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Gay people should not join Catholic clergy, Pope Francis says.

Pope Francis is “concerned” about what he describes as the “serious issue” of homosexuality, saying in an interview published on Saturday that being gay is a “fashion” to which the clergy is susceptible. “The issue of homosexuality is a very…  

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Some gays can never shake ‘Mormonism’s Scarlet Letter’.

From Brigham Young University’s Honor Code to mission requirements to church discipline, LGBTQ and straight Latter-day Saints face unequal treatment. In every case, church-imposed penalties are stiffer for the former than the latter. Any public sign of affection on BYU’s…  

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What life is really like for LGBT people in the South.

The purpose of this study is to document and examine the contemporary life circumstances and social experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) people living across the American South. Our primary research aim is to improve public and…