Pope Francis Calls For Civil Unions For Same-Sex Couples: ‘They’re Children Of God’

Pope Francis Calls For Civil Unions For Same-Sex Couples: ‘They’re Children Of God’

Pope Francis has officially endorsed “civil unions” for same-sex couples. The Catholic Church’s official teachings have never supported gay marriage. As The Associated Press wrote, the Vatican maintains that gay individuals must be treated respectfully, but that homosexual acts are “intrinsically disordered.” His Holiness made the comments, which are in stark contrast to Vatican law […]

Lena Waithe And Wife Alana Mayo Split Two Months After Announcing Their Marriage

Lena Waithe And Wife Alana Mayo Split Two Months After Announcing Their Marriage

Emmy winner Lena Waithe and her wife Alana Mayo are ending their marriage two months after they went public with their union. E! News was the first to report that the Queen and Slim writer, 35 and Mayo, 34 have decided to split after several years together. The outlet reports that both women released a […]

Lena Waithe Reveals That She Quietly Married Her Longtime Girlfriend, Alana Mayo

Lena Waithe Reveals That She Quietly Married Her Longtime Girlfriend, Alana Mayo

Lena Waithe recently shared with John Legend that she is officially a married woman after secretly tying the knot with her longtime love, Alana Mayo. The actress and writer revealed her news during her appearance on The Ellen Show. According to Essence magazine, Waithe revealed to guest host Legend that she was officially off the […]

Kim Davis, Not State Of Kentucky, Should Pay $225,000 For Gay Couples’ Legal Fees, Lawyers For Governor Say

Kim Davis, Not State Of Kentucky, Should Pay $225,000 For Gay Couples’ Legal Fees, Lawyers For Governor Say

Former County Clerk Kim Davis could pay as much as $225,000 in legal fees for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples due to her own religious beliefs, the Lexington Herald Leader reports. Lawyers for Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin have indicated that Davis should be responsible for the fees and court costs paid by […]

Most American Muslims Support Gay Marriage Now, It Is The Evangelical Christians Who Don’t

Most American Muslims Support Gay Marriage Now, It Is The Evangelical Christians Who Don’t

Since the Supreme Court ruling which made it legal for same-sex couples to marry, there has been an overall decrease in people opposing it across religious lines. For the first time in history, a majority of American Muslims are fine with same-sex marriages, but the same cannot be said of evangelical Christians, according to Newsweek. […]

Grindr President Says Marriage Is Between A Man And A Woman, Sparks Backlash Within Gay Dating App Company

Grindr President Says Marriage Is Between A Man And A Woman, Sparks Backlash Within Gay Dating App Company

The president of popular gay dating app Grindr, Scott Chen, recently declared his personal feelings and opinions about marriage in a Facebook post. His comments, in which he declares, “marriage is a holy matrimony between a man and a woman,” has sparked a backlash within the company, reported the Guardian. Scott Chen became president of […]

Michelle Obama Says She Snuck Out Of The White House After Gay Marriage Ruling To Join Celebrations Outside

Michelle Obama Says She Snuck Out Of The White House After Gay Marriage Ruling To Join Celebrations Outside

Michelle Obama was so happy after the 2015 ruling that legalized gay marriage that she snuck out of the White House to join celebrations going on outside, the former first lady revealed. After the June 26, 2015, ruling that made same-sex marriage legal, the Obama administration celebrated by lighting the White House in rainbow colors. […]

Ex-Dallas Cowboy Linebacker Comes Out As Gay, Announces Impending Nuptials

Ex-Dallas Cowboy Linebacker Comes Out As Gay, Announces Impending Nuptials

A retired football player is set to become the first player from the National Football League, former or current, to enter into a same-sex marriage. Jeff Rohrer, 59, played for the Dallas Cowboys from the years 1982 to 1989. Previous to his NFL career, he also played high school football and also played for Yale […]

Zach Wahls, Who Went Viral For Defending His Two Moms In Gay Marriage Speech, Wins Iowa State Senate Race

Zach Wahls, Who Went Viral For Defending His Two Moms In Gay Marriage Speech, Wins Iowa State Senate Race

Zach Wahls, who became famous after defending same-sex marriage on behalf of his two moms in front of the Iowa House of Representatives in 2011, won the race for the Iowa Senate in the midterm elections that took place on Tuesday, reports the Hill. Wahls took home 78 percent of the vote against libertarian candidate […]

U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Baker’s Same-Sex Wedding Cake Refusal

U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Baker’s Same-Sex Wedding Cake Refusal

The United States Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in favor of the Colorado baker that refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. According to USA Today, the justices narrowed the ruling to specifics in the case, namely that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission was hostile against baker Jack Phillips and his religious […]

