Hate Groups Are Behind Jeff Sessions’ New ‘Religious Liberty’ Task Force
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of a “Religious Liberty Task Force” at the Justice Department saying Donald Trump’s election has given the right a “rare opportunity” to stop a “dangerous movement, undetected by many” that is eroding religious freedom. In reality, the task force is simply an extension…
#BreakThePatent: How HIV activists are going after Gilead’s PrEP patent
Activists are pushing the government to “march in” and break the pharma giant’s Truvada patent. Their promise is tantalizing: end the HIV epidemic without a vaccine. But how? In an op-ed published this week in The New York Times, two prominent HIV activists and a physician argue “the solution comes in a…
This Woman Wants To Be A Stand-In Mom For LGBTQ Couples Who Face Family Rejection
Oklahoma’s Sara Cunningham wants to provide hope for LGBTQ people on their wedding days. An Oklahoma woman has become a viral sensation after offering to be a stand-in mom at same-sex weddings. Sara Cunningham ― who is the author of the 2014 book, How We Sleep At Night: A Mother’s…
Jason Mraz Talks Hooking Up with Dudes While Dating the Woman Who Later Became His Wife
“Honestly, I didn’t realize it was going to be so telling. But I’ve had experiences with men, even while I was dating the woman who became my wife. It was like, ‘Wow, does that mean I am gay?’ And my wife laid it out for me. She calls it…
Delaware Becomes 15th US State to Ban Conversion Therapy
The bill’s sponsor calls conversion therapy ‘pseudoscience and child endangerment, plain and simple’ Delaware yesterday enacted SB 65: legislation that bans the damaging practice of conversion therapy on minors. Delaware Governor John Carney signed the bill into law. In doing so, it becomes the 15th US state (in addition…
Episcopal Church Passes Resolution To Allow All Same-Sex Couples To Marry In Their Home Churches
The Episcopal Church passed a resolution with overwhelming support on Friday that removed restrictions on same-sex marriage in Middle Tennessee and seven other U.S. dioceses that had not permitted religious wedding ceremonies for gay and lesbian couples in their regions of the church. The General Convention, which concluded its triennial…
Couple Opens Up About Nearly Giving Up on Having Child After Three Failed Surrogacy Attempts
Johnny Lee and Sebastian Barleben knew they both wanted a child early on in their relationship A couple have spoken out about almost giving up their dream to have a biological child when they had three failed surrogacy attempts. Johnny Lee, 37, and Sebastian Barleben, 40, were ready to…
LGBTQ Activists are Protesting Mike Pence’s Visit to Kansas City with a “Sausage Fest”
“Bring your friends and family, bring a sign, bring a flag!” Vice President Mike Pence will be greeted with a “sausage fest” by LGBTQ activists today (11 July) as he speaks at an event in Kansas City. Alternative rock station KRBZ announced the protest yesterday on Twitter, and said they’ll be…
Watch Adam Discuss Baring it All for ESPN’s Body Issue
Olympic Figure skater Adam Rippon graced the cover of ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue As is tradition, America’s sassy sweetheart posed nude, wearing nothing but his skates. Rippon was joined by WNBA player Sue Bird and soccer midfielder Megan Rapinoe …being the first LGBTQ couple to have covered the…
Gay Sex Has Been Legal in Texas for 15 Years Today
Today marks 15 years since gay sex was decriminalised in Texas and a string of other US states. On June 26 2003, the US Supreme Court ruled that state-level sodomy laws banning gay sex were illegal. The 6-3 ruling in Lawrence V Texas struck down laws banning gay sex in…
British Royal Family’s First Gay Wedding: Lord Mountbatten to Marry James Coyle
One of the grooms is the queen’s third cousin once removed, and the great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria. Just over a month after Prince Harry married American actress Meghan Markle, the extended British royal family will have its first same-sex wedding. Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a distant cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, will…
Most Americans Disagree with ‘Religious Exemptions,’ Poll Finds
Most Americans don’t think that businesses should have a religious right to discriminate, a poll found. A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted this past week found that 72% of Americans said that business owners should not be allowed to cite their religious beliefs as a justification for refusing LGBTQ customers, while 14% said…