Paul Feinman, first openly gay judge on NY’s high court, dies at 61 –...
Merrick native Paul G. Feinman, the first openly gay judge on New York's highest court and a generous legal mentor to scores of young lawyers, died Wednesday after a yearslong battle...
Catholic women’s groups protest Vatican’s gay union stance – Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — Five Catholic women’s organizations in German-speaking areas have released an open letter calling for the Vatican to reverse its position that priests cannot bless same-sex unions.The letter to...
5 takeaways from Ross Gay on ‘The Book of Delights’: Everybody Reads 2021 –...
One summer day in 2016, the poet and essayist Ross Gay decided, in his words, “that it might feel nice, even useful to write a daily essay about something delightful.”He began...
Gay marriage was first legalized in one nation 20 years ago; which countries recognize...
Twenty years ago, just after the stroke of midnight on April 1, the mayor of Amsterdam married four couples in City Hall as the Netherlands became the first country in the...
Lawsuit: PPA leaders fired staffer who posted about being gay on social media –...
An ex-employee is suing the Philadelphia Parking Authority in federal court, saying he was dismissed after...
Gay Students Sue Education Department Over Religious Colleges – Inside Higher Ed
Thirty-three current and former students at Christian colleges that receive federal funds have sued the Education Department, saying that a religious exemption given to religious colleges is unconstitutional, The Washington Post...
Abraham Lincoln Was Gay! | BOOK RIOT – Book Riot
Kelly departs for maternity leave a few days early, so Hey YA gives an early welcome to its new interim co-host, Book Riot’s own Tirzah Price! Tirzah and Hannah already...
How one gay southern Baptist found himself drawn to the Catholic Church – America...
“Victory in Jesus” was the Southern gospel hymn my parents sang to me as a lullaby. The lyrics make explicit the scriptural connection between our baptism and the crucifixion, envisioning baptism...
Jonathan Bennett Says Anti-Gay Bullying Gave Him Ulcers In Emotional Throwback Post – HuffPost
Jonathan Bennett may be a sought-after actor, a television host and a dashing groom-to-be these days, but he hasn’t forgotten his roots.
The actor honored World Theater Day (March 27) by sharing a...
Julius’ Bar, site of historic gay ‘sip-in,’ threatened by pandemic – NBC News
Much of Julius’ remains unchanged from that era, including the long wooden bar with a century’s worth of “scratchitti” carved into it. Jacob Ruppert Brewery beer barrels serve as tables and...
Telling my husband I was gay was the first step to a new and...
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. Illustration by Rachel Wada “I...
Vatican’s gay blessing ban stokes fear among African LGBT Catholics – National Catholic Reporter
JOHANNESBURG — The Vatican's recent decree banning Catholic priests from blessing same-sex marriages has stoked fear among the LGBT community in countries across Africa, where gay people are routinely discriminated...
Gay priests: Breaking the silence – CBS News
The setting, with its soaring cathedral ceiling and sacraments, is typical of any Catholic service, but the similarities stopped with this sermon: "Because if there's anything that an LGBTQ person will...
Roxane Gay, Kiese Laymon Connect Virtually in Tolles Lecture – Hamilton College News
In the first virtual Tolles lecture on March 25, bestselling authors Roxane Gay and Kiese Laymon offered a conversation brimming with honesty and camaraderie for an otherwise isolated, at-home audience. From...
Confessions of a gay Catholic – Observer Online
I don’t have a problem with calling myself Catholic. I go to Mass often (weekly before the pandemic hit). When I’m there, I say the Nicene Creed and mean every word...
1 Confessions of a gay Catholic – Observer Online
I don’t have a problem with calling myself Catholic. I go to Mass often (weekly before the pandemic hit). When I’m there, I say the Nicene Creed and mean every word...
10 of the Best Gay Comic Books – Book Riot
Looking for some of the best gay comic books? We gotcha covered! Gay comic books come in all shapes and sizes, from multi-volume extravaganzas to graphic novels you can read in...
