakota

January 26th, 2021

A new bill introduced in North Dakota is taking a unique approach in its efforts to curtail LGBTQ rights, redefining homosexuality as a "nonsecular" act tied to the "religion" of secular humanism. Will it work?

LGBTQ & Human Rights 171 Comments

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