Tag: same sex marriage

Believers have changed their tune since marriage equality was made legal in the U A majority of US Muslims now support marriage equality. Over 40,000 Americans from across the US have been surveyed on social issues, and people of faith have improved their views on LGBTI rights. The Public Religion Research Institute’s 2017 American Values Atlas found despite continued opposition from leaders, believers are more relaxed about gay people marrying. The Supreme Court legalized marriage equality across all 50 states in 2015. Majority of...

A new study on religious views toward the LGBT community points to a massive generation gap. Mormons largely support laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination. But they’re still opposed to same-sex marriage, according to a new report from the Public Religion Research Institute, making them an anomaly among religious groups in America. Only 40% of Mormons support marriage equality, compared to the nearly 70% who believe LGBT Americans should be protected from discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations. That’s a...

A gay man was left unable to open one of his eyes after a vicious homophobic attack. Brendan, 36, was called a “f**king faggot” before being punched in the left eye. Though he doesn’t remember the rest of the attack in Victoria, Australia, because he lost consciousness, Brendan was left with damage to his ribs, skull and other eye. Three men followed him for a short distance after he left an Australia Day celebration in the early hours of January 27 before...

Young readers will be able to learn the empowering true story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag with a picture book written by award-winning author, Rob Sanders. As we all know, Milk became the first openly gay elected official in America back in 1977, and was then shot and killed by ex-Supervisor Dan White in City Hall. Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag, recounts inspiring events from the life of the activist, as well as his...

Australian rugby superstar Israel Folau is under fire after replying to a follower in an Instagram post who asked, “what was gods plan for gay people?” In the comments section of the post, Folau, who plays for New South Wales Waratahs, replied, “HELL.. Unless they repent of their sins and turn to God.” Folau, a devout Christian raised as a Mormon who converted to the Assemblies of God fellowship with his family in 2011, made headlines last September during Australia’s debate...

Juice FM has been granted a licence by Northern Ireland, and will be solely dedicated to the LGBTQ community. When it launches, the station is expected to have an audience of 33,000. However, we do have a bit of a wait before Juice FM starts airing, as it could take up to two years before the station puts out its first broadcast. A spokesman for Juice FM told The Belfast Telegraph: “LGBT people come from all walks of life and it...

Is Theresa May 'hiding behind the DUP?' UK Prime Minister Theresa May has refused to pass same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. The Conservative leader was accused of ‘hiding behind the DUP’ by refusing to legalize marriage equality. Public support is overwhelmingly in support of same-sex marriage. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK or Ireland that does not allow gay couples to marry. May insisted it was a ‘devolved matter’. However, Stormont has collapsed. There has been a 15-month failure to restore...

A parody of a book about Mike Pence’s family pet has become a bestseller. The Vice President and his family have just released a children’s book based on their real-life rabbit Marlon Bundo, which was written by Pence’s daughter and illustrated by his wife, second lady Karen Pence. But their foray into the world of publishing may have been thwarted by Last Week Tonight host John Oliver, who with the help of writer Jill Twiss has released his own Bundo book,...

Michael Smalanskas has been having a rough semester. The 22-year-old philosophy and theology major has taken quite a bit of heat from his classmates after putting up an antigay bulletin board with the headline “Marriage: The Way God Intended It” in his dorm hallway. “Traditional marriage: God ordained it. Nature reveals it. Science affirms it,” the bulletin board said. “Marriage should be reinforced. Not redefined!” The billboard also included a quote from Pope Francis that read: “We must affirm the right...

A gay couple is fighting for their right to be recognized as a married couple. The couple, who wish to remain anonymous and are thus being referred to as X and his husband, got married in London in 2014. Problem is, their native Northern Ireland only recognizes their union as a civil partnership. As such, they’ve decided to take it to court. At the center of this issue is the question of whether North Ireland should recognize a same-sex marriage performed...

The recovering addict says he was tortured for befriending another client. A recovering drug addict in South Africa alleges he was sexually assaulted at a rehabilitation facility as punishment for being gay, IOL reports. Mogamat Yushree Jacobs, 36, who immediately went to police after escaping from the Akhbar Rehabilitation Centre in Cape Town, also says he was beaten and covered with human feces. Jacobs, who was addicted to heroin for 12 years, entered rehab about eight months ago and eventually assisted Akhbar...

Late last year, Bermuda became the first country to take away gay marriage after only just legalizing it in the country. That has now set a terrible precedent where a country has taken back the right for same-sex couples to get married. Now, it seems that Taiwan is in a battle of its own to maintain its gay marriage rights. Several religious groups have banned together to start an appeal of the court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in the country. Taiwan...

The Domestic Partnership Act was signed into law today Today Bermuda became the first country to revoke legalized same-sex marriage. Instead, it has replaced marriage equality with domestic partnerships. Governor John Rankin signed the Domestic Partnership Act 2017 into law today (7 February). The bill clarifies that ‘a marriage is void unless the parties are respectively male and female’. A domestic partnership is essentially an interpersonal relationship between adults who share their lives without marriage. Bermuda legalized same-sex marriage on 5 May 2017. An...

Tony Abbott, who once claimed "the relationship between two people of the same sex cannot be a marriage," said he was "looking forward to having a new sister-in-law." Why let a little thing like civil liberties get between siblings? Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott attended the wedding of his sister Christine Forster to girlfriend Virginia Flitcroft on Friday, just weeks after the country legalized same-sex marriage. https://www.instagram.com/p/Betx43tjk_S/?utm_source=ig_embed “Great family occasion. Very happy for Chris and Virginia,” Abbott told reporters on the way...