Uzbekistan: Gay Men Face Abuse, Prison – Human Rights Watch
(Berlin) – Men in Uzbekistan who engage in consensual same-sex sexual conduct face arbitrary...
North Korea’s ‘only openly gay defector’ finds love – BBC News
From time to time Seoncheol would come to dinner, and on one particular evening Jang, concerned that it had got late, persuaded Seoncheol to stay over. A few hours later, Jang...
I’m a Straight Woman Who Married a Gay Man – Slate
To get advice from Prudie, submit your questions anonymously here. (Questions may be lightly edited for publication.) Join the live chat every Monday at noon (and submit your comments) here, or...
Opinion: Pope is wrong about gay couples – Bangor Daily News
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Patrick T. Reardon is a former...
Man charged in Grindr attack planned to kidnap, kill other gay men, DOJ says...
A southwest Louisiana man was charged with federal hate crime and kidnapping charges Thursday by prosecutors who said he tried to kill and dismember one of three men he abducted after...
Local community reacts to Vatican’s ban on blessing gay unions – The Daily Gazette
On Monday, by way of a document released by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Catholic Church argued that it won’t bless same-sex unions...
Louisiana Man Indicted for Attempted Murder of a Gay Man and Plot to Kidnap...
A Louisiana man was indicted and charged today in federal court in the Western District of Louisiana on six counts, including hate crime, kidnapping, firearm and obstruction charges.Chance Seneca, 19, of...
Report: Heat preferred Rudy Gay to Ariza, Spurs asked for too much – Air...
While many have been asking the San Antonio Spurs to make a deal by the trade deadline, reports say the Miami Heat are fully out of the mix for Rudy Gay and...
In Pope’s homeland, ex-priest leaves church over gay unions – Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A former priest and LGBTQ activist who has blessed same-sex unions in Pope Francis’ home country, Argentina, is leaving the Roman Catholic Church after the Vatican...
UPDATE: Vatican says no blessing gay unions, no negative judgment on gay people –...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While homosexual men and women must be respected, any form of blessing a same-sex union is “illicit,” said the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.The...
Vatican bars gay union blessing, says God ‘can’t bless sin’ (AP) – The Associated...
ROME (AP) — The Vatican declared Monday that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.”The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,...
How bisexuality plays into the LGBTQIA+ community – Los Angeles Times
“Don’t play games, Christian, if you like dudes, you’re definitely just gay!”“You can’t hook up with men and still think women would be attracted to you.”These are just a few of...
The Birdcage at 25: a gay comedy that broke boundaries – BBC News
That's not to say, of course, that those years of turmoil can be erased, even within such a carefree film. Because of the historical context, there is one moment in The...
Poland to ban gays from adopting, even as single parents – Reuters
By Gabriela Baczynska, Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk3 Min ReadBRUSSELS/WARSAW (Reuters) - People living in same-sex couples will be barred from adopting children in Poland even as single parents, under a new law announced...
These Gay Men Frequented Manhattan Piano Bars. So Did Their Killer. – The New...
Instead of focusing on the killer, Green opts to humanize his victims. This proves a thorny task when dealing with men who led pointedly secret lives. In the book’s epilogue, he...
Different fight, ‘same goal’: How the Black freedom movement inspired early gay activists –...
On April 25, 1965, three teenagers refused to leave Dewey’s Restaurant in Philadelphia after employees repeatedly denied service to “homosexuals and persons wearing nonconformist clothing,” according to Drum magazine, which was...
Diverse group of cities have highest rates of gay households – NBC News
ORLANDO, Fla. — Once known for singer Anita Bryant’s anti-gay rights campaign and a ban on gay and lesbian adoptions, Florida is now home to two metro areas with among the...
House Passes Sweeping Gay and Transgender Equality Legislation – The New York Times
In the House, consideration of the measure devolved into bitter acrimony.In emotional remarks in support of the bill, Ms. Newman said she was fighting to advance the legislation to ensure that...