Biden welcomes Pope decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed the decision by Pope Francis to allow Roman Catholic priests to administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of…
California GOP Floats Removing Opposition To Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage From Party Platform: REPORT
California GOP Floats Removing Opposition To Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage From Party Platform: REPORT Arjun Singh on August 21, 2023 A new proposal currently under consideration by the California Republican Party does not…
Peruvian court opens door to legally recognize same-sex couples
LIMA (Reuters) – A Peruvian high court has ordered same-sex unions to be legally registered in public records, marking a victory for the LGBTQ community in a country that has been reluctant…
Divided Church of England to debate blessings for same-sex unions
By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – The Church of England’s governing body will deliberate on how priests could carry out blessings for same-sex couples when it gathers in the cathedral city of…
Counselors Receive Nearly $1 Million After City Banned ‘Talk Therapy’ For Minors With Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction
Counselors Receive Nearly $1 Million After City Banned ‘Talk Therapy’ For Minors With Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction Kate Anderson on May 2, 2023 The city of Tampa paid $950,000 in a settlement after…
Italian government tells Milan to stop registering same-sex couples’ children
By Federico Maccioni MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s right-wing government has told Milan’s city council to stop registering same-sex parents’ children, re-igniting a debate around Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s conservative agenda. Italy legalised…
Iowa Republicans Propose Ending Same-Sex Marriage Recognition
Iowa Republicans Propose Ending Same-Sex Marriage Recognition Laurel Duggan on March 1, 2023 Republican Iowa legislators introduced a measure Tuesday that seeks to end state recognition of same-sex marriages through an amendment…
Major Christian Church On Brink Of Schism As Conservative Bishops Slam Same-Sex Marriage Blessings
Major Christian Church On Brink Of Schism As Conservative Bishops Slam Same-Sex Marriage Blessings John Hugh DeMastri on February 20, 2023 Weeks after the Church of England approved the blessing of same-sex…
Japan PM Kishida fires aide over same-sex couple outburst
(Refiles to fix typo in par 6) TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday fired an aide who said he wouldn’t want to live next to lesbian, gay, bisexual…
Federal Court Rules Ban On ‘Talk Therapy’ For Minors With Same-Sex Attraction Is Unconstitutional
Federal Court Rules Ban On ‘Talk Therapy’ For Minors With Same-Sex Attraction Is Unconstitutional Kate Anderson on February 2, 2023 A federal court ruled Thursday in favor of allowing counselors in Tampa, Florida,…
Public Policy Lawyer Says ABC News Anchor Mischaracterized Supreme Court Case Involving Same-Sex Marriage
Public Policy Lawyer Says ABC News Anchor Mischaracterized Supreme Court Case Involving Same-Sex Marriage Kate Anderson on December 6, 2022 ABC News Anchor David Muir reportedly mischaracterized the legal issues at the…
Factbox-Who are 12 U.S. Senate Republicans who voted to protect same-sex marriage?
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twelve Republican U.S. senators joined Democrats this week in voting to codify same-sex marriage in the United States, a bill advocates said was necessary to ensure…
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Unpopular Among Voters In Predominantly Red States: POLL
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Unpopular Among Voters In Predominantly Red States: POLL Laurel Duggan on November 25, 2022 Editor’s note: This article has been updated. American voters in five states, which are predominantly…
Mormon Church Comes Out In Support Of National Gay Marriage Bill After Backing Campaigns Against Same-Sex Marriage
Mormon Church Comes Out In Support Of National Gay Marriage Bill After Backing Campaigns Against Same-Sex Marriage Trevor Schakohl on November 16, 2022 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints indicated…
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Clears Major Hurdle In Senate With GOP Support
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Clears Major Hurdle In Senate With GOP Support Arjun Singh on November 16, 2022 The Senate voted 62-37 Wednesday to advance a bill codifying same-sex marriage past a key…
Bill protecting same-sex marriage clears first procedural hurdle in U.S. Senate; voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill ensuring federal recognition of same-sex marriages received enough votes to clear the first procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, after months of bipartisan negotiations and…
DOWNS: Republicans Can Capitalize On Voters’ Support For Same-Sex Marriage. Here’s How
DOWNS: Republicans Can Capitalize On Voters’ Support For Same-Sex Marriage. Here’s How Alicia Downs on November 3, 2022 Early voting in the midterm elections is underway. While the economy and abortion rights…
Mexico’s most populous state approves same-sex marriage
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The congress of Mexico’s most populous state, State of Mexico, on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to legally recognize same-sex marriage, becoming the 29th of Mexico’s 32 states to do…
Same-sex parenting not normal, says aide to Italy’s Meloni
ROME (Reuters) – Same-sex parenting is not normal, a senior member of the far-right party expected to win Italy’s election on Sunday has suggested, casting a fresh spotlight on its socially conservative…
Defying Vatican, Flemish bishops allow blessing same-sex unions
By Philip Pullella and Charlotte Van Campenhout VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Flemish Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday issued a document effectively allowing the blessing of same-sex unions, in direct defiance of a ruling…
State Supreme Court Sides With Catholic Church Who Fired Teacher In Same-Sex Marriage
State Supreme Court Sides With Catholic Church Who Fired Teacher In Same-Sex Marriage Reagan Reese on September 1, 2022 The Indiana Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday in favor of Catholic schools under…
Disney Bows To Middle East Censors Over Same-Sex Kiss, Despite Picking Fight With DeSantis Over Florida Law
Disney Bows To Middle East Censors Over Same-Sex Kiss, Despite Picking Fight With DeSantis Over Florida Law Disney Bows To Middle East Censors Over Same-Sex Kiss, Despite Picking Fight With DeSantis Over…
In Switzerland, first same-sex couples say “I do”
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Arnd Wiegmann SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland – Alois Carnier, 57, and Peter Leu, 67, said “wholeheartedly, I do” to each other on Friday as same-sex marriages became legal in…
US draft abortion decision could implicate same-sex marriage, contraception, Biden says
By Trevor Hunnicutt CHICAGO – The draft U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion leaked earlier this month could mean the court will later go after same-sex marriage, contraception, and other rights, President…
Photographer Appeals Court Ruling Forcing Her To Photograph Same-Sex Weddings
A New York photographer is appealing a federal court ruling that would force her to provide her services for same-sex weddings in violation of her religious beliefs, according an announcement by her…
New York Can Force Photographer To Take Pictures At Same-Sex Weddings, Court Rules
A federal district court ruled that the state of New York can force a photographer to take pictures depicting same-sex weddings. In the decision issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci,…
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