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Catholic leader in a tizzy that LGBT people celebrate Christmas.

Bill Donohue of the Catholic League – a four-decade-old anti-LGBTQ organization – is hopping mad that LGBTQ people celebrate Christmas. In an email blast, he opened by complaining about the lack of LGBTQ Hanukkah and Ramadan events. “We’ve never heard of gay-themed…

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‘Modern’ conversion therapy: What is it and can it be banned?

Peter Gajdics was a driving force behind Vancouver’s ban on conversion therapy, which seeks to change people’s sexual orientation and/or behaviour. But Gajdics, a survivor of conversion therapy, says modern versions of the practice may be slipping under the radar of…

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Judge shunned by her church was just welcomed by another.

After national reports revealed that St. Stephen Parish Rev. Scott Nolan would not offer communion to a local judge because she is married to a woman, another Grand Rapids church has opened their doors to her. Kent County Judge Sara Smolenski attended…

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The Vatican part-funded the Elton John’s biopic Rocketman.

It has been revealed that the Vatican part-funded Elton John biopic Rocketman, despite the film’s explicit portrayal of gay sex. According to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, an investigation into investments held by the Vatican’s Secretariat of State revealed that…

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Texas judge warned over refusal to perform same-sex marriages.

A Texas judge received a public warning Monday from the state’s Commission on Judicial Conduct for refusing to perform same-sex marriages. McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley has said her “Bible-believing” Christian conscience did not allow her to…