
The Archbishop of Canterbury is facing the biggest challenge to his authority to date from within the Anglican Church, in a row on homosexuality which threatens to split the church. In a week’s time Anglican leaders from across the world
by Donna Rachel Edmunds5 Jan 2016, 9:57 AM PST0

The Rev. Mpho Tutu, daughter of Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican archbishop of Capetown, married her longtime lesbian lover Marceline van Furth in a small private ceremony last Wednesday. Tutu, who was previously married to Joseph Burris and
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.4 Jan 2016, 7:53 AM PST0

A Conservative Party Member of Parliament has called for gender information to be stripped from legal documents including driving licenses and passports, claiming the category to be “not relevant”. As chair of the British Parliament’s Transgender Equalities Inquiry, Maria Miller is
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Jan 2016, 8:39 AM PST0

Socially conservative GOP presidential candidates, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, are responding to a recent report about fellow GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) alleged “double-speak” on protecting traditional marriage.
by Alex Swoyer23 Dec 2015, 11:19 AM PST0

Military chapels could be forced to conduct gay weddings, thanks to a Conservative minister who has demanded to know when churches using the chapels will allow the ceremonies to take place there. Gay marriage was legalised in England and Wales
by Donna Rachel Edmunds23 Dec 2015, 7:01 AM PST0

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece late on Tuesday enacted a human-rights’ bill which allows civil partnership agreements between same-sex couples despite protests and opposition from political parties and the powerful Orthodox Church. A growing number of European countries have established legislation
by Reuters23 Dec 2015, 1:26 AM PST0

Tyson Fury has been a personal hero of mine ever since he told an interviewer that “a woman’s best place is in the kitchen and on her back….making me a good cup of tea.” I also was also quite entertained by
by James Delingpole21 Dec 2015, 3:49 AM PST0

KOPER (SLOVENIA) (AFP) – Slovenia on Sunday began voting in a referendum on whether to allow the largely-Catholic EU member state to become Europe’s first ex-communist country to allow same-sex marriage. Polling stations opened promptly at 7:00am (0600 GMT), although hardly
by AFP20 Dec 2015, 1:12 AM PST0

Pope Francis has urged Slovenians to “uphold family values” as the country votes in a referendum on gay marriage. The vote could see Slovenia becoming the first Eastern European country to legalise gay marriage, in what is considered a strongly
by Donna Rachel Edmunds19 Dec 2015, 7:34 AM PST0

The Church of Scotland has moved one step closer to the ordination of ministers in gay marriages after a vote allowing congregations to appoint ministers already in gay marriages was passed. The vote will have to be ratified at next
by Donna Rachel Edmunds15 Dec 2015, 8:42 AM PST0

Over the past year, the number of children adopted by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) couples and individuals reached a record high, comprising more than one in 12 of adoptions in the UK. This year marks the 10th anniversary
by Liam Deacon14 Dec 2015, 10:06 AM PST0

President Obama’s favorite moment of 2015? Sitting in the rainbow lit White House while a crowd of people gathered outside to celebrate the legalization of gay marriage.
by Charlie Spiering9 Dec 2015, 10:51 AM PST0

The Hillary Clinton campaign is out with an ad highlighting her record as an advocate for LGBT rights. The spot includes images of gay couples kissing each other.
by Michelle Fields7 Dec 2015, 12:07 PM PST0

Ireland has stripped away laws which protected the rights of people to freedom of religion when in conflict with gay rights. The move comes just weeks after the first Irish gay weddings went ahead, following a referendum to allow gay
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Dec 2015, 5:48 PM PST0

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio is dealing with skepticism from Iowa religious voters regarding his position on gay marriage.
by Michelle Fields27 Nov 2015, 10:10 AM PST0

President Obama is warning opponents of gay marriage to follow the law as interpreted by the Supreme Court, which has declared that gay marriage was legal.
by Charlie Spiering10 Nov 2015, 8:09 AM PST0

The FAIR Education Act, which forces California public schools to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) contributions to children’s history classes, has left schools struggling to figure out how to implement the mandate with little guidance from the state, according to
by William Bigelow9 Nov 2015, 12:08 PM PST0

Norway’s bishops have given the go-ahead to gay church weddings after a poll described by campaigners as an “historic breakthrough”. The vote will need to be ratified by the church synod next spring, but paves the way for the first gay weddings to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds31 Oct 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

The highest administrative court in Italy has upheld the government position on gay marriage, ensuring the country is the last major western European nation to not recognise the redefinition. Although gay marriage and same sex civil unions are illegal in Italy,
by Oliver Lane29 Oct 2015, 5:32 AM PST0

The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics is out with a response to the recently concluded Vatican synod on marriage and the family, noting its optimism that “a new era for inclusive pastoral care of LGBT people is going to start after the synod.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Oct 2015, 11:08 AM PST0

Lesbian couples are twice as likely to end civil partnerships as gay men, new research has revealed. The research, by a firm of lawyers, analysed the outcomes of nearly 60,000 civil partnerships, and confirms previous similar findings by the government.
by Donna Rachel Edmunds27 Oct 2015, 6:03 AM PST0

The left-wing of Catholicism just concluded a two-year campaign to convince the universal Church to change its teachings on marriage, divorce, communion, and homosexuality.
by Austin Ruse25 Oct 2015, 6:10 PM PST0

As the Vatican synod on marriage and the family draws to a close with no significant change in Catholic doctrine or practice, liberals are left nursing their wounds over yet another revolution that didn’t happen.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.24 Oct 2015, 6:32 AM PST0

Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued her husband signed the Defense of Marriage Act as “a defensive action” to prevent a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage in an interview broadcast on Friday’s “Rachel Maddow Show” on
by Ian Hanchett23 Oct 2015, 6:44 PM PST0

Since laws against consanguinity relate to childbearing, independent Irish Senator and gay activist David Norris has proposed that first cousins of the same sex should be allowed to marry, now that Ireland recognizes gay marriage.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Oct 2015, 9:51 AM PST0