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Now an Iraqi cleric is blaming gay marriage for the pandemic.

An Iraqi cleric has blamed the global coronavirus pandemic on the legalisation of same-sex marriage, missing a very obvious point. Homosexuality is not illegal in Iraq but discrimination is widespread and LGBT+ people are frequently victims of vigilante justice and…

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Group denounces clergy for blaming LGBTs for coronavirus.

The leader of the Mount Rainier, Md.-based LGBTQ Catholic group New Ways Ministry is calling on Pope Francis to remove a Catholic cardinal and bishop from their public ministries for declaring that LGBTQ people are responsible for the global coronavirus pandemic…

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This Catholic priest has a refreshing take on sex and sexuality.

A Catholic priest in Detroit is defying his archdiocese by allowing LGBT+ people to join him in mass after the coronavirus pandemic has ended. The Detroit Archdiocese has temporarily suspended public mass due to coronavirus fears, but church officials have…

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Trump’s cabinet minister blames LGBT people for COVID-19.

A minister who conducts weekly Bible studies for Donald Trump’s Cabinet and members of Congress has written that COVID-19 is a result of God’s wrath, brought on by LGBTQ people and environmentalism, among other factors. In a recent blog post…

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LGBT acceptance in Turkey is at an all-time high.

Almost half of people in Turkey think that LGBT+ people should have equal rights, nine percent more than last year, according to a survey. Kadir Has University in Istanbul has been conducting the survey annually since 2016…

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Archdiocese kicks out Catholic LGBT group, DignityUSA.

The Detroit chapter of DignityUSA, an LGBTQ-affirming Roman Catholic ministry, has been forbidden to hold Mass in Catholic spaces in the region, and priests within the Detroit archdiocese barred from serving the group. Dignity chapters in other cities have received…