Gay Rights

Young, gay and trying too hard

New research finds that male sexual minorities often compensate for stigma by overachieving

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 13
Life LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBT Rights

Pat Buchanan: “Homosexual rights” victories will provoke mass civil disobedience among Christians

Buchanan adds: It is impossible for Christians to hate gay people, since the church teaches "love your enemies"

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 7:36 PM UTC 47
Life Dan Savage, jeff chu, Gay Rights

White House calls ENDA a priority but has done little to prioritize it, critics say

But a White House senior adviser says the president remains dedicated to passing the non-discrimination legislation

Katie Mcdonough Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 9:04 PM UTC
Life enda, Gay Rights, LGBT, LGBT Rights

Evangelicals take leap of faith into immigration debate

A growing number of Christian leaders are advocating for a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants

Katie Mcdonough Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 2:15 PM UTC
Life Immigration, Immigration Reform

Waiting for the gay Jackie Robinson

As we wait for pro athletes to come out, "42" presents a sanitized version of baseball's racial struggle

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 36
Life LGBT, Gay Rights, gays, 42

Sponsors scramble to back first out gay athlete

As rumors swirl that four NFL players are ready to come out, sponsors vie for the chance to cash in

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Apr 12, 2013 4:19 PM UTC
Business LGBT, LGBT Rights, Gay Rights

Tony Perkins: Stop donating to the GOP!

Social conservative leader Tony Perkins escalates the rift over the Republican Party's future

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Apr 12, 2013 1:45 PM UTC 25
Politics Social conservatives

Poll: Gay television characters a boon for marriage equality

Researchers found that support for equal rights was positively influenced by fictional gay characters

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Apr 12, 2013 12:57 PM UTC
Life Gay Rights, Gay Marriage

National Hockey League announces initiative for gay athletes

In partnership with a gay rights group, the NHL will provide awareness training to its teams and leadership

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 8:35 PM UTC
Life LGBT Rights, Gay Rights, Sports

Ben Carson cancels Johns Hopkins commencement speech over anti-gay remarks

Anti-gay vitriol might get you GOP accolades, but it will lose you a commencement spot at Johns Hopkins

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 4:50 AM UTC
Life Ben Carson, Gay Marriage

Cuccinelli denied review of Virginia’s sodomy ruling

The Republican attorney general asked for a rehearing of a decision to strike down the state's ban on sodomy

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 3:56 PM UTC 11
Politics Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia, sodomy

Pope Francis may be luring some lapsed Catholics back to the church

Is the new pontiff's "human touch" persuading some former believers to return to the fold?

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 1:42 PM UTC 13
Life pope francis, Catholic Church

Anti-gay rights activists: We are the real victims of the marriage equality fight

They would all "rather be doing something else," laments equal rights opponent Ryan Anderson

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 3:47 PM UTC 20
Life Gay Rights, Gay Marriage

GOP’s backward sexual politics

The party’s “war on women” continues, but now it’s being fought with antiquated weapons

Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 64
Politics Newt Gingrich, David Vitter

House GOPer: No funding for sex-changes because “I like being a boy”

"I don't want to pay for a sex-change operation," said Rep. Paul Broun

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Apr 8, 2013 6:57 PM UTC 59
Politics Paul Broun, Georgia, Gay Rights

Gay son of “conversion therapy” founder on coming out to his dad

Dr. Charles Socarides thought being gay was a curable mental illness. Sadly, having a gay son didn't change that VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Apr 8, 2013 6:40 PM UTC 17
Life Video, LGBT, LGBT Rights

New Mexico governor vetoes bill to help families of gay soldiers

Republican Governor Susana Martinez then signed an identical bill that would only help straight military spouses

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Apr 8, 2013 3:20 PM UTC
Life LGBT Rights

Openly gay man banned from parish duties by Catholic Church

A New York church has banned an openly gay parishioner from his volunteer work because of his sexuality

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Apr 5, 2013 5:57 PM UTC 42
Life Catholic Church, Timothy Dolan

Former Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo: Four gay NFL players ready to come out

Ayanbadejo said he is in coordinated talks with the players and thinks they will come out "sooner than you think"

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Apr 5, 2013 4:29 PM UTC
Life Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, NFL

Joe Donnelly and Heidi Heitkamp come out for marriage equality

There are now just four Democrats in the Senate who do not back gay marriage

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Apr 5, 2013 2:59 PM UTC
Life Gay Marriage, Marriage equality

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