The problem with the ‘born gay’ theory – ChristianToday

(Photo: Unsplash) The Methodist Church has just decided to change the definition of marriage and offer it to gay couples. In so doing, it once more raises several important questions,...

Harvard Restores Prof. Fryer’s Teaching, Research Roles After Two-Year Sexual Harassment Suspension | News...

Economics professor Roland G. Fryer Jr. will be allowed to return to teaching and research roles at Harvard this week after a two-year suspension for violating Faculty of Arts and Sciences...

Study could lead to fewer limits on gay men donating blood – Los Angeles...

The needle went in easily. Andrew Goldstein sat and waited as his blood, precious and disputed, flowed into the vials. He used to routinely give blood when he was much younger,...

Gabino Iglesias Reviews Later by Stephen King – Locus Online

Later, Stephen King (Hard Case Crime 978-1-78909-649-1, $14.95, 272pp, tp) March 2021. Cover by Paul Mann. Later, Stephen King’s latest, is a horror story – something the narrator reminds readers of from...

‘The Words That Made Us’: Scholar Akhil Reed Amar On How To Better Understand...

This rebroadcast originally aired on May 17, 2021.What do Americans have in common? Scholar Akhil Reed Amar says the one thing every single American shares is the United States Constitution. He...

Celebrities with a history of protest | Slideshows | gwinnettdailypost.com – Gwinnettdailypost.com

Despite calls for actors, athletes, musicians, and other celebrities to eschew activism to focus on entertainment, there is a long-standing precedent for famous people to leverage their platforms to enact change.From...

LGBTQ youth of faith pray, bond at ‘Beloved Arise’ group – Daily Mountain Eagle

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Jessika Sessoms grew up in a conservative Black evangelical family, attended Christian schools and often heard that being gay was an abomination, until she understood...

LGBTQ youth of faith pray, bond at ‘Beloved Arise’ group LGBTQ youth of faith...

Jessika Sessoms grew up in a conservative Black evangelical family, attended Christian schools and often heard that being gay was an abomination, until she understood that she was queer while studying...

Bitcoin And The American Idea – Bitcoin Magazine

Today, Americans celebrate 245 years of independence from the British Empire.On this day in 1776, our Founding Fathers declared:“We … the Representatives of the united States of America …...

Offer hope for those who are hurting – Bonner County Daily Bee

A gay pride event in Sandpoint? I read the story about Jeff Bohnhoff and PFLAG and...

Pride Dabbler beer named after gay icon … MN Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm –...

A sweet little tidbit for Pride Beer Dabbler attendees: You can drink a beer named for Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm.The Dabbler asked breweries to make a beer and...

A Fourth of July Symbol of Unity That May No Longer Unite – The...

The divisions were deeper when it came to politics. While 66 percent of Republicans surveyed said they associated the flag with their own party, only 34 percent of Democrats said the...

Crisis interventions to sensitisation: How queer groups in Kerala help community – The News...

If in the last decade and more, the visibility and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community has considerably increased in Kerala, it is to a large extent the work of the queer...

Young scientist proposes safety nets for digital workers – manilastandard.net

posted July 03, 2021 at 06:00 pm By Mary Beatrice Umlas & James Paul Gomez “Their talents will just be put to waste when they work as trolls. We can contribute...

SETI Institute in the News – Media Roundup. June 1 – June 15, 2021...

The Government UAP Report – Is it UFOs?The US government issued its long-awaited report on UAPs – Unidentified Aerial Phenomena – in June.  While the report finds no direct link with...

The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic — July 2 Medical News Today –...

The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the headlines and our daily lives for more than a year. Medical News Today has covered this fast-moving, complex story with live updates on the latest...

Brian Baumgartner and Oscar Nuñez share advice with UF students – The Independent Florida...

Dressed in Dunder Mifflin Inc. T-shirts and masks, UF students eagerly applauded two stars of the hit NBC show “The Office” from the stands of the O’Connell Center.  Brian Baumgartner and Oscar...

Study: Nearly 10 percent of high school students experienced homelessness in Spring 2019 –...

