September 24, 2013
by Taryn Little
Texas Rangers pitcher Robbie Ross and wife take part in NOH8 campaign photo shoot
Baseball stars are being Christians and showing their support for the LGBT community and friends.
Religion
September 25, 2013
Pope Francis, discriminatory B&B, and Methodists for marriage equality: Religion News Summary for 9/25/13
Reactions to Pope Francis' comments, a summary of where the Methodist church is right now in the fight for marriage equality and Seventh-Day Adventists and LGBT rights.
September 20, 2013
Lutheran church to install first openly gay bishop
The country's largest Lutheran denomination will install its first openly gay and first Native American bishop.
July 24, 2013
by Mari Haywood
More Light Presbyterians announces first transgender executive director
More Light Presbyterians as announced its decision to appoint Alex McNeil, an openly transgender man has their new executive director.
July 19, 2013
Father Peter Daly: The Catholic Church should support Boy Scouts' LGBT inclusion
Father Peter Daly, a The National Catholic Reporter columnist, published an op-ed praising the recent decision by the Boy Scouts of America to include gay youth. Father Daly, a pastor and former Scout, outlines why it is in the Church's and BSA's best interests to support inclusion for all Scouts.
June 12, 2013
Southern Baptists announce anti-gay Boy Scouts resolution
The Southern Baptist Church has approved a resolution of their "continued opposition to and disappointment" in the Scouts' decision this past May to open membership policies for openly gay youth.
June 10, 2013
Snapshots of our Work
Blogging for LGBT Families Day, Marcel Neergaard, Gezi Park and more - Be sure to check out GLAAD Blog each week for updates about our latest work to build support for LGBT equality through news, entertainment and online media.
June 6, 2013
by Mari Haywood
Join GLAAD at a screening of God Loves Uganda at the United Nations
God Loves Uganda, a documentary directed by Roger Ross Williams follows American and Ugandan religious leaders that are fighting "sexual immorality" and missionaries that are trying to convince Ugandans to oppose LGBT people. The Unitarian Universalist Association will host a panel and reception around a special screening of God Loves Uganda.
April 26, 2013
Mormon Church Endorses Scouts Plans to Include Gay Youth but not Adults
The LDS Church announced on Thursday that it would officially endorse The Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) recent proposal to change their anti-gay policies and allow gay youth members, but not adults, to join the organization.
April 24, 2013
by Todd Clayton
Mormon Church Offshoot Votes to Begin Performing Marriages for Lesbian and Gay Couples, Ordaining LGBT Persons
The Community of Christ—an offshoot of the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints—voted this week by more than the requisite majority to begin performing marriage ceremonies for lesbian and gay couples in states where it is legal.
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