Pope’s ‘Joy of Love’ Brings Little Joy To LGBT Catholics; Gay Atheist Malaysian Granted Refugee Status In Canada; Global LGBT Recap
Catholic Church: ‘Joy of Love’ Inspires Little Joy in LGBT Catholics Pope Francis released a long-awaited…
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Not Ready to Forgive: Hillary Clinton & the Ugly Truth of the Reagan Years
Gay men of a certain age—those of us who survived the Plague Years when so…
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How AIDS Changed the Way American Christians Talk About Sex
A Q&A with Anthony Petro on his new book, the first history of religion and the AIDS crisis in the U.S.
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Status of Uganda Anti-Gay Bill Unclear; U.S. Religious Right Support Isn’t
Although there have been reports that the bill’s death penalty provisions have been dropped, the Obama administration disputes that claim which has falsely been promised by the bill’s backers in the past.
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The Truth about Catholics and Condoms
The Pope took a big first step that the rest of the leadership must follow.
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Heterosexual Martyrs and Gay Saints: Did AIDS Coverage Clear the Way for LGBT Equality?
As the AIDS crisis progressed and believers interrogated their faith, journalists reported their questions: Was God a God of love or judgment? Were biblical injunctions against homosexuality cultural artifacts or eternal truths?
Read MoreMourning a Goddess: Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011
Screen legend was a pioneer in the support of AIDS research.
Read MoreThe Pope’s “Condom Sense”
Benedict’s remarks, clarified today, represent a “big shift.”
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Uganda’s Radical Anti-Gay Measure and the American Religious Right
A proposed measure in Uganda would make repeated homosexual activity punishable by death. Anti-gay activists in the United States may think that it goes too far, but they laid the groundwork for it.
Read MoreHomophobic Uganda a “Purpose-Driven Nation”?
An experiment in right-wing Christian social thought, Uganda is poised to pass anti-gay legislation. Will the US Senate leverage its weight in opposition?
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