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Luke Macfarlane opens up about the importance of faith and kindness in a dark time

"It doesn't hurt you to be kind," says the star of Home Is Where the Heart Is.

DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity

The DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.

Bishop who confronted Trump led ceremony honoring Matthew Shepard

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde and out Bishop V. Gene Robinson presided over a Washington National Cathedral ceremony honoring the hate-crime victim and the interment of his ashes there in 2018.

New D.C. Catholic archbishop is pro-LGBTQ+ and anti-Trump

Robert McElroy has made many statements supporting LGBTQ+ people and criticizing Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies.

President Jimmy Carter dead at 100 — here's his history as an LGBTQ+ ally

President Jimmy Carter's advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights became stronger as the years went on.

A trans woman and her mother open up about acceptance and learning with love in new Trevor Project video

The episode is the latest installment in Trevor's Learn With Love docuseries.

When kindness costs nothing, why are we still paying in prejudice?

It's time ignorance was given society's side-eye, writes Cain Turner.

Catholic Church appears to soften — a bit — on opposition to gender-affirming care

A high-ranking Vatican official allows that there are "exceptional situations."

LGBTQ+ non-U.S. citizens at risk under Trump’s immigration crackdown: study

About 3 percent of immigrants living in the country identify as LGBTQ+.

Watch Bishop Budde tell Rachel Maddow she’s received ‘death wishes’ over Trump ‘mercy’ sermon

The Episcopal Bishop of Washington discussed her historic sermon that the president called “nasty.”

Watch a bishop scold Donald Trump about attacks on LGBTQ+ and immigrants during inaugural prayer service

“There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives,” the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde told the president.

Tennessee pizzeria refuses to cater same-sex weddings

Critics call for a boycott, but what does the law say?

Historic Vatican gathering punts on LGBTQ+ issues

The Synod of Synodality was supposed to decide important doctrinal issues but instead upset most, observers say.

Maine Rep. Charles Skold opens up about fighting for his community and his prized Beyoncé crop top

Skold’s transformation from Christian conservative to out and proud gay Democrat is rooted in his deep ties to his family and community.


Most religious Americans support nondiscrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ people: survey

Regardless of faith, the vast majority of U.S. adults support LGBTQ+ protections.

Faith as a beacon of Black resistance and LGBTQ+ liberation

From the church pews to the streets of protest, faith has been our sanctuary and source of strength.

Bishop Budde is unapologetic about confronting Trump over his treatment of LGBTQ+ people and immigrants

“It wasn’t like I was talking about people I don’t know,” Budde told The Advocate.

Livid Donald Trump demands apology over bishop's 'nasty' National Prayer Service sermon

He called Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s sermon “nasty in tone," said she wasn’t good at her job, and claimed that “she and her church owe the public an apology.”

The anti-LGBTQ+ clergy who'll be praying at Donald Trump's inauguration

The lineup includes homophobes and transphobes from a variety of religions.

Pete Buttigieg remembers warmth and kindness of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

The Carters were "extraordinarily gracious and kind" to the Buttigieg and his husband, the Transportation secretary writes on Instagram.

Vatican adds event for LGBTQ+ Catholics to Holy Year calendar

An Italian association for LGBTQ+ Christians has announced that it will perform a pilgrimage in September, marking one of the hundreds of events in next year's Jubilee.