Tom Jackson From ‘Queer Eye’ Just Got Married

Tom Jackson From ‘Queer Eye’ Just Got Married

Lightning might not strike twice, but love certainly does. Queer Eye’s Tom Jackson has remarried his sweetheart, Abby Parr, in an intimate ceremony in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Netflix rebooted the beloved reality makeover series earlier this year, recruiting Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Bobby Berk, and Jonathan Van Ness to star in the revival which […]

Texas Newspaper Removes Son’s Husband From His Mom’s Obituary For ‘Religious And Ethical Reasons’

Texas Newspaper Removes Son’s Husband From His Mom’s Obituary For ‘Religious And Ethical Reasons’

A married same-sex couple in Dallas is claiming that their LGBTQ status led them to be discriminated against by a local Texas newspaper. According to Barry Giles and John Gambill, The Olton Enterprise cut Gambill’s name and his relationship as Giles’ husband from the recent obituary of Giles’ mother, Brenda Light. As Fox 4 reports, […]

Bermuda Revokes Gay Marriage Law That Went Into Effect In 2017

Bermuda Revokes Gay Marriage Law That Went Into Effect In 2017

On Wednesday, February, 7, Bermuda officially banned same-sex marriage, which had been legal in the island nation since May 2017 following a supreme court ruling there. In the new legislation passed by both chambers of the Bermuda parliament and signed by the U.K.-appointed governor, domestic partnerships for all couples, whether gay or straight, will be […]

Russia Recognizes A Gay Marriage As Legal For The First Time Ever

Russia Recognizes A Gay Marriage As Legal For The First Time Ever

A same-sex Russian couple got the shock of their lives when their marriage was recognized as legitimate when they re-entered their home country, after their wedding in Denmark. But, in an interesting legal twist, this does not mean that same-sex marriage has been legalized in Russia. It is still technically illegal. According to The Independent, […]

Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Denied This Gay Man A Marriage License, Now He Is Running Against Her

Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Denied This Gay Man A Marriage License, Now He Is Running Against Her

There was a very ironic moment today inside the Rowan County courthouse in Kentucky, as the gay man that Rowan County clerk Kim Davis denied a marriage license to back in 2015 returned. This time, David Emrold was filing the paperwork to be her opponent in the upcoming election. Back in 2015, the Supreme Court […]

American Muslims Are More Tolerant Of Same-Sex Marriage Than Evangelicals

American Muslims Are More Tolerant Of Same-Sex Marriage Than Evangelicals

Gay marriage’s public support has come a long way since the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, the law which defined marriage as between one man and one woman. Now, just two years after the Supreme Court overturned DOMA and legalized marriage equality nationwide, American Muslims are significantly more supportive of same-sex marriage than evangelical […]

Texas Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriage Couples Do Not Have A Right To Spousal Benefits

Texas Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriage Couples Do Not Have A Right To Spousal Benefits

The Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously that government-subsidized employer benefits might not have to be offered to couples in a same-sex marriage. Gay marriage activists immediately slammed the decision by the highest court in the Lone Star State. During the Friday hearing by the Supreme Court of Texas, the justices overturned a ruling by a […]

Another Victory For Equality: Although Angela Merkel Voted ‘No,’ Gay Marriage Now Legal In Germany

Another Victory For Equality: Although Angela Merkel Voted ‘No,’ Gay Marriage Now Legal In Germany

On Friday, in what is considered to be another major victory for LGBTQI rights, Germany’s parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage. The significance of this legislative measure cannot be overstated, as Germany has traditionally been a country politically divided between conservatives, faithful Christians, and progressives. The German parliament vote result was 393 for and 226 […]

Kentucky Judge Refuses To Hear Gay Adoption Cases, Refers To Gay Couples As ‘Practicing Homosexuals’

Kentucky Judge Refuses To Hear Gay Adoption Cases, Refers To Gay Couples As ‘Practicing Homosexuals’

Kentucky family court judge W. Mitchell Nance has announced that he will no longer hear adoption cases involving “homosexual parties” due to his belief that “under no circumstance” would “the best interest of the child be promoted by the adoption by a practicing homosexual.” According to USA Today, Judge Nance cited a judicial ethics rule […]

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Acused Of Raping Crack-Addicted Boys

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Acused Of Raping Crack-Addicted Boys

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has been accused of raping crack-addicted teen boys. The openly gay Democrat had planned on becoming a Catholic priest before launching a long career in politics. The alleged rape victims also claimed Murray eventually began paying them $10 each time he coaxed them into a sexual act. Mayor Ed Murray, 61, […]

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