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Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo invites transgender women to Vatican lunch, but doesn't sit with them

Pope Leo is continuing Pope Francis' tradition of inviting transgender women to lunch, but not his tradition of sitting with them.

Peter Thiel

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.

TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart preaching at Flora Blanca Stadium in March 1987 and in tearfully asking for God forgiveness as he resigns from his ministry due to allegations of sexual misconduct in February 1998

Who was Jimmy Swaggart, the late, anti-LGBTQ+, disgraced televangelist?

Swaggart, who was involved in scandals with female sex workers, was as homophobic as any of his ilk, once saying he'd kill a gay man who looked at him with romantic intentions.

Louis Prevost, brother of newly elected Pope Leo XIV

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

Robert Francis Prevost

U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV. Here's what he's said about LGBTQ+ people

Pope Leo XIV may not carry the same stances on LGBTQ+ rights as Pope Francis.

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Who could succeed Pope Francis? We look at 10 possibilities, both LGBTQ-friendly and not

Potential successors come from all over the world and range from moderate to deeply conservative on LGBTQ+ issues.

Lindsey Graham press conference at the US Capitol building 2022 US President Donald Trump is seen dozing off in a blue suit during the funeral of Pope Francis Rome Italy April 2025

Lindsey Graham, the monsignor of MAGA, in his most offensive capitulation yet, says Trump should be pope

Opinion: Graham’s moral collapse is no longer a slow drip; it's a tidal wave of unholy water gushing at the devil incarnate that is the fiery Trump, writes John Casey.

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Baltimore Catholic charity violated gay man's rights by not paying spousal benefits, court rules

The man worked in information technology, not in a religious capacity, so his employer did not qualify for a religious exemption, a federal judge ruled.

LGBTQ rights SCOTUS protest against book banning and MCPS reading opt out

Supreme Court conservatives sympathize with parents objecting to LGBTQ-inclusive books

In hearing the Mahmoud v. Taylor case, conservatives leaned toward siding with these parents, while liberals wondered what other content parents could opt their kids out of.

Pope Francis waves to followers

LGBTQ+ and other leaders call Pope Francis progressive and transformative

“Pope Francis was a transformational leader who included LGBTQ people in historic ways," said Sarah Kate Ellis of GLAAD.

Pope Francis

Pope Francis dead at 88: Looking back on his LGBTQ+ rights legacy

In recent years, Pope Francis suffered various health issues and was recently discharged from the hospital. He leaves behind a complicated legacy regarding LGBTQ+ rights in the Catholic Church.

Imam Husham Al-Husainy, Rabbi Ari Berman of Yeshiva University, Franklin Graham with Donald Trump, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan

The anti-LGBTQ+ clergy who'll be praying at Donald Trump's inauguration

The lineup includes homophobes and transphobes from a variety of religions.

Kevin Roberts Heritage Foundation

Project 2025's Kevin Roberts and his association with the secretive far-right Catholic group Opus Dei

Roberts wants to revoke LGBTQ+ rights, outlaw abortion and contraception, and more with Project 2025.