HOMOSEXUALITY

RELIGION

Cardinals Blame Catholic Church's Rampant Child Sex Abuse On 'The Homosexual Agenda'

Cardinals Raymond Burke and Walter Brandmüller wrote church leaders that clergy sex abuse is only part of a much greater crisis.

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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U.S. NEWS

Trump Says He Doesn’t Know About Administration’s Global LGBTQ Rights Plan

By Curtis M. Wong

LGBTQ advocates are skeptical of the reported campaign, which will be spearheaded by U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell.

French writer Frederic Martel gestures during an interview with Associated Press, in Paris, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. In the explosive book "In the Closet of the Vatican" author Frederic Martel describes a gay subculture at the Vatican and calls out the hypocrisy of Catholic bishops and cardinals who in public denounce homosexuality but in private lead double lives. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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RELIGION

French Writer Alleges Vatican Is One Of The World’s Largest Gay Communities

By Nicole Winfield and Angela Charlton, AP

Author Frederic Martel is claiming Catholic priests publicly denounce homosexuality while privately leading double lives.

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WORLD NEWS

Egyptian TV Host Sentenced To Year In Prison For Interviewing Gay Man

Mohamed al-Ghiety was found guilty of encouraging immorality amid Egypt's crackdown on perceived homosexuality.

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COMEDY

Stephen Colbert Taunts Second Lady Karen Pence Over Teaching Job

By Carla Baranauckas

"The Late Show" lets art respond to the art teacher at a school that bans LGBTQ students and teachers.

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HUFFPOST PERSONAL

My Two Sons Came Out As Gay And It Almost Destroyed Me. Here's What Saved Me.

By Kelly Beischel, Guest Writer

I still feel deep shame about how I acted when they first came out.

An Indian supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community takes part in a pride parade in in Chennai on June 24, 2018. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR / AFP) (Photo credit should read ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

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QUEER VOICES

Homosexuality Is No Longer A Crime, India Supreme Court Rules

The colonial-era law made homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Pope Francis (L), flanked by Head of the Vatican press office, Greg Burke, addresses reporters during a press conference in flight while returning from Ireland to The Vatican at the end of his two-day visit to Ireland on August 26, 2018. - Pope Francis 'begged for God's forgiveness' on August 26 for multiple abuse scandals within the Irish church but faced accusations by a former Vatican official that he had personally ignored allegations against senior clergy. (Photo by Gregorio BORGIA / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read GREGORIO BORGIA/AFP/Getty Images)

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OPINION

Pope Francis Just Reminded Us How The Church Still Feels About Homosexuality

By Michelangelo Signorile, Columnist

In a moment of candor, he seemed to support the idea of "ex-gay" conversion therapy.

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QUEER VOICES

16-Year-Old Fined Under Russia's 'Gay Propaganda' Law Files Appeal

By Daria Litvinova, Reuters

Maxim Neverov was convicted of posting shirtless men embracing one another.

Participants hold a rainbow flag as they attend a gay pride parade promoting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights in Mumbai, India, February 6, 2016. Hundreds of participants on Saturday took part in a parade seeking the Indian government to end discrimination against their community, participants said. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

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QUEER VOICES

India's LGBTQ Community Is Hopeful As Court Hears Challenge To Gay Sex Ban

By Suchitra Mohanty, Sai Sachin Ravikumar, Reuters

The rarely-enforced law is used to harass and blackmail gay people, activists say.

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Swaziland's LGBTQ Community Celebrates Its First Pride Parade

By Dominique Mosbergen

Male homosexuality is outlawed in the small African country.

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How 'Star Trek' Made History 22 Years Ago With A Same-Sex Kiss

By Curtis M. Wong

It was a complicated portrayal, but representative of "social stigma centered on forbidden love," Matt Baume says in his latest "Culture Cruise" video.

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QUEER VOICES

This Belly Dancer Wears A Beard To Support LGBTQ People In Egypt

By Emma Batha, Reuters

The UN Refugee Agency named Shrouk El-Attar its "Young Woman of the Year."

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QUEER VOICES

Pastor Fired From Methodist Church For Marrying Lesbian Couple

By Carol Kuruvilla

“The pain doled out by The United Methodist Church must stop,” the fired pastor says of the large religious denomination.

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QUEER VOICES

Former Oklahoma City Mayor Compares Gays To Pedophiles In Baffling Debate

By Curtis M. Wong

Kirk Humphreys' remarks were deemed "disgusting" by lawmakers and advocates.

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Young LGBTQ Mormons Reflect On The Dire Consequences Of Church's Anti-Gay Stance

Utah’s suicide rate has tripled since 2007 and suicide is the leading cause of death among the state’s children ages 10 to 17. Empirical data is hard to delineate, but there seems to be a correlation between Utah’s large Mormon population, the church’s denunciation of same-sex LDS couples and the community’s beleaguered LGBTQ youth. If you or someone you know needs help, call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. You can also text HELLO to 741-741 for free, 24-hour support from the Crisis Text Line. Outside of the U.S., please visit the International Association for Suicide Prevention for a database of resources.

QUEER VOICES

How To Eradicate Homophobia In The New Alt-Right Conservative Era [VIDEO]

By Brandon Kneefel, Contributor

LA-based write | activist | suitor on Logo TV's "Finding Princ...

I see a lot of fear as we enter this new era. For all those activists and scholars, supporters and minorities, we must walk into this time with more awareness and attention to truth. We must wear this truth lovingly. Without this, we may win, but it will be temporary.

POLITICS

Yes, He's The Great Pretender -- Pretending America Was Great

By Pamela Newton, Contributor

Writer and teacher

When exactly was America great, Mr. Trump?

BOOKS

Young Gay Men, Bludgeoned In Barrow's Point

By Melanie Bishop, Contributor

Writer, Teacher, Editor, Coach

Schirmer has a gift for creating atmosphere, for dropping readers, phrase by phrase, into the world of this college town, this McGregor family, this particularly hot summer, during which young, gay men start showing up bludgeoned, dead.

QUEER VOICES

Undetectable: Fear, Filters And Grindr

By Alex Garner, Contributor

Senior Health Innovation Strategist, Hornet App

This epidemic over 35 years old. It's our history, our culture, and our politics. It is incidental to our lives. Living in fear is agonizing and exhausting. No one should have to live that way. We can do better for our community.

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Reflections On National Coming Out Day

By Seamus Kirst, Contributor

Journalist, essayist and author of 'Shitfaced: Musings of A Fo...

“When did you come out?” I am often asked by friends – mostly who are straight. How do you even begin to answer that? Coming

RELIGION

What is Marriage ?

By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor

Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine

Religions also legislate marriage in order to legislate sex. But most ancient religious prohibitions against certain sexual

RELIGION

Do You Know Everything Jesus Ever Said About The Gays?

By Steve Austin, Contributor

Family Man, Writer, Speaker, Advocate

I've been reading the Gospels the past two weeks. I haven't read straight through in quite a while. And this time, I studied closely, every single thing Jesus said about homosexuality. What I found was astonishing.

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