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Evangelicals are dying in record numbers of COVID-19.

Countless non-fundamentalist churches in the United States, from Catholic to Lutheran and Episcopalian, have embraced social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic and temporarily moved their activities online. But many Christian fundamentalists and evangelicals have been irresponsibly downplaying the dangers of…

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Franklin Graham told to ‘pack up his tents and leave New York.’

New York City has made clear that Franklin Graham is no longer welcome – after the anti-LGBT+ preacher exploited the setting up of a tent hospital during the coronavirus crisis to discriminate against gay people and evangelise. After weeks of scrutiny…

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Ex-Pope vents about gays and treatment of homophobes.

Former Pope Benedict XVI has launched an attack on LGBT+ people for a new book. According to Italian outlet Corriere Della Sera, the 93-year-old Pope emeritus – who became Pope in 2005 but stood aside for Pope Francis in 2013 – gave a rare…

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The Human Rights Campaign begins layoffs due to COVID.

The Human Rights Campaign on Tuesday laid off 22 employees because of the coronavirus pandemic. HRC told the Washington Blade that Alphonso David, the organization’s president, “personally reached out to every single person affected to see how he can help them…

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Gay arranged marriage business revealed as a scam in expose.

Arranged marriages are somewhat common in South Asian cultures and India’s Arranged Gay Marriage Bureau is a popular choice for finding an appropriate match. But Vice reporter Reeta Loi’s yearlong investigation into the business reveals the truth behind the “service.”…