Charles Barkley Claims ‘Homophobic Society’ Prevents Gay Athletes from Coming Out
ESPN commentator and former NBA star Charles Barkley insisted that America’s “homophobic society” makes gay athletes afraid to come out.

ESPN commentator and former NBA star Charles Barkley insisted that America’s “homophobic society” makes gay athletes afraid to come out.

After the passing of Jason Collins, the first openly gay active NBA player, Charles Barkley insisted the U.S. is still a “homophobic society”

Jason Collins, a longtime NBA veteran and the league’s first openly gay player, died Tuesday after a battle with brain cancer.

The Supreme Court of Finland, in a 3-2 vote, convicted Christian Democrat MP Päivi Räsänen on Thursday of “agitation against a population group” over a 2004 publication critical of homosexuality.

While a difference in attitudes toward these topics is not shocking, the Pew Research Center survey reveals just how wide the gap on sexual issues is based on political affiliation.

The Iranian regime said on Sunday that it would accept a group of deportees from the United States who have been held for months in U.S. immigration detention centers.

How dare you. That was the joint response from Muslim-majority Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations where homosexuality is illegal, venting their fury Tuesday that FIFA has scheduled a 2026 World Cup soccer match in Seattle that overlaps LGBTQI+ Pride events.

The 2026 World Cup “Pride Match” will be held as the teams from Egypt and Iran, two countries where homosexuality is outlawed, face off.

A woke fashion designer has debuted the wool of “gay sheep” at a New York fashion show as part of a campaign to raise money for rams that live shortened, diminished lives because they prefer same sex-partners. (Stop giggling up the back. He’s serious.)

The parliament of Burkina Faso passed a law on Monday that criminalizes “homosexual practices,” with prison sentences of two to five years plus hefty fines. Burkina Faso is the 33rd out of 54 African states to ban homosexuality.

Late Pee-wee Herman star Paul Reubens came out as gay in a posthumous documentary. “I was secretive about my sexuality,” the actor reportedly said.

Pope Francis has proclaimed a special jubilee pilgrimage for gays and all LGBTQ+ people, Italian media announced this weekend.

The number of alleged asylum seekers granted permission to stay in Britain under European human rights laws after claiming to be homosexual has hit an all-time high.

Pope Francis has named pro-LGBT Father Roberto Pasolini “Preacher of the Papal Household,” generating new consternation among the Catholic faithful.

Gay-rights activist Father Timothy Radcliffe has denied reports that he attributed the African Church’s resistance to homosexuality to an influx of foreign money, insisting that his words were “misinterpreted.”

A group of LGBTQ+ Catholics met with Pope Francis in the Vatican this weekend, during which they urged him to give his approval for “gender-affirming care,” which includes sex change surgery.

A notorious “Catholic” pro-LGBT group has ranked the new batch of cardinals-elect named by Pope Francis as largely “LGBTQ-positive.”

Pope Francis has announced his intention to make 21 new cardinals on December 8, among whom is the pro-LGBT Dominican friar Timothy Radcliffe.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spent over half of his very lengthy address to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday criticizing Israel for its war against the terrorists of Hamas and Hezbollah. Erdogan accused the Israelis of genocide, compared them to Nazi Germany, and demanded the U.N. authorize “coercive measures against Israel” to halt the war in Gaza.

ROME, Italy — Opposition to gay sex is based on a misreading of the Bible, much as the sacred text was used for centuries to defend slavery, argues gay-rights activist Father James Martin in an article published Wednesday.

Openly gay priest Father William McNichols has created a new icon of Pope Francis kissing Jesus Christ’s feet for Father James Martin’s August LGBT outreach event.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized anti-Israel protesters who hold up signs saying, “Gays for Gaza,” pointing out the absurdity of it.

The Biden Department of State has released its annual report on the U.S. government’s international efforts to impose its LGBTQI+ agenda on the world.

A gay Filipino student publicly chided Pope Francis Thursday, telling the 87-year-old pontiff to stop using offensive slurs against homosexuals.

UFC chief Dana White had some harsh words for today’s “cancel culture” and described it in a way that will surely infuriate the left.

Pope Francis has again decried an atmosphere of “faggotry” in the Vatican, doubling down after similar controversial comments two weeks ago.

Pope Francis has written a glowing forward to a new book by gay rights activist Father James Martin, calling him a “person who has fallen in love with the Word of God.”

Pope Francis appointed three prelates, known for their support for homosexuality, to the Vatican’s doctrinal office Saturday, just as LGBT groups were kicking off gay pride month.

Pro-LGBTQ+ Jesuit Father James Martin said Wednesday that he has known “hundreds” of gay priests in his life as a Jesuit.

Pope Francis complained that Catholic seminaries are too full of “faggotry” in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week, local media report.

The Vatican’s decision to allow priests to bless same-sex couples was seen as the imposition of Western practices on Africa, a form of “cultural colonization,” a leading African Cardinal has stated.

The left-wing fascists at GLAAD have declared the word “homosexual” verboten.

The Vatican’s flip-flop on blessings for gay couples has set ecumenical dialogue with Coptic Christians back 20 years, Zenit News Service reported this week.

Cardinal Robert McElroy, the progressive archbishop of San Diego, has slammed conservative Catholics who oppose blessing gay couples, suggesting they are anti-gay.

Pope Francis has doubled down in his support of blessing gay couples, calling those who oppose the practice “hypocrites.”

Senior Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen being hauled through the courts again over “homophobic” writings going back 20 years.

ROME — The head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office has dug in his heels in the face of growing opposition to his controversial decision to allow the blessing of gay couples.

Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese in Malawi says that he will “reject” and ignore the Fiducia Supplicans, the declaration of the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) permitting the blessing of same-sex couples.

The President of the Austrian Catholic Bishops’ Conference has declared that priests may not refuse to bless gay couples, just two days after the Vatican permitted the practice for the first time.

Breitbart’s Rome Bureau Chief Tom Williams discusses Pope Francis’ decision to reverse the Vatican’s ban on the blessing of homosexual couples.
