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Upstate New York Methodist minister comes out as transgender to congregation during Sunday service

"I’m affirming and saying to all of you that I am transgender, and so the best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man," Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf told her congregation in a powerful speech.

Meet the lesbian minister whose church clapped back at Texas's ban on rainbow crosswalks

Volunteers at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas have painted the steps in rainbow colors as a sign of welcome to all.

17 queer clergy taking the Gospel back from Christian nationalism

In churches across America, a quiet rebellion is rising from the pews to the pulpit. These clergy aren’t just preaching the gospel; they’re reclaiming it from those who’ve turned faith into a weapon.

Inside the fight against Trump in red states: It 'isn't just about Pride. It's about power'

In an exclusive interview, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson reflects on faith, family, and a new era for the equal rights movement.

Bishop William Barber: Ignoring the poor means ignoring the Jesus factor and defying Christianity

Opinion: Anything less, he warns, is heresy and a betrayal of both the gospel and democracy itself, writes John Casey.

Gay Trump ally Peter Thiel: Fear of technology will bring on the Antichrist

Thiel once suggested that environmental activist Greta Thunberg could be the Antichrist, although not in his latest lectures.

Bishop Budde’s inaugural remarks, not the impiety at Kirk’s memorial, are what Christianity is really about

Opinion: Will we follow the Christianity that serves the oppressed or the one that justifies hate and exclusion? writes John Casey/

Pope Leo XIV will continue Francis's acceptance of LGBTQ+ Catholics

The new Pope met with Father James Martin and shared his belief in inclusion and desire for continuity.

What are LGBTQ+ people's views on religion in the U.S.?

Less than half of U.S. adults who are LGBTQ+ (48 percent) say they identify with a religion, according to a new study by Pew Research Center.

While John MacArthur and Jimmy Swaggart welcome James Dobson to hell, their bigoted legacy on Earth lives on

Opinion: Three devils of the pulpit are gone, but their venom still fuels Trump’s pastors, politics, and power, writes John Casey.

James Dobson, the homophobic leader of Focus on the Family, dead at 89

Dobson was notoriously anti-LGBTQ+ and helped catalyze the religious right movement.

Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people, long discredited, could make a comeback

More than half of states restrict conversion therapy, but conservative courts could change that.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Catholic leader confirmed as ambassador to Vatican

Brian Burch, cofounder of CatholicVote, criticized Pope Francis's decision to bless same-sex couples.

Texas church vandalized by homophobes gets restored by affirming community

The Congregation at Life in the City painted over spray-painted messages of hate before Sunday service rolled around.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Beckwith shares post from church that called for death to gays; his team walks it back

Nevertheless, Beckwith has a history of horrific comments about LGBTQ+ people.

When Father Joe tells you who to vote for, America loses its last vestige of morality

Opinion: There’s no more separation of church and state, and congregants souls may only be saved by voting for the right candidate, writes John Casey.

Will the Catholic Church continue blessing same-sex couples under Pope Leo XIV?

A Vatican official spoke with a reporter about the topic recently.

Tennessee AG: It was God's will for him to defend gender-affirming care ban at Supreme Court

"God puts his people where he needs them," Jonathan Skrmetti said during the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting.

As Mental Health Awareness Month ends, the three lives I tried to run from and the one I’m running toward

Opinion: While May recognizes mental health, these issues need to be recognized every day, writes John Casey.

Virginia Republican candidate for governor addresses grads at extremely anti-LGBTQ+ schools

Both institutions explicitly disavow the LGBTQ+ community.

The pope’s MAGA brother and how even the holiest families have a black — and red — sheep stained by Trump

Opinion: There’s one in every family. The black and now red sheep. And we know who that is in the pope’s family, writes John Casey