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Ancient gender-nonconforming Romans found refuge in a community dedicated to a goddess

The Catholic Church has long emphasized traditional binary views of gender. But in many places, both present and past, individuals have been able to push back against gender norms.

Newspaper Cites God, Cuts Man's Husband from Mother's Obituary

The publisher claims same-sex married couples don't exist.

Op-ed: The Harm and Shame of Negative Labeling

Growing up Catholic left one young man with a label that restricted him for years.

Pope Francis: Kids Must Have Moms and Dads

Pope Francis says children must be raised with 'the complementarity of the masculinity and femininity of a father and a mother.'

Jury gives South Dakota lesbian life in prison for murder

A woman who killed an acquaintance and dismembered her body with a chain saw has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, after a jury in Sioux Falls, S.D., decided to spare her life.

Antigay Bishop Says He Was Just Following Pope's Orders

Has Pope Francis for the first time stepped into a public policy debate about LGBT people?

Right-Wingers Frame Trudeau as Sexist Snowflake for Saying 'Peoplekind'

A viral clip of the Canadian prime minister appearing to correct a woman's use of "mankind" is fake news.

Orlando Pride Is Postponed (Not Canceled) Due to Hurricane

Religious extremists had meanwhile blamed Orlando Pride for Hurricane Matthew's path.

Pope Francis's LGBTQ+ record: the good and the bad

Pope Francis may not have been as progressive as some of us want, but he made a lot of progress for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church.

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Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Interviews AIDS Patient in New Biopic

Chastain and Andrew Garfield play the televangelist couple who fell from grace amid scandal in the new biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

Op-ed: How I Figured Out My Own Gender by First Grade

Writer Nico Lang grew up transgender. Sort of.

Op-ed: Prejudice, Parental Choice, and Leelah Alcorn's Death

Why parents can sometimes be the harshest bullies to their children.

She Hears Dead People

Legendary celebrity medium Concetta Bertoldi, author of the new book Inside the Other Side, is just what we need. We know this because Harold, her dead gay brother, told her so.

I asked God for acceptance, but these queer deities answered

Opinion: As spring celebrations unfold, discover how ancient deities can inspire acceptance, resilience, and a profound connection.

Op-ed: Saved By Grace

Author Chris Stedman shares his struggle with God, depression, an attempt at suicide, and the grace of his seemingly absent mother.

Carol Leifer on the LAM

Carol Leifer came out at 40, got Bat Mitzvahed at 45, and adopted a son at 50. Now she has a new book that explains why the hard-to-pigeonhole comic is just along for the ride.

Coming Back to America

American author Vestal McIntyre found a husband and a home in the U.K., but his first novel, Lake Overturn, brings him back to the Idaho countryside of his childhood.