Archive for the ‘LGBT’ Category.
November 3, 2015, 10:44 pm
Same-sex marriage has been on the forefront of the news for several months now. This is thanks to the Supreme Court ruling back in June that made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. While those in the LGBT community and their supporters have applauded the Supreme Court decision, there are many who have been […]
October 22, 2015, 10:09 pm
Both Ellen DeGeneres and Caitlyn Jenner are people who are well known in the celebrity world. Jenner has made the news quite a bit this year after she came out as a trans-gendered female. Before the change, she was known as Bruce Jenner. Bruce Jenner was an Olympic athlete who won the men’s decathlon back […]
October 15, 2015, 8:59 pm
Lila Perry is a 17-year-old teenager who goes to high school in Missouri. Until she was 13, she felt she was a gay male. Then, she realized she identified more with the female sex than with the male sex. She kept it a secret until last winter, when she told the world she was a […]
October 13, 2015, 7:56 pm
While the same sex marriage ruling by the Supreme Court was well received by most, there are still people among the crowds who feel it was not the right decision. Many people are against gay marriage, mostly for religious reasons. This has created some issues for a few couples who wanted to get their marriage […]
October 6, 2015, 10:17 pm
If you are like most people, then you have probably heard about at least one of the many things in the news related to gay marriage since the Supreme Court’s ruling. If you have been living under a rock, gay marriage was made legal in every state in June. There have been a wide range […]
October 1, 2015, 9:50 pm
A Colorado bakery has been ordered by a court to provide wedding cakes for same-sex couples. Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cake shop, feels that baking same-sex wedding cakes violates his religious beliefs. As a Christian, he feels that same-sex marriage is wrong. Many Christians feel this way and point to some scriptures in […]
September 29, 2015, 8:35 pm
No doubt you have heard about the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage. The Court has ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to all of the same rights as heterosexual couples, and that effective immediately, gay couples can legally get married in any state. Ever since the ruling on June 26, 2015, many gay couples […]
September 22, 2015, 7:09 pm
Religions across America are coming to terms (or not) with the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that affirmed marriage equality as the civil law of the land. While some worry about the implications of the ruling for religious leaders, the text of the decision references the reality that the U.S. Constitution, upon which the ruling […]
September 3, 2015, 10:53 pm
The Supreme Court has spoken on same-sex marriage. Some would think that the highest court in the land would have the final word on the law in this regard, but some voices from a post-marriage equality nation are quite the opposite. Texas – “Numerous lawyers stand ready to assist clerks defending their religious liberties,” says […]
September 1, 2015, 10:43 pm
Love wins on the hill this week as the U.S. Supreme Court has recently ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry everywhere in the country. What is not as clear to many of the people that celebrate the result, though, is how the court determined that the right to marry a partner of […]