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Opinion: Never before have people become so famous for coming in fifth place or failing a homework assignment.

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Is Chick-fil-A still anti-LGBTQ+? Here’s its full record

From employee discrimination to millions in harmful donations, Chick-fil-A has a long anti-LGBTQ+ history. But how much is still going on?

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The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race is going to be an LGBTQ+ ally

Here are Jasmine Crockett's and James Talarico's track records on LGBTQ+ issues.

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Illinois Democratic candidate glitter bombs anti-LGBTQ+ Christian group

Reed Showalter, who is straight, had a hilarious response to an anti-trans candidate survey from the Illinois Family Institute.

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Pope Leo invites transgender women to Vatican lunch, but doesn't sit with them

Pope Leo is continuing Pope Francis' tradition of inviting transgender women to lunch, but not his tradition of sitting with them.

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Catholic Church formally bans gender-affirming care at its hospitals

The country's largest nonprofit health care provider will no longer offer gender-affirming care.

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Ohio pastor who called being gay a 'health risk' charged with child rape, sexual battery

A pastor who said he became "sick" from reading gay romance has been arrested for unlawful sexual contact with a minor.

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‘Ex-gay’ gospel singer Donnie McClurkin accused of sexually assaulting another man in new lawsuit

From Riley Gaines to OU, conservatives are making their failures everyone else's problem

Opinion: Never before have people become so famous for coming in fifth place or failing a homework assignment.

Is Chick-fil-A still anti-LGBTQ+? Here’s its full record

From employee discrimination to millions in harmful donations, Chick-fil-A has a long anti-LGBTQ+ history. But how much is still going on?

21 Gay Popes, Cardinals, and Assorted Catholic Leaders

This LGBT History Month, take a look at some of the queer leaders of one the world's most influential organized religions.

The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race is going to be an LGBTQ+ ally

Here are Jasmine Crockett's and James Talarico's track records on LGBTQ+ issues.

Another University of Oklahoma instructor suspended in biblical psychology paper grading controversy

The university is investigating whether the second instructor engaged in "viewpoint discrimination."

Trans pastor says she’s ‘surrounded by loving kindness’ after coming out to New York congregation

“The affirmations have been amazing,” Methodist Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf told The Advocate in an interview.

Upstate New York Methodist minister comes out as transgender to congregation during Sunday service

"I’m affirming and saying to all of you that I am transgender, and so the best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man," Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf told her congregation in a powerful speech.

Illinois Democratic candidate glitter bombs anti-LGBTQ+ Christian group

Reed Showalter, who is straight, had a hilarious response to an anti-trans candidate survey from the Illinois Family Institute.

Pope Leo invites transgender women to Vatican lunch, but doesn't sit with them

Pope Leo is continuing Pope Francis' tradition of inviting transgender women to lunch, but not his tradition of sitting with them.

Catholic Church formally bans gender-affirming care at its hospitals

The country's largest nonprofit health care provider will no longer offer gender-affirming care.

Ohio pastor who called being gay a 'health risk' charged with child rape, sexual battery

A pastor who said he became "sick" from reading gay romance has been arrested for unlawful sexual contact with a minor.

Online wig maker told gay comedian she wouldn’t sell to him because he’s a ‘sinner’

Comedian and influencer Norman Freeman pulled out the receipts.

Church of Norway apologizes to LGBTQ+ community for 'discrimination and harassment'

“The church in Norway has caused LGBTQ+ people shame, great harm, and pain," presiding bishop Olav Fykse Tveitat said.

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Opinion: Never before have people become so famous for coming in fifth place or failing a homework assignment.

From employee discrimination to millions in harmful donations, Chick-fil-A has a long anti-LGBTQ+ history. But how much is still going on?

This LGBT History Month, take a look at some of the queer leaders of one the world's most influential organized religions.

Here are Jasmine Crockett's and James Talarico's track records on LGBTQ+ issues.

The university is investigating whether the second instructor engaged in "viewpoint discrimination."

“The affirmations have been amazing,” Methodist Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf told The Advocate in an interview.

"I’m affirming and saying to all of you that I am transgender, and so the best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man," Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf told her congregation in a powerful speech.

Reed Showalter, who is straight, had a hilarious response to an anti-trans candidate survey from the Illinois Family Institute.

Pope Leo is continuing Pope Francis' tradition of inviting transgender women to lunch, but not his tradition of sitting with them.

The country's largest nonprofit health care provider will no longer offer gender-affirming care.

In churches across America, a quiet rebellion is rising from the pews to the pulpit. These clergy aren’t just preaching the gospel; they’re reclaiming it from those who’ve turned faith into a weapon.

A pastor who said he became "sick" from reading gay romance has been arrested for unlawful sexual contact with a minor.

Comedian and influencer Norman Freeman pulled out the receipts.

“The church in Norway has caused LGBTQ+ people shame, great harm, and pain," presiding bishop Olav Fykse Tveitat said.