Moroccan court sentences activist to prison for T-shirt reading Allah 'is lesbian'
A court in Rabat found Ibtissame "Betty" Lachgar, a prominent feminist and LGBTQ+ rights activist, guilty of blasphemy.
September 4, 2025
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13 totally strange Bible verses homophobes love to hate
Homophobes cherry-pick Bible verses to justify their hatred, but do they want to give up bacon for breakfast and endless lobster buffets and be forced to marry their sister-in-law?
January 20, 2016
Pakistan Paper Censors Gay Kiss on New York Times Cover
The editors responsible for removing the image of two Chinese men kissing contend it was for the safety of their staff and to abide by restrictive laws concerning 'blasphemy' in Pakistan.
February 3, 2016
Why Wouldn't the U.S. Condemn the Death Penalty for Gays?
The State Department has excuses for voting against a pro-LGBT U.N. measure, but it still belies Trump's pledge to protect "the gays."
October 3, 2017
Pastor Rants That the Rainbow Flag Is 'Accursed' & 'Should Be Burned'
Anti-LGBTQ Virginia Pastor E.W. Jackson raged against embassies he says are defying the Trump administration's edict not to fly them on poles.
June 17, 2019
State Dept. Elaborates Position on Gays and the Death Penalty
While the U.S. condemns the use of capital punishment for homosexuality, it could not support a resolution opposing it for any offense, says a State Department spokeswoman.
October 3, 2017
WATCH: Fred Phelps Recanted Homophobia, Says Grandson
Zacharias Phelps-Roper claims the notoriously antigay preacher developed empathy for all, including gays, shortly before his death.
May 23, 2014
Blasphemy is coming to St. Peter’s Square as Trump tries to hijack Pope Francis’s funeral to feed his ego
Opinion:The upcoming sight of Trump at the Vatican stirs thoughts so ruinous, I’d need months in the confessional to repent, writes John Casey.
April 23, 2025
Nikki Haley Misleads on U.N. Vote on Death Penalty for Gays
She says the same vote on an anti-death penalty measure came during the Obama administration -- but that's not quite accurate.
October 4, 2017
WATCH: Right Wing Swoons Over Antigay Baker
Jack Phillips, a bakery owner in Lakewood, Colo., who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, has become a darling of right-wing pundits.
December 11, 2013
A tale of persecution in Iran
Maryam knew she was a lesbian from an early age, but in Iran, being gay is punishable by death. Facing far more than parental disapproval, she was kicked out of school, fired from a job, imprisoned, and tortured, all in an unsuccessful effort to change her sexual orientation. Finally, she escaped to France, where her asylum request was still pending at press time.
September 13, 2006