by Timothy McGrath This week GlobalPost showed why so many people are digging on Pope Francis. He loves the sick and the poor. He lives a simple life that reflects his values. He has criticized the Catholic church for its alienating obsession with… Read More ›
via GayRVA.com Amari S Hill, a Baltimore native now residing in Richmond, was found shot dead in a Richmond’s South Side alley way last Sunday. Unconfirmed reports have stated that Hill was found shot multiple times, including a shot to the… Read More ›
Few phrases are as empty as the term “politically correct” and its opposite, “politically incorrect.” Although it is used by people of all political stripes, it is most commonly wielded by the right. Labeling something “politically correct” or “PC” is… Read More ›
By David Volz Christmas, it is the time of the year for holiday shopping, and also hearing the bell ringers for the Salvation Army collection donations. Those donations provide Christmas dinners, clothing, and Christmas toys for children in need. The charity… Read More ›
By David Ferguson Guido Barilla, president of the family-owned Barilla pasta company, said in a radio interview on Wednesday that his company only supports “the traditional family” and that LGBT people “can go eat someone else’s pasta.” According to John Aravosis… Read More ›
By Hunter Stuart On the heels of Pope Francis’ groundbreaking remarks faulting the Roman Catholic Church for being overly focused on homosexuality and abortion, news has emerged that the pontiff ordered the excommunication of a priest who advocated for women’s rights and gay marriage…. Read More ›
by George Dvorsky Starting this November, German parents will be able to select male, female, or “indeterminate” when filling out their newborn’s birth certificate. This means that parents won’t have to label their baby’s gender, thereby allowing those born with intersex… Read More ›
[TRIGGER WARNING: GRAPHIC ANTI-LGBTQ VIOLENCE, HOMOPHOBIA] by Adrian Garcia President Putin’s crusade against LGBT community in Russia has taken a new disturbing turn. Russian Neo Nazis have been advised by a top-ranking supremacist to create fake profiles on a popular Russian… Read More ›
By Ariel Edwards-Levy Americans have mixed feelings about the Supreme Court’s latest rulings, with a majority disapproving of its opinion on the Voting Rights Act, but in favor of two pro-gay marriage opinions, according to an ABC/Washington Post poll released Wednesday. Just… Read More ›
By Michael Pearson A deeply divided Supreme Court nudged the nation toward broad recognition of same-sex marriage on Wednesday in rulings that advocates hailed as a “joyous occasion” — but still left many questions unanswered. Voting 5-4 in each of two… Read More ›
“Exodus International, the oldest and largest Christian ministry dealing with faith and homosexuality, issued an apology to the gay community for years of undue suffering and judgment at the hands of the organization and the Church as a whole,” the… Read More ›
[Trigger Warning: Homophobia] Community activists are furious over a new video that appears to show Brooklyn police roughly detaining a gay man and pepper-spraying him while hurling homophobic slurs at his friends. The incident took place at approximately 4:00 am… Read More ›
BY RAKSHITA PATEL New figures claim 78 trans people have already been killed in 13 countries this year and 1,233 in 59 countries since January 2008 New figures published today show 78 trans people were murdered in 13 countries from 1… Read More ›
by Joseph Patrick McCormick Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been evacuated, after a former far-right activist committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, after writing a blog post slamming France’s recently passed equal marriage bill. Dominique Venner, a famous… Read More ›
by DAVID BADASH Michigan Senate Republicans have passed a bullying bill — not an anti-bullying bill — that actually gives license to bully. In an Orwellian twist, the bill, which passed 26-11, with zero Democratic votes, allows kids to be bullied… Read More ›
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