Posts by Nicholas Coppola

Methodist pastor vows to continue to support LGBT equality under threat of defrocking

Methodist minister Rev. Frank Schaefer, who was convicted under church law by a jury of Methodist pastors of officiating at his son's marriage to another man, was suspended for thirty days and told he will lose his credentials if he violates any of the church's laws during his suspension. Read More

Illinois Governor used Abraham Lincoln's desk to sign marriage equality bill

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the states Marriage Equality Bill into law.Read More

Methodist pastor guilty after presiding over his gay son's wedding

Rev. Frank Schaefer was found guilty, by a United Methodist Church jury, of violating church law by officiating at the wedding of his son and another man in 2007.Read More

Transgender woman of color murdered in Detroit

In Detroit on Friday, the body of a transgender woman was found in a trash bag and has not yet been identified. Read More

Transgender student's yearbook photo approved by Texas school

A South Texas school district has approved the yearbook photo of Jeydon Loredo, a transgender student wearing his tuxedo.Read More

Attack of California transgender high schooler captured on cellphone video

A cellphone video has surfaced of a transgender high school student being beaten by several other students at a San Francisco area high school.Read More