Obama Administration Won’t Defend Federal Defense of Marriage Act in Court
The latest in a long line of victories for marriage equality.
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Hawaii Governor Vetoes Civil Unions
What if the same reasoning were applied during the Civil Rights Era?
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A More Perfect Union
In the midst of controversy, Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and partner Mark Andrew were joined in a Civil Union…
Read MoreMLK’s SCLC Threatens Leader Who Joins LGBT Civil Rights Protest
How sad and ironic that the revocation of citizen’s rights via Constitutional bans, is not on the SCLC’s radar. Is it a Movement or Museum?
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Response: Gay or Black, It’s Still Church-Sanctioned Discrimination
To deny the parallels between the Civil Rights Movement and the fight for LGBTQ civil rights obscures the fact that the forces opposing both used the Bible and Christianity to do their dirty work.
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Hitching a Freedom Ride: Gay Ain’t the New Black…
Due to the widespread acceptance of black civil rights, some members and friends of the LGBTQ community have hitched their conceptual wagons to the black freedom struggle of the 20th century. While gay rights are no trifling matter, those eager to make comparisons may want to hold their horses.
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RDPulpit: I Am Not A Number: Gays and Lesbians and Opinion Polls
A new poll shows that a majority of Americans support legal recognition for gay unions. Our columnist wishes they would stop taking surveys and start taking action.
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Newsweek Takes a Bullet On Gay Marriage
A major newsmagazine gets theological, and infuriates conservatives. But the Newsweek story doesn’t even scratch the surface of contemporary religion scholarship on gay marriage.
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Text of Terror: A Bill Granting LGBT Citizens Equal Rights Evokes Biblical Citation
Those who cling to a harrowing scrap of an otherwise marginal biblical text want the rest of us to believe that it amounts to persecution to ask them to unclench their fists so that all of us can live together in peace.
Read MoreGay Rights Getting “Enhanced” in Utah
In a weird turn of phrase, Utah’s governor announces that he supports enhanced civil rights for gay people.
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