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Copyright 2018 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Thursday marks National Coming Out Day — an LGBTQ holiday that encourages young queer people to be comfortable with their sexuality and live an open lifestyle. 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the first...
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The Supreme Court is ordering Washington courts to take a new look at the case of a florist who refused to provide services for the wedding of two men because of her religious objection to same-sex marriage. The justices’ order Monday means the court is passing for now on...
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A gay priest blocked from working as a hospital chaplain after marrying his partner has stressed the “need for revolution” in the Church of England. Canon Jeremy Pemberton said LGBT people “continue to wait for real change” in the Church’s attitudes towards them after he lost a Court of...
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A church facing threats from LGBT activists for offering counseling to sexually confused girls now faces allegations of performing an exorcism on a transgender boy. Locals and LGBT activists sent messages to Metro City Church in Riverview, Mich., threatening physical violence against the pastor and church members over the church’s identity...
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The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a case challenging whether sex discrimination protections in employment extend to sexual orientation. The justices denied an appeal from a Georgia woman who claims she was harassed and forced from her job as a security officer at Georgia Regional Hospital. Jameka Evans argued the...
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In a legal case with profound implications for LGBT rights and religion’s place in public life, the opposing sides agree on this: It’s not about the cake. At its core, the case that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments on Dec. 5 is a showdown between...
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“Compassion follows engagement. One of the reasons why we don’t have compassion for certain people is because we don’t engage and get to know them. Take time to talk to them and your heart will become compassionate.”-Pastor Jumaine Jones, The Bridge Church, Washington, D.C. Like most people of my...
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Having played animals onstage, the concept of merely switching genders isn’t quite as complicated to American mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong. Mezzos lie in a mid-space vocally, just lower than sopranos, and roles available to them reflect this. Outside of Carmen, mezzo-sopranos have few options other than one of the many...
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Leadership at an Austin church have decided not to perform any more wedding ceremonies, in an effort to support members of the LGBT community. The Methodist Church currently does not allow its clergy to officiate same-sex marriages. First United Methodist Church of Austin, just across the street from...
Copyright 2018 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Thursday marks National Coming Out Day — an LGBTQ holiday that encourages young queer people to be comfortable with their sexuality and live an open lifestyle. 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the first...
The Supreme Court is ordering Washington courts to take a new look at the case of a florist who refused to provide services for the wedding of two men because of her religious objection to same-sex marriage. The justices’ order Monday means the court is passing for now on...
A gay priest blocked from working as a hospital chaplain after marrying his partner has stressed the “need for revolution” in the Church of England. Canon Jeremy Pemberton said LGBT people “continue to wait for real change” in the Church’s attitudes towards them after he lost a Court of...
A church facing threats from LGBT activists for offering counseling to sexually confused girls now faces allegations of performing an exorcism on a transgender boy. Locals and LGBT activists sent messages to Metro City Church in Riverview, Mich., threatening physical violence against the pastor and church members over the church’s identity...
The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a case challenging whether sex discrimination protections in employment extend to sexual orientation. The justices denied an appeal from a Georgia woman who claims she was harassed and forced from her job as a security officer at Georgia Regional Hospital. Jameka Evans argued the...
In a legal case with profound implications for LGBT rights and religion’s place in public life, the opposing sides agree on this: It’s not about the cake. At its core, the case that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments on Dec. 5 is a showdown between...
“Compassion follows engagement. One of the reasons why we don’t have compassion for certain people is because we don’t engage and get to know them. Take time to talk to them and your heart will become compassionate.”-Pastor Jumaine Jones, The Bridge Church, Washington, D.C. Like most people of my...
Having played animals onstage, the concept of merely switching genders isn’t quite as complicated to American mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong. Mezzos lie in a mid-space vocally, just lower than sopranos, and roles available to them reflect this. Outside of Carmen, mezzo-sopranos have few options other than one of the many...
Leadership at an Austin church have decided not to perform any more wedding ceremonies, in an effort to support members of the LGBT community. The Methodist Church currently does not allow its clergy to officiate same-sex marriages. First United Methodist Church of Austin, just across the street from...