Gay Marriage

Jesuit Father James Martin, an LGBT advocate, affirmed Saturday his belief that two men can enter into a real marriage that must be recognized as such.

UK cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt has called on the Church of England to wed same-sex couples in an act of interference in church matters. 

“Star Trek” actor George Takei said that he was motivated to publicly come out as gay late in life because then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) vetoed the state’s gay marriage legislation.

The only “discrimination” that counts is race discrimination.

Whether the government can force web designers to create websites celebrating gay marriage was the issue Tuesday at the Supreme Court, in the latest clash between free speech rights on one hand and a Colorado law forbidding LGBT discrimination on the other.

Faith advocates warned of a potential point of no return, stating that First Amendment protections of religious freedom are “now at risk.”

Gorsuch cited the treatment of Colorado cake baker Jack Philips during oral arguments in another religious liberty case.

Same-sex households in the U.S. exceeded one million in 2021 for the first time ever, according to data touted by the U.S. Census.

“We are gravely disappointed that the misnamed Respect for Marriage Act passed the Senate and continue to call for its rejection,” wrote the chairman of Bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth in a statement Thursday.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) lamented the passage of the “Respect for Marriage Act” without his religious liberty amendment.

The Senate rejected Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-UT) religious liberty amendment and passed the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFMA).

The American Principles Project is urging Senate Republicans to oppose the “Respect for Marriage Act” if senators fail to adopt strong protections for religious liberty.

Senators voted 61-35 to end debate on a bipartisan amendment to the same-sex marriage bill that purports to protect religious liberty.

Sullivan and Lummis, who both voted to advance to same-sex marriage bill, said they would support Lee’s religious liberty amendment.

The conservative Heritage Foundation is reportedly spending one million dollars on ads opposing the passage of the pro-gay marriage “Respect for Marriage Act.” The ads are set to run during Thanksgiving NFL and college football games.

The president of GLAAD has condemned Candace Cameron Burre’s recent comments in the Wall Street Journal in which she said that the Great American Family channel where the actress serves as chief creative officer will focus on “traditional marriage” instead of gay couples in its Christmas programming.

Lee is holding out hope that a few House Republicans will double back on their initial support for the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act.”

Chuck Schumer delayed a vote until after the midterm elections to give the bill the highest probability of passing.

Lawmakers voted for the measure 62-37 after a bipartisan group of senators added a clause about religious liberty.

Former Hallmark Channel star Candace Cameron Bure has revealed that her new TV network will focus on “traditional marriage,” as opposed to gay couples, in its Christmas movies. For that unforgivable offense, the conservative actress has been attacked as a homophobe and a bigot, and has even been compared to Eva Braun.

The American embassy in Havana applauded the communist Castro regime in Cuba for holding a sham election to legalize same-sex marriage this week, issuing a statement on Monday “celebrating the decision of the Cuban people.”

Lady Gaga used the Washington, D.C. stop on her Chromatica Ball tour to deliver a political message about abortion and same-sex marriage, warning the Supreme Court that it had “better not try to mess with gay marriage” after overturning Roe v. Wade.

The Walt Disney Co. is pressuring the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that would codify gay marriage into federal law — an effort spearheaded by the Human Rights Campaign, the scandal-plagued, radical LGBTQ lobbying group.

PARIS (AP) – Pressure is mounting on a French government minister to quit over comments allegedly stigmatizing homosexuality and LGBTQ people, in the latest challenge to President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership.

Actress and West Side Story star Ariana DeBose claims U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is “not just coming for women,” but for gays as well. “My country is at war with me,” DeBose, who identifies as “queer,” proclaimed.

A Catholic church outside Bologna bestowed a public blessing on a gay couple last week with the permission of Bologna’s Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, a leading candidate for the next papal election.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said Friday on ABC’s “The View” that interracial marriage and gay marriage are in jeopardy because Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito‘s legal reasoning in a leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

The leak of a draft ruling in the case that could bring down Roe v. Wade and abortion on demand as the law of the land has not only revealed a majority on the court have signed on to overturning the decision, but has unleashed a wave of disinformation about what it would mean if finalized.

MSNBC contributor Neal Katyal said Monday on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” that if the Politico report that the Supreme Court has made a 5-4 decision to overturn abortion is true, then they can throw out any prior decision that is not codified in law.

Former Prime Minister David Cameron has re-entered Britain’s political arena by calling for PM Boris Johnson to lower taxes to help tackle the energy crisis.

A Christian website designer alleges that Colorado law would force her to design wedding websites for same-sex couples in spite of her convictions.

Jesuit Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich told Catholic News Agency (KNA) Tuesday that the Catholic Church should change its teaching on homosexuality.

HHS announced the rescission of waivers to faith-based foster and adoption agencies, which allow them to operate according to their beliefs.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said he is “gravely concerned” by proposed legislation in Ghana, which reiterates a ban on same-sex marriage while prohibiting LGBT indoctrination.

The Associated Press (AP) published a story Wednesday lamenting African Christians’ ongoing opposition to same-sex marriage.

Pressure is rising in the Church of Sweden to force priests to conduct same-sex marriages, ahead of internal elections in September.