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At least 66 incidents occurred between June 2022 and January 2024 in which a religious institution was targeted for its perceived support of LGBTQ+ people.
Claims by anti-LGBTQ+ social media users have been debunked...repeatedly.
The country's largest nonprofit health care provider will no longer offer gender-affirming care.
Churches that support LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage would remain Methodist, while those opposed would form a new denomination.
The church has long been divided into factions over its stance on homosexuality and gay clergy and even weighed splitting into two separate churches over the issue.
Knowing your child faces legal discrimination is a silent agony for many parents.
The planned United Methodist Church split over LGBTQ issues shows that right-wing voices aren't the most powerful ones in Christianity, just the loudest.
Rev. Andi Woodworth was the first out trans pastor to lead the Georgia House in prayer — and believes she helped turn back some anti-trans legislation.
Delegates at the church's General Conference are likely to vote to rescind anti-LGBTQ+ policies, but it's not a done deal.
Beth Stroud said her "whole life would have been different" had she not been removed from her position in the church.
Almost two-thirds of LGBTQ+ people who were raised Christian have left, new data finds. But queer Black Americans have more to leave behind.
The court set a new standard for consideration of religious accommodations in the workplace but did not rule on the merits in the case of a man who refused to work Sundays because of his Christian beliefs.
Volunteers at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas have painted the steps in rainbow colors as a sign of welcome to all.
Even those who aren't religious should pay attention to whether the Methodists move in the direction of tolerance and love.
It's a positive step, but still one they cannot support.
Most of those leaving are conservative, as it's expected the church will soon adopt more LGBTQ-affirming policies.
The church's Judicial Council OK'd the retention of bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages.
