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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

After U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced in July that the organization intended to recognize same-sex marriage, Russia indicated that it would oppose the change. Russia led a coalition of United Nations member countries who opposed a change in policy by the organization to recognize and extend staff benefits to same-sex marriages. The government of […]

Duke Nelson and his husband Steve Nelson leaped into foster parenting immediately after they decided it was for them. Duke recalls that, “We received our foster care license Friday at noon, and at 3 p.m., they told us we had been selected for an emergency placement. The kids were at our house at 5 p.m.!” […]

Leaders of two world mega-churches eased away from some harsh former opinions their respective religious organizations have held on LGBT issues. Pope Francis refines the Catholic position, as reflected in a document of the findings of a religious scholarly group he convened in October 2014, called the synod on family affairs. The paper that resulted […]

A religious and LGBT support group gathers in Harlem to discuss the struggles and joys of being gay and faithful. Leading an open public forum titled “Ain’t no Hurt Like a Gospel Hurt,” the group hosts discussion leading toward healing and understanding. While many in the LGBT community have felt shunned and hurt by guilt […]

From the national cable airwaves to popular podcasts, public figures who discuss issues of sexual preference and same-sex rights too frankly for some tastes find that they come under attack from ecclesiastical leaders. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper responds to charges that he “boasts” about his homosexuality on air, while a Mormon podcaster who talks about […]

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 […]