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Christians are blaming gays, lesbians, and liberals for disasters.

We’ve heard it many times before. Conservative and Christian evangelical leaders blaming liberals, and gays and lesbians for not only destroying the traditional family, but for hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, pestilence, and terrorist attacks. One cannot help but remember that in…  

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Canada overtakes the U.S. as the leader in LGBT rights.

President Trump’s “America First” policies have meant the abdication of the U.S. as a world leader. That’s especially true for LGBTQ rights, which Trump and his acolytes have systematically attacked, in marked contrast to his predecessor…  

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‘A bitter blow’ as Taiwan votes against same-sex marriage.

Taiwan has voted against introducing same-sex marriage, and has instead voted to restrict marriage to being between a man and a woman only. However, it is possible that same-sex marriage – or civil partnerships – could be introduced down the line regardless…  

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Should LGBT hero bow out of Mormon Tabernacle Choir job?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced last month that Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth will be the featured performer and narrator at this year’s annual Christmas concert series by its Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square…  

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Notorious anti-LGBTQ hate group removed from Facebook.

Facebook unpublished the page for Peter LaBarbera’s Americans for Truth about Homosexuality (AFTAH) over the weekend, citing hate speech. The page was taken down over the weekend, according to LaBarbera, who posted a screenshot on Twitter…