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What does Pope Benedict's resignation mean for LGBT people?

Monday, February 11, 2013 - 11:55am by Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives at GLAAD

The Vatican announced that Pope Benedict will resign due to age and health concerns. News like this tends to make people wonder what sort of change a transition like this might mean in the Roman Catholic Church. LGBT people and allies – many of whom are Catholic – have a particular interest in seeing what direction the church is heading.

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Vatican Official Offers Hope for LGBT People, Only to Dash Them

Friday, February 8, 2013 - 11:12am by Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives at GLAAD

It was reported earlier this week that a top Vatican official voiced support for gay and lesbian couples. Yesterday, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, head of the Pontifical Council for the Family, backtracked from that statement, and blamed the media for "derailing" his words.

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Boy Scout Leadership Recognizes Religious Support for Dropping Gay Scout Ban

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 1:54pm by Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives at GLAAD

National Boy Scouts of America (BSA) leadership have communicated to local and regional that some of the biggest religious organizations with the most Boy Scout charters have come out in support of policy change.

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United Methodist Church Leaders Call on the Boy Scouts to Drop the Ban on Gay Scouts

Monday, February 4, 2013 - 10:34am by Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives at GLAAD

Leaders of two United Methodist agencies — United Methodist Men and United Methodist Board of Church and Society — have joined the chorus of people and organizations calling for the Boy Scouts to drop its ban on gay scouts and leaders.

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GLAAD and thousands of New Yorkers gather to mourn victim of anti-gay hate violence

More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.

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