A new report finds that 509,025 (9.17%) public high school students in 24 states experienced homelessness in spring 2019 — three times the number recognized by the states’ education agencies. This under-recognition creates...

Writers to Watch Fall 2021 – Publishers Weekly

Explorations of class, race, and sexuality play into many of this fall’s notable fiction debuts, including a novel about a young Black woman working in financial services, a South Korean...

Chicago’s Long-Running, Family Reunion-style House Music Picnic and Festival – WTTW News

The first time Alan King ever DJed was at his eighth grade graduation party in 1977. “I used my dad’s stereo—I think I had one turntable and a cassette deck,” he...

Gay Agenda • July 2, 2021 – Dallas Voice

The Gay Agenda Have an event coming up? Email your information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash at nash@dallasvoice.com or Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at taffet@dallasvoice.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. for...

Croatian City’s Pioneering Approach to Civic Education Catches On – Balkan Insight

It was around that time that city of Rijeka, often branded as “the port of diversity”, took a sort of guerrilla approach and implemented civic education as a separate subject in...

LGBTQ+ Employees at UC Santa Barbara Share Their Experiences In Higher Education – Daily...

UC Santa Barbara professors, lecturers and faculty within the LGBTQ+ community have a wide range of lived experiences.  Max Abrams / Daily Nexus The Nexus spoke with employees on UCSB’s Out List about...

“We need progressive voices”: County Commissioner Jason Morgan runs for State Representative – The...

Washtenaw County Commissioner Jason Morgan (D-Ann Arbor) on June 17 announced his campaign for Michigan State Representative of District 53 in the 2022 elections. If elected, Morgan will replace incumbent Yusef...

22 Books For Every Summer Moment – GQ

Best Multiplex Read: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by Quentin TarantinoThis pulpy homage to old-fashioned movie novelizations, which looks like a mass-market ‘70s paperback, is just as much fun as...

Environmental Factor – July 2021: Sexual and gender minorities at NIH share their stories,...

To recognize Pride Month, the NIEHS Diversity Speaker Series presented a Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM) panel titled "What Brings Us Here — Experiences and Perspectives Across NIH" (National Institutes of...

Study: Nearly 10 percent of high school students experienced homelessness in Spring 2019 –...

WILMINGTON, Del. (June 29, 2021) - A new report finds that 509,025 (9.17%) public high school students in 24 states experienced homelessness in spring 2019 -- three times the number...

LGBTQ+ groups hopeful research effort leads to expanded blood donor eligibility – California News...

In the midst of what is considered a serious blood supply shortage in the United States, some people are unable to set foot in blood donation centers and donate blood....

Queer Astronomy, Part 1: Acknowledging the problem | astrobites – Astrobites

Author’s note: This piece references harassment and other potentially uncomfortable experiences.“I would have been lost if not for this one, singular professor who made it her life’s work to get me...

The Origins of the January 6 Sacking – Falls Church News Press

As Nancy Pelosi assembles her special committee to examine what was behind the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, my recent 10-part series here, “The January 6 Capitol Sacking: Putin’s...

Out Wisconsin lawmakers push for LGBTQ protections – Spectrum News 1

WASHINGTON — Pride Month wrapped with a push for the passage of a LGBTQ+ civil rights bill in limbo in the split senate.  What You Need To Know The Equality Act would prohibit...

Podcast: Understanding a Terrorist’s Brain – Undark Magazine – Undark Magazine

Welcome to The Undark Podcast, which will deliver — once a month from September to May — a feature-length exploration of a single topic at the intersection of science and society. In this...

UGA task force to look for lessons learned during pandemic – WGAU

As the University of Georgia prepares for a full return to normal campus operations this fall, it is also looking back to identify how lessons learned from a year and a half...

William “Bill” Louis Wiser | Obituaries | independentnews.com – Livermore Independent

Bill Wiser passed away from complications of Parkinson's disease.Born in Glasgow, Montana, Bill spent his childhood years in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Bill married his high school sweetheart Pamala Gay Merrill...

U.S. science agency expected to open probe of Florida building collapse -source – Reuters

Emergency workers conduct search and rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed residential building in Surfside, near Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Joe SkipperWASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters)...