Belgian bishop lashes out at Vatican over gay unions decree – Associated Press
BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian bishop has lashed out at the Vatican over its decree that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.”Antwerp Bishop Johan Bonny...
Marvel introduces gay teenager as new Captain America – Yahoo News UK
Marvel fans rejoice – the iconic comic book house has added a new queer Captain America to its heroic lineup just in time for Pride month.Marvel Comics will celebrate the patriotic...
Wisconsin Legislature moves to protect conversion therapy – Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature moved Tuesday to kill limits on PFAS pollution and to allow therapists, counselors and social workers to continue to try to change gay and...
Vatican Rules Out Blessings for Same-Sex Relationships, Despite Calls for Liberalization – The Wall...
ROME—The Vatican on Monday forbade blessings of same-sex relationships, contradicting calls for the practice by progressive bishops in Germany and elsewhere, and setting a limit to the conciliatory approach to gay...
What You Need To Know About the Equality Act – Center For American Progress
Download the PDF here. The Equality Act is a landmark piece of legislation that would expand federal civil rights laws to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in employment, housing, credit, jury...
Catholic Church can’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin,” Vatican says –...
The Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God "cannot bless sin." The Vatican's orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a...
In setback for gay Catholics, Vatican says church cannot bless same-sex unions – Reuters
The Vatican said on Monday that priests cannot bless same-sex unions and that such blessings are not valid, in a ruling that greatly disappointed gay Catholics who had hoped their Church...
Vatican bars gay union blessing, says God ‘can’t bless sin’ – The Associated Press
ROME (AP) — The Vatican declared Monday that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.”The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,...
Pennsylvania Woman Accused of Using Deepfake Technology to Harass Cheerleaders – The New York...
Later that day, Madi Hine approached her mother crying hysterically about the harassing texts, her mother said. Her daughter admitted that she was embarrassed, and told her that she had been...
Israel’s Prime Minister May Benefit From A Rift Over LGBTQ Rights – NPR
With elections later this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is courting votes among Israel's Palestinian citizens after a controversy over LGBTQ rights.
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Gay Conversion Church Loses Appeal Over Vimeo Account – Bloomberg
Vimeo Inc. is immune to a lawsuit by a church whose account it deleted for promoting gay conversion, the federal appeals court in New York ruled, amid a battle over online...
Sexual orientation axed from South Carolina hate crime bill – Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A hate crimes bill in South Carolina no longer protects gay or transgender people after a Republican leader said including them would likely lead members of his...
Deepfake Videos of Eerie Tom Cruise Revive Debate – The New York Times
To those fearful of a future in which videos of real people are indistinguishable from computer-generated forgeries, two recent developments that attracted an audience of millions might have seemed alarming.First, a...
An interview with SF comic Alexis Gay, who made the viral video about park...
A San Francisco comedian posted a video in social media Tuesday poking fun at the socially distanced park hangouts that have become ubiquitous among certain San Francisco residents (think Souvla-loving, Allbirds-wearing...
Israel to get its third gay cabinet minister – The Jerusalem Post
Israel will have three cabinet ministers from the LGBT community on Monday night, when the cabinet officially approves the appointment of Blue and White faction chairman Eitan Ginzburg as communications minister.Ginzburg,...
ACLU – LGBTQ Rights – ACLU
What's at Stake The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, & queer people belong everywhere and can live openly and authentically without discrimination, harassment, or violence. The ACLU has a long history of...
How Mark Cuban uses a Steve Jobs-inspired strategy to stay successful in a world...
Steve Jobs once said:"It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things that humans have done and then try to bring those things in to what you're doing....
The business book that sparked this entrepreneur’s multibillion-dollar social impact start-up – CNBC
Growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, all his life Josh Tetrick was certain he was going to be a linebacker in the National Football League.So when he fell short of a career...
The World Must Regulate Tech Before It’s Too Late – Foreign Policy
An expert's point of view on a current event.
March 1, 2021, 2:50 PM A century’s worth of change is about to be squeezed into a single decade....
Can Tech Break Us Out of Our Bubbles? – The New York Times
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.The internet has created an abundance of information and entertainment, and it’s great.But we...
Chinese court backs publisher of textbook calling homosexuality ‘psychological disorder’ – Reuters
HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A court in China's eastern Jiangsu province recently ruled in favour of a publisher that described homosexuality as a "psychological disorder" in a university textbook.According...
Lawmakers approve ban on gay panic defense in Virginia – Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers passed a bill that will ban the use of a person’s perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender identity as a defense in court for...
Jennifer Granholm is confirmed as energy secretary. – The New York Times
The Senate confirmed Jennifer M. Granholm to be energy secretary on Thursday, positioning the former governor of Michigan to play a key role in President Biden’s plans to confront climate change.Ms....
Why this tech CEO is calling on Biden to give $2,400 monthly stimulus checks...
In January, Girls Who Code founder and CEO Reshma Saujani ran a full-page ad in The New York Times calling on President Biden and the rest of Congress to pass her...
Apple helps Encircle expand its support for LGBTQ+ youth and their families – Apple...
By any measure, Encircle’s model has worked — more than 10,000 guests visit each Encircle home every year. With counseling services, music nights, community service projects, and other bonding activities, Encircle...
Diverse group of cities have highest rates of gay households – Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Once known for singer Anita Bryant’s anti-gay rights campaign and a ban on gay and lesbian adoptions, Florida is now home to two metro areas with among...
How Queer People Have Used Colour To Celebrate & Communicate Throughout History – Refinery29
How Queer People Have Used Colour To Celebrate & Communicate Throughout History Refinery29
More Americans identify as LGBT than ever before: Poll – ABC News
A new poll has found that more adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender than ever before.According to a Gallup poll released Wednesday, 5.6% of United States adults identify as...
Homoco: The Gay Brand Borne From a Chain of All-American Gas Stations – esquire.com
Gay men are bilingual. Unlike most polyglots, however, a brother tongue isn't always mastered during a year abroad in a place with cheaper rent and better food. It's learnt on the...
R6 Flores loadout details: Ubisoft introduces R6s first gay character – Republic TV
During the Year 6 reveal, Ubisoft announced a new Rainbow Six Siege character called Flores who is going to be the first gay personality in the game. However, players who are...
Mark Cuban: If I were to start a business right now, this is what...
Mark Cuban became a billionaire just before the dot-com bubble burst.In 1995, Cuban and a friend, Todd Wagner, started an internet radio platform called Broadcast.com. Four years later, Broadcast.com was acquired...
Where are India’s queer parents? Having a family is not even an option for...
File photo | Members and supporters of LGBT groups during Delhi's Queer Pride march | PTI Text Size: A- A+ Ask Indians what matters most to them and they...
DeepMind researchers say AI poses a threat to people who identify as queer –...
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TikTok star under fire for using racial and anti-gay slurs: ‘It is so hateful’...
Isabella Avila, aka OnlyJayus, is being called out after screenshots of her old texts leaked online. In these messages, Avila harassed another creator on Instagram using both racial and anti-gay slurs,...
Silicon Valley’s Safe Space – The New York Times
I woke up the next morning to a torrent of online abuse, as did my editor, who was named in the farewell note. My address and phone number were shared by...