... African conferences will accept voting results from the conference. How are congregations preparing? That varies widely, but those long active in the movement to repeal LGBTQ bans are focused strongly on the conference. First United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, for example, held a commissioning service on April 14 for three ...
The Biden administration put out new Title IX rules that will increase protections for LGBTQ+ students and change how schools handle cases of campus sexual assault. It reverses several moves made by the Trump administration. William Brangham discussed the changes with Laura Meckler of The Washington Post.
The administration originally planned to include a new policy forbidding schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but that provision was put on hold. Instead, Biden is officially undoing sexual assault rules put in place by his predecessor and current election-year opponent.
... Tuesday’s ruling was “wrong and deplorable.” “This ruling should result in further restrictions to donor funding for Uganda — no donor should be funding anti-LGBTQ+ hate and human rights violations,” said Mugisha. The court upheld a law that allows the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” and up to 14 ...
Laura Barron-Lopez: As you heard Professor Wehle say there, this plan really relies on loyalists being installed across the board in government for him to be able to carry this out. William Brangham: I mean, as you and others have reported, I mean, this -- these LGBTQ changes, proposed changes ...
... were of interest to you? Melissa Deckman: We were really surprised in our findings that younger Americans have trended downward with respect to support for LGBTQ rights. If you look at our data, we find that roughly one in five Americans aged 18 to 29 identify as LGBTQ. But yet ...
While many details around the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict remain unknown, what has become clear for those within Oklahoma’s LGBTQ+ community is they do not feel safe.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An LGBTQ rights activist in Poland said Tuesday that he believes it's a “new beginning” in Poland after a host on state television apologized on air for the homophobic propaganda aired by state media in recent years. “It took me by surprise,” said Bart Staszewski, one ...
... or passing similar laws. They rushing to see what happens in Uganda. Ali Rogin: Since this laws implementation, how has it affected the ability for LGBTQ plus communities to access health care, particularly in the context of Uganda spite to eradicate aids? Clare Byarugaba: So this law has been, has ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit to block enforcement of Louisiana's new ban on transgender health care procedures for anyone under 18 was announced Monday by LGBTQ+ advocates. The lawsuit was prepared by Lamda Legal and others on behalf of five Louisiana minors and their parents, identified in the filings ...
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