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Anti-LGBT Falwell on leave of absence in wake of new scandal.

Jerry Falwell Jr., the infamously anti-LGBTQ+ president of Liberty University, is taking an indefinite leave of absence after sharing a racy photo on Instagram and engaging in other eyebrow-raising behavior. “The Executive Committee of Liberty University’s Board of Trustees, acting…

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Legalization of gay rights has Haiti churches up in arms.

An overhaul of Haiti’s archaic 185-year-old criminal laws provides stiffer penalties for rape, decriminalizes begging and, for the first time, addresses modern-era crimes like cyber security and terrorism financing while giving a clearer definition of what constitutes sexual harassment…

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School teaches ‘God hates homosexuals’, but takes tax dollars.

An elite Australian boys’ school is under fire for accepting $4 million in taxpayer funding while using sex education teaching material that suggests God hates gay people. Moreton Bay Boys’ College in Brisbane teaches children from a controversial sex education booklet…

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Infighting over the rumored ‘gay lobby’ inside the Vatican.

Pope Francis has been a completely different leader than his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. While Benedict was a far-right hardliner, Francis has cultivated a more gentle profile, particularly when it comes to LGBTQ people. While the Pope has wavered between…

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Bank boots Christian charity over LGBT conversion therapy.

Barclays has closed the bank account of a U.K. Christian charity the Core Issues Trust, who offer LGBT conversion therapy, says, Premier Christian News. It follows criticism from LGBT activists, who say the bank–the lead sponsor of Pride in London for…