Baylor University returns $643,000 LGBTQ+ grant, calling it 'inconsistent' with values
The foundation awarding the grant accused Baylor of bowing to a "pressure campaign from groups with a political agenda."
July 10, 2025
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Christian College With Out Athletes Bans Gay Sex
The college, with two out volleyball players, has adopted a 'statement on human sexuality' proscribing 'sexual relations outside of marriage or between persons of the same sex.'
February 27, 2015
U.S. to Support U.N. Gay Rights Declaration
The Obama administration will support a United Nations declaration affirming that sexual orientation and gender identity are included in international human rights protections -- the same declaration Bush opposed.
March 18, 2009
Ghana's Anglican Bishops Condemn Proposed Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
Church leaders say that aspects of the bill are "severe" and that acts of hostility against LGBTQ+ people must be denounced.
February 4, 2022
Lutheran Group Addresses Marriage Issue
A task force drafting a statement on sexuality for the nation's largest Lutheran group said Thursday that the church should continue defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. However, the panel did not condemn same-gender relationships. The committee expressed regret that historic Lutheran teachings have been used to hurt gays and lesbians, and acknowledged that some congregations already accept same-sex couples.
March 14, 2008
Christian University Hardens Its Anti-LGBT Stances
California's Biola University strengthens anti-LGBT language in a belief statement and seeks an exemption from federal antidiscrimination law, while still receiving federal funding.
December 10, 2015
Obama's First 100 Days Prove Inclusive
Though the president's first 100 days did not include the signing of major LGBT legislation, advocates say the Administration has set the stage for a string of LGBT wins.
April 29, 2009
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"Gay rights are human rights." With that declaration -- and the team she has assembled at the State Department -- Hillary Rodham Clinton has elevated the dialogue on LGBT rights around the globe.
January 10, 2011
Ghana’s new president says proposed anti-LGBTQ+ law is effectively dead on procedural grounds
President John Mahama says he wants to open dialogue on the law, while one legislator said he would rather be dead than live in a country that affirmed LGBTQ+ rights.
January 27, 2025
The Pope's Gay-Supportive Words Could Change the Church Forever
If the Vatican stands by Pope Francis's reported remarks, it could be the start of a new era of acceptance.
May 22, 2018
U.N. Takes Major Step to Protect on Basis of Gender Identity
The draft resolution approved in the Third Committee of the General Assembly mentions gender identity as a characteristic warranting protection from unlawful executions for the first time.
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November 23, 2012
U.S. State Department Drops 'LGBT Rights' in Favor of 'Sexual Rights'
The State Department announced this week it will use the term "sexual rights" to refer to reproductive health, gender, and LGBT rights in its communications with the United Nations.
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September 23, 2015
LGBTQ+ 'Worse Than COVID-19' Says Ghana's Speaker of Parliament
He made the comments as a bill was filed that would criminalize the "promotion" and "act" of homosexuality.
July 1, 2021
Mauritius Supreme Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex in Landmark Decision
Advocates hailed the decision on the African island nation while the court disparaged the law’s British colonial era origins in its ruling.
October 4, 2023
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Condemns Abuse of Gay Men in Chechnya
If the reports of official violence are true, "this violation of human rights cannot be ignored," says Haley.
April 17, 2017