A day after evangelical leaders released a manifesto railing against same-sex marriage and the LGBTQ community, hundreds of Christian leaders and thousands of other concerned citizens have come forward with strong messages of inclusion.
Historical hot takes don’t appear to be Mat Staver’s strong point. In a new interview, the lawyer and chairman of the Liberty Counsel blasted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for designating groups like his own and the Family Research Council as hate groups. Staver, who is best known for representing Kentucky clerk Kim Davis when she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, argued that those groups were included in the SPLC’s list solely because they oppose marriage equality and other LGBTQ-related causes.
Openly gay former offensive tackle Ryan O’Callaghan has the distinction of blocking for two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks. With the New England Patriots he played with Tom Brady, and in college with the California Golden Bears he played with Aaron Rodgers. It was the latter whom O’Callaghan knew best, ever since the two were competitors in high school in Northern California. Rodgers opened up about his former buddy and teammate in an ESPN interview released today.
U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) released a statement over the weekend on President Donald Trump’s decision to no longer allow transgenders to serve in the military. “It would be a step in the wrong direction to force currently serving transgender individuals to leave the military solely on the basis of their gender identity rather than medical and readiness standards that should always be at the heart of Department of Defense personnel policy,” McCain wrote on his official Senate website.
An effort to offer new legal protections to Cheyenne’s LGBTQ residents may be delayed until next year as city councilmen wait for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Colorado religious freedom case before introducing their ordinance. The proposed ordinance, which is still under review by the city attorney’s office, is intended to mirror one Laramie passed in 2015. It would make it illegal to fire employees or refuse to provide housing or other services on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Adolescence can be tough for young people, but it can be especially hard for teenagers who aren’t straight. Our latest study reveals that lesbian, gay and bisexual young people (LGB or “sexual minority youth”) have about three times the risk of being depressed compared with their heterosexual peers.
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