Tag: family

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected emergency bids to temporarily set aside its recent decision allowing the Trump administration to enforce a “gag rule” that could strip Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers of federal funding for family planning. By a 7-4 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals let stand its June 20 decision lifting injunctions blocking enforcement of the rule, which makes clinics ineligible for Title X family planning funds if they provide...

A former Virginia youth pastor was sentenced to three years in prison for sexually abusing a teenager from his church. Jordan Baird, who was facing up to 10 years behind bars, was sentenced Monday to three years, plus three years probation after he pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent acts with a child by a custodian. During his sentencing hearing, Baird told the court he took complete responsibility for his actions and apologized to the victim and her family, as...

Photo by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash We love stories of supportive fathers. While some on Twitter are busy trying to shoehorn Melania Trump into the label of an LGBTQ ally, there are others like John Atwell who are actively trying to support. One of those men is John Atwell who decided to add to his body in order to honor his kids. On June 30, John’s daughter Kaitlyn posted screenshots on Twitter of a text conversation between the two. Kaitlyn’s sister had...

Jonathan Lowe and Jimmy Tran are a testament to what “commitment” can truly mean in our community. Celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in September and being together for sixteen years, they are slowly becoming an example in their own community, and are also starting to learn to be a source of strength for their community in small steps. They are also beginning to to use their own journey together as just one example of the types of relationships in...

He closed the door, cutting off the connection between himself and the monotone drudgery he desperately wanted to leave behind. Heart racing, he secured the lock, knowing the one responsible for his heartbeat was waiting. Knowing the one that gave him a purpose to rise out of bed in the morning was waiting. Riley spent eight hours waiting for him, and that was eight hours too many. The second their lives tore them apart for the day, time became one...

Eighteen-year-old Brian Ashwood was a virgin, and he was also gay. He had always known he was attracted to the same sex since he was a child. Instead of playing with the little girls in his class, he would rather play with the boys, and he would be heartbroken if the boys don't give him attention. As he grew older, he realized that he preferred older guys to the boys his age, maybe it was because he lost his...

Eighteen-year-old Brian Ashwood was a virgin, and he was also gay. He had always known he was attracted to the same sex since he was a child. Instead of playing with the little girls in his class, he would rather play with the boys, and he would be heartbroken if the boys don't give him attention. As he grew older, he realized that he preferred older guys to the boys his age, maybe it was because he lost his...

His Christian pastor brother still says, “I want the best for him. I just don’t support the gay lifestyle.” In an interview with The Washington Post, Chasten Buttigieg, the 29-year-old husband of out gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, revealed that his brothers both rejected him when he came out as gay. He ended up being homeless and working at a Starbucks just to afford health insurance before he eventually went on a life-changing date with Pete. Chasten was born the third...

"Good morning," Paul called out to his neighbour. Mrs. Gasper turned around with a smile on her face, but the smile swiftly turned into a frown when she saw Paul. She ran into her apartment as if she had seen a ghost. A wave of pain surged through Paul as he walked back into the apartment he shared with his boyfriend. Mike was in the kitchen, making breakfast when Paul walked in. Paul was olive-skinned; he had black hair with green...

The older man warned the younger, bisexual man to break off the relationship with his daughter. What should he do? A letter to the weekly relationship agony aunt in British newspaper The Guardian has gone viral. In it, a man says that he recently met his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. He says that he’s enjoyed relationships with men and women previously, but is now committed to his girlfriend. He wanted to marry her. However, meeting her parents has truly thrown a...

When Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon came out as gay, his parents told him it's 'not a path' he should follow Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon is the gay son of a pastor. He works as a janitor at his dad’s church in Catonsville, Maryland, but he’s also an aspiring singer-songwriter. Harmon appeared on American Idol last night (10 March) to try to impress judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. But during his prerecorded interview, he revealed coming out as gay to his family didn’t...

EVA Air has apologized and called the incident a misunderstanding. A gay couple was told only one of them could board a flight with their 19-month-old child, while straight families were allowed to remain together, leaving them confused and “very disappointed.” Jeff Cobb and his husband were traveling from San Francisco to Taipei with their daughter on EVA Air, and when Cobb inquired about early boarding for families he was told that only one of the men could get on the...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After raising nearly $130,000 to cover tuition, the gay Florida valedictorian who says his parents kicked him out will pay nothing to go to college this fall. News outlets report Georgetown University adjusted 18-year-old Seth Owen's financial aid package, reducing his expected out-of-pocket contribution from $20,000 to $0. His aid package had been calculated based on his parents' ability to pay. But he says they kicked him out in February, following disagreements over his sexuality and an ultimatum:...

An unfortunate nip slip caused the weird warning Sohail Akhavein isn’t one to shy away from dressing how he wants and showing off a bit of skin. In fact, it seems it’s earned him a bit of a reputation. In preparation for a community luncheon in his home town of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a fellow local resident warned him: ‘Tone it down so the focus can be on the community and not your body.’ The warning comes about after a previous incident involving an...