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Tag Archive for LGBT Equality
Religion and Gay Rights: A Preacher’s View
Watch this video, from an appearance by a preacher before a Springfield city council hearing on gay rights. In the words of my daughter Robynn, who alerted me to it – “(Watch to the end, it’s not what it seems!)”…
61% of UK Christians back equal rights for gay couples – Survey
There is extensive evidence that the US is moving to embrace full equality for lesbian and gay couples, and that Catholics are more supportive than the population at large. American Evangelicals though, remain (mostly) hostile. There has not been nearly…
Marriage equality gains, world – wide.
In a thoughtful review of LGBT gains in 2011, San Diego Gay and Lesbian News picks out three especially notable features: the final end of DADT in the US, the emergence of LGBT activists in Africa – and further notable movement…
Elton John: There’s a Global War Against the Right of Gay People to Live and Love. We Need to Fight Back
There’s a Global War Against the Right of Gay People to Live and Love. We Need to Fight Back. There has been a strange hole in Western gay politics — until now. We have, understandably, been focused on our own…
Opposition to Gay Marriage Not Socially Acceptable? Millenials Leading the Way.
Opposition to Queer Equality Becoming Uncool Many people will remember a time when smoking was not just socially acceptable, but almost a social requirement: I knew several people when I was young who described themselves as “social smokers” – those…
In Politics and in Business, Homophobia Becoming Toxic. What About the Church?
CGBG, the “Charity Giveback Group” (formerly the Christian Values Network until a March name change), is upset with gay activists, whom they accuse of misrepresenting their business as homophobic. They have good cause to be anxious: their activities are based on…
Queer Jewish Praise for Conservative Christian Support for – LGBT Equality!
Yes, I know it sounds complicated, but behind it, there’s a really simple message. Our struggle is not one of faith versus sexuality, as it is often presented, in which there can be only one winner, but to recognise that…
Religious Leaders Support Mass. Transgender Protection Bill
Religious leaders are far too often more eager to oppose than promote civil protection or inclusion in faith for sexual minorities. There are an increasing number now speaking up for lesbian and gay rights – but not usually for the…
Queer and Catholic? Join the Conversation.
One of the challenges in the past in dealing with the political issues around LGBT equality from a Catholic perspective is that the conversation has too easily been dragged down to the level of a shouting match which puts “religious…
