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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Apocalyptic DADT Scenarios Simply Aren’t Happening
When the repeal of DADT was on the table many like John McCain predicted disaster.
Read MoreAlums Speak Out Against Anti-Gay Christian College
Apologizing for “harming” someone is a far cry from repenting of the offense that caused the harm.
Read MoreIs “Gay Conservative” an Oxymoron?
More CPAC follies.
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The Tea Party are Sodomites
Reading the story Sodom as being about homosexuality is like reading the story of an axe-murderer and saying it’s about an axe.
Read MoreAnti-Gay Comments Change MD Lawmaker’s Vote
More uncomfortable with vilification of gays than the word ‘marriage.’
Read MoreAtheists Battle for High School Clubs
Atheist teens are finding many of the same hurdles that gay and lesbian students face.
Read More‘Back Door’ Voucher Plan Diverts Tax Dollars to Religious Schools
The 2011 way around separation of church and state.
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Gay Rights Activists Condemn “Spiritual War” in Uganda
Ugandan gay rights activists believe the police and government officials are using the brutal murder of gay rights activist David Kato as an excuse to again whip up support for an anti-homosexuality bill (so severe that it dictates imprisonment, and even execution for the ‘crime’ of homosexuality) still pending in Parliament. “Shortly after we buried David, Bahati (the sponsor of the anti-homosexuality bill) issued a statement saying, ‘This is the gay violence we have been talking about,’” Kaggwa said in an interview with Religion Dispatches. “There is a correlation there between this very convenient confession by this guy and this statement.”
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“God Created You”: Bishop Supports Gay Ugandans, Defies Death Threats
Despite the risk, Bishop Senyonjo has continued to minister to Uganda’s LGBT community. If he didn’t, it’s unlikely that anyone else would. After the other pastor’s invective against gays at Kato’s funeral, locals from his ancestral village refused to carry the casket to where it was to be buried. Some in attendance grabbed the activist’s white and gold coffin, which was draped with a rainbow flag, and carried it themselves. They would have had to bury Kato, who identified as Christian, without a blessing from any member of the clergy had Senyonjo not stepped in. “I believed that it wasn’t right just to dump the body there without prayers. I couldn’t bear it at any cost,” he said later.
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