Bishop O.C. Allen III and husband Rashad Burgess; Vision Cathedral of Atlanta
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Two decades after founding Vision Cathedral of Atlanta, Bishop O.C. Allen III says the church’s work is more urgent than ever. The LGBTQ-affirming Black Pentecostal congregation, which first gathered in his living room and now fills a sprawling sanctuary every Sunday, has become both a spiritual home and a civic hub at a time when queer and trans people are facing escalating political attacks across the South and the nation at large. Keep Reading →
Rev. Kenny Callaghan says that a masked ICE agent pointed a gun at his face before detaining him in handcuffs.
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A gay Minneapolis pastor says federal immigration agents handcuffed him, pointed a gun at his face, and taunted him while he stood among nonviolent protesters just blocks from where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three who also leaves behind a wife. The encounter has become a visceral symbol of fear, fury, and deepening mistrust between federal authorities and communities already scarred by violence. Keep Reading →
A second instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been suspended in the psychology paper grading saga that has engulfed the school.
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The University of Oklahoma has placed a second instructor on administrative leave amid a growing campus controversy that has entwined academic standards, religious expression, transgender rights, and political pressure. The latest educator removed from the classroom allegedly told students they would be excused for attending a Friday protest in support of a transgender instructor who was suspended for accurately grading a paper. Keep Reading →
Charlie Kirk DID say stoning gay people was the 'perfect law' — and these other heinous quotes
These are some of his worst comments about LGBTQ+ people made by Charlie Kirk.