The Delaware proposal to recognize civil unions has been approved by a Senate committee, and will now go to the floor of the full Senate for a vote. One of the striking features of the hearing was that, balancing the…
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Mexican Welcome for Gay, Lesbian Catholics
The Changing Tone of Catholic Bishops’ Responses to Homosexuality Last year, I reported on statements by a series of bishops which pointed a change in tone from Church authorities on responses to homoerotic love. This began almost a year ago…
Indiana Ban on Gay Marriage – So What?
At this site, I regularly attempt to report on and celebrate the moves to family equality, in the US and around the world. You may have noticed, though, that I am not nearly as assiduous in reporting the setbacks –…
Presbyterian Minister Repents – of Preaching Against Homosexuality
Queer Christians are familiar with being told by religious leaders that they must repent. Recently though, I have been seeing a number of stories of a different kind of repentance: of pastors, theologians and Biblical scholars who are beginning to…
Catholics for Equality Applauds the Reintroduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
WASHINGTON – Catholics for Equality, a national organization of Catholics who put their faith into ethical and effective political action on behalf of the LGBT community and their families, applauds today’s reintroduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). The legislation,…
Catholic Support for Queer Equality: No Surprise!
At Religion Dispatches, Paul Gorrell says nobody should be surprised that Catholics collectively favour LGBT equality. He writes about the recent study by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), which shows that Catholics do so in greater numbers than the population…
Gay Marriage – Mississippi?
No, it’s not going to happen (not just yet, anyway). Still, it’s a fun thought, and encouraging to note that somebody is even thinking about it. Delilah Schmidt, a sociology senior at Mississippi State U, has suggested in The Reflector…
Queer Parents: Listen To The Families
“People say sexuality is a taught thing. They say that a gay father will teach you to be gay. But sexuality is genetically wired into us. Hatred is the taught thing. -Alex Wagenhoffer-Zahnwo Scott adds: “If you grow up eating…
The Son Sets You Free
The liberating message of the Gospels The eighth chapter of the gospel of St John records a nasty spat between Jesus and his opponents (the Pharisees are mentioned, but we can assume that the priests and lawyers are also included).…
Progress Towards Marriage Equality: Civil Unions Advance in Colorado, Delaware
In Maryland, a bill to provide for full gay marriage died in the state House of Delegates without reaching a vote. In contrast, Hawaii and Illinois have achieved the lesser (but still important) intermediate goal of civil unions for same…
