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URI Hosts Prom for LGBT+ High School Students
The Gender and Sexuality Center at the University of Rhode Island hosted a Mermaid Prom for about a dozen other-than-heterosexual…
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Canadian Man Enters Rare Plea in 30-Year-Old Slaying of Same-Sex Couple
Anthony Barnaby, 51, will likely do another 4 1/2 years in prison after entering an unusual type of plea deal in…
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Trump Administration ‘Like Getting a Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer,’ Maine Pro-Homosexuality Advocate Says
The story laments the rise of "extreme social conservatism."…
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Massachusetts counts two among Orlando dead
BOSTON – After the massacre of 49 people at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, Bostonians gathered in solidarity to mourn…
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Transgenderism and the death of common sense
Sixty years ago, there were two universally known sex symbols in the West: Marilyn Monroe in America and Bridget Bardot in France.…
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Obama decrees all public schools must allow transgender bathroom use
The Obama administration will send a letter to every public school district in the country Friday warning them that they must allow…
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Oregon tells schools to let boys play girl’s sports if they want
Oregon's state government released a set of guidelines for schools Thursday informing educators that students must be allowed to use…
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‘Bathroom bills’ cleared judiciary committee with large margins
STATE HOUSE — Reps. Colleen Garry, a Dracut Democrat, and James Lyons, an Andover Republican, were the only two members of the Judiciary…
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Culture wars? Let the free market decide
The culture war has only just begun. This is not a conventional battle of two sides, sparring over rights and the merits…
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Memo to Gov. Baker: Quotas are the opposite of fair
Governor Charlie Baker recently broke new ground by making Massachusetts the first state in the nation to make lesbian, gay, bisexual, and…
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‘Women’s bathrooms are for women,’ Rubio says
(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Tuesday that biological males should not be allowed to use the women'…
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Sen. Graham: No birth certificate needed for my bathroom
(CNSNews.com) – "Well, I think it would be a bad idea to put little girls in a bathroom with grown men,…
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Hands off the ladies’ rooms
If it concerns sex in any way, you can be sure that our culture will fixate on it and manage to defy…
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Trump voices opposition to North Carolina bathroom law
ERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Thursday that transgender people should be able to use whichever bathroom…
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Kasich: Balance needed on LGBT rights and religious freedom
(CNSNews.com) – GOP presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that…
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Baker booted from LGBT gala
BOSTON — Call it punishment by association. A day after the Boston Globe reported that Gov. Charlie Baker would be speaking at a…
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Supporters of religious exemption bill say debate isn’t over
ATLANTA (AP) — Conservative groups said Tuesday that Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal turned his back on people of faith by vetoing a "…
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North Carolina AG won’t defend transgender law in court
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday he won't defend in court a new state…
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Georgia Governor vetoes religious exemptions bill
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has vetoed legislation allowing clergy to refuse performing gay marriage and protecting people who refuse to…
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Alabama chief justice defies Supreme Court gay marriage ruling, forbids clerks to issue licenses
(RNS) — Alabama's probate courts may not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme…
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In Australia, bishops face legal complaint for defending marriage
Sydney, Australia (CNA/EWTN News) — The Sydney archbishop has strongly defended the freedom of the Catholic Church in response to a legal…
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Baker extends state contractor preferences to gays, lesbians
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker signed an executive order Tuesday that allows gay and lesbian business owners to receive preferential treatment when competing…
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Man claims he lost job at Catholic home because he’s gay
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man said the bishop of a local Catholic diocese forced his removal from the top job at…
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Mass. pastor faces possible fine for harsh anti-gay efforts in Uganda
(RNS) — The Rev. Scott Lively runs a Bible study four mornings a week at Holy Grounds Coffee House in Springfield, Mass. His…
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Transgender activists rally in support of so-called ‘bathroom bill’
BOSTON –Scores of transgender activists flooded the State House Thursday for a rally in support of pending legislation that promises to expand…
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Religious groups press Obama to let them keep the faith when hiring
Religious groups ratcheted up pressure on President Barack Obama last week, seeking clarification of U.S. policies on employee hiring by organizations…
