August 27, 2015, 10:21 pm
An apologizing evangelical walks in his first Pride Parade, and experiences an overwhelming outpouring of love and acceptance from those in attendance. While he has been a long-time stalwart support of full inclusion and equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer (LGBTQ) communities in the faith space, he had also been consistently warned […]
May 7, 2015, 11:30 am
Among states considering “religious protection” laws, Indiana stepped up into the line of fire, and drew heavy fire. Utah seems to have worked around many of the challenges faced by Indiana, Arkansas, and others by also passing explicit protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals alongside the “religious protection” law that the Church […]
April 28, 2015, 6:30 pm
Thousands of parishioners at City Church in San Francisco can now open their hearts to their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community members with full fellowship in the evangelical church. While it has always been open to the LGBTQ community, the church’s official policy in the past required celibacy of gay members to […]
February 12, 2015, 10:55 pm
Announcing the acceptance of four appeals that relate to issues of same-sex marriage in America, the U.S. Supreme Court takes the first step toward addressing directly one of the hottest political questions of the past decade. State after state in the nation has either passed laws permitting gay marriage or attempted to restrict and avoid […]
December 17, 2014, 10:23 pm
Updates on Gay Marriage News Around the United States Now that gay marriage is legal in more than half the states, many states are having to ramp up their arguments as they fight the bans that are being overturned in their state courts. Two recent states that have been in gay marriage news reports are […]
November 18, 2014, 12:29 am
Same-sex marriage has been legal in the state of New York since 2011, but there are still business owners in the state who are slow to accept the legal and social change. Cynthia and Robert Gifford, owners of Liberty Ridge Farm in upstate New York recently found themselves at the heart of a debate that […]
November 6, 2014, 12:42 am
The United States has seen its fair share of changes regarding states switching their stances on gay marriage these past few weeks. Today, there are around 30+ states that allow gay marriage, and more are soon to follow. Now gays are looking to get married, and with their options open, it comes down to places […]