What it means for LGBTQ+ Americans to leave — or choose — Christianity
Almost two-thirds of LGBTQ+ people who were raised Christian have left, new data finds. But queer Black Americans have more to leave behind.
February 14, 2024
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Bishop Paul Colton encouraged LGBT people to stick with their faith during Cork LGBT Awareness Week.
May 15, 2014
Gay Ex-Monk Leaves Church to Wed Boyfriend
The happy couple hopes their union will help bring about change within the Roman Catholic church.
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WATCH A Phelps Family Member on Leaving the Church Behind
A former member of the Westboro Baptist Church, known for its extreme antigay views, talked with Rosie O'Donnell about being convinced he was going to hell after leaving the family behind.
March 12, 2012
Episcopal dioceses wrestle with leaving church over gays
Dallas bishop
James M. Stanton is among the leaders of seven Episcopal
dioceses who have rejected the authority of the
denomination's incoming national leader, Nevada bishop
Katharine Jefferts Schori, as the debate over the
Bible and gay relationships tears at the church.
August 25, 2006
Boston-area priest leaves Episcopal Church, aligns with African group
An Episcopal priest from a Boston suburb who has chosen to leave the church will travel to Nairobi next month to become a bishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The Reverend William L. Murdoch is part of a growing trend of priests and parishes that are leaving the Episcopal Church USA over its appointment of openly gay bishop V. Gene Robinson in New Hampshire.
July 24, 2007
Christian Reformed churches leave denomination in droves after anti-LGBTQ+ vote
The Christian Reformed Church in North America voted last week to hand down a “limited suspension" to institutions that publicly embrace the queer community.
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Vatican gay sex hits rock bottom, and the Internet responds
Is this why young people are leaving the church?
October 25, 2024
Op-ed: The Gay Rights Movement, Gay Bars, and the Church
All of the hypocrisy that led me to finally leave the Catholic Church.
February 18, 2015
Louisiana Church May Split From Conference Over LGBTQ+ Stance
Because some churches are performing marriages for all parishioners and allowing LGBTQ+ people to serve as clergy members, one church is discussing leaving the conference.
October 27, 2022
One-Fifth of United Methodist U.S. Congregations Leaving Over LGBTQ+ Issues
Most of those leaving are conservative, as it's expected the church will soon adopt more LGBTQ-affirming policies.
July 7, 2023