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People aren't scandalized by the blessing of an exploitative entrepreneur, but somehow they are by the blessing of a gay person, the pope said in a recent interview.
The pope issued a clarification of sorts in an address at the Vatican Friday.
But did he really reject them? Some Catholics and other Christians say definitely not.
While gay marriage is still considered a sin in the Catholic church, Pope Francis has approved blessings for same-sex couples.
This National Adoption Month, an attorney for Family Equality highlights a different type of adoption: stepparent, second parent, and confirmatory adoption for LGBTQ+ parents.
On the anniversary of Massachusetts's ruling on marriage equality, Mary Bonauto, the lead counsel for the same-sex couples involved in the case, writes about how LGBTQ+ history was made and how to keep going.
The ruling from the state's Supreme Judicial Court made Massachusetts the first in the nation with equal marriage rights.
Regarding transgender people, the document says a person who identifies as transgender can be baptized like any other adult, “as long as there is no risk of causing scandal or disorientation” to other Catholics.
Eight city lawmakers on Wednesday backed a petition from conservative groups calling for the games to be scrapped, accusing the event of advocating for LGBTQ rights and spreading “Western ideology.”
"I’ve seen firsthand how Republicans are using these bills...to target marginalized communities for discrimination and exclusion," writes U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley.
The county justice of the peace sued after she was issued a formal reprimand in 2019.
The ruling came too late for one of the plaintiffs, whose husband continued the battle when he died by suicide before the courts could rule in their favor.
Supreme Court-backed case of a Colorado web designer, aided by Alliance Defending Freedom, ignited fervent LGBTQ+ rights debate, spotlighting a larger quest to dismantle anti-discrimination laws.
“It was as if I did not exist,” one mother revealed.
So it begins: The Supreme Court orders a review of the discrimination finding against Aaron and Melissa Klein, who turned away a lesbian couple.
The Supreme Court's ruling is narrow in scope but sets the stage for more chipping away at antidiscrimination law.
The bill would help couples married before the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Windsor.
