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Christian baker sued again for refusing a transgender cake.

The man involved in one of the most highly publicized LGBTQ discrimination cases is back in court. Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips is being sued after refusing service to a transgender woman who wanted his shop to make a trans-themed…

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LGBT group sues bishop linking COVID-19 to gay marriage.

An LGBTQ organization is suing a prominent religious leader for blaming marriage equality for coronavirus. Last month, Patriarch Filaret went on TV in Ukraine and blamed coronavirus on marriage equality. Filaret is the founder and primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church…

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Anti-LGBT pastor dies from COVID-19 after keeping church open.

Evangelical pastors nationwide have repeatedly flouted the federal and state guidelines temporarily banning gatherings of more than ten people to prevent the spread of a novel coronavirus. Zealots in Florida and Louisiana have been arrested for violating the orders…

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Charity compares gay people to drug addicts to justify bigotry.

An organization has been refusing to allow LGBTQ people – including medical professionals – to volunteer at its New York City tent hospital set up to help people afflicted with coronavirus. The group’s president is defending the policy by comparing homosexuality to…

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Silly straights, Easter egg dye doesn’t turn you gay…or does it?

Eat the pink ones first! Because everybody’s bored senseless this weekend, some old gay panic nonsense is being recirculated on social media. The post claims that an increased number of men have “contracted homosexuality” after eating pastel-colored Easter eggs.

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Virulently anti-LGBT pastor delivered Easter blessing…to Trump.

Donald Trump invited a virulently anti-LGBTQ pastor to deliver an Easter blessing from the White House this past Friday. Bishop Harry Jackson has gotten national media attention since 2012 for his opposition to LGBTQ rights and extreme statements, which include saying…

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Plans for a second Franklin Graham NYC hospital shot down.

New York’s coronavirus field hospital, which is run by anti-LGBT+ preacher Franklin Graham, was set to open up a second location but plans have been ditched because of his homophobic views. The anti-LGBT+ evangelical preacher runs the charity Samaritan’s Purse…