Next Wednesday Americans will wake to a brighter future – those whose presidential candidate won of course.
That will not be the case for gay and lesbian teenagers. Neither Sen. Barack Obama nor Sen. John McCain fully embraced them as equal before God.
Looking back on an election that in one cycle had an African-American running for […]

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“The Anglican Communion may not split decisively after all. This is good news, but only if lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people aren’t asked to pay for church unity with their silence or expulsion.”
    — Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson, Ph.D., National Religious Leadership Roundtable
WASHINGTON, June 30 — Conservative Anglican bishops, who met at the Global Anglican […]

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A quick roundup of news in California marriage equality reports around the blogosphere:
From Reuters:  Octogenarians Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon took the first vows in San Francisco’s ornate City Hall in a ceremony presided over by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Huffington Post’s Danny Miller:  As I write this, gay and lesbian couples all over California are only […]

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The NY Times reported Friday that Ann Barnett, the Kern County Clerk, is refusing to hold ceremonies for marriages effective June 13 - just before the first same-sex marriages are scheduled to begin the following Monday.
Ms. Barrett said the announcement reflected “administrative and budgetary concerns”, and the move affects all marriages - ceremonies will no longer be held […]

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Dear Friends,
Faith In America wishes to honor all our wonderful fathers this Father’s Day weekend and their families. During the previous three years working with Faith In America, I have met so many wonderful fathers within the GLBT community. They certainly deserve our recognition this weekend for all the love, support and understanding they instill […]

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Bill O’Reilly, in this Factor Follow-Up clip, asks a simple question that we should ask of all our elected officials - note the response from California family law attorney Don Schweizer:

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A principal ordered to allow the creation of a Gay-Straight Alliance club at his school quits his job. WIS reports.

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Faith In America released the following statement in response to a South Carolina high school principal who has announced his intention to resign because he says allowing a gay/straight club apparently conflicts with his religious beliefs.
 ”It is a shame that the principal at Irmo High School in South Carolina decided to place religion-based bigotry and discrimination over […]

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On Thursday, the California Supreme Court issued a historic ruling that overturned a law denying gays and lesbians equal access to civil marriage.  For millions of people like me, it was a moving moment – a moment where we were recognized as being equal in every way in the eyes of the law.  A moment […]

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The Rev. Mel White served the Religious Right until he came out as a gay man. Here he discusses the reconciliation of his politics, his faith, and his sexual orientation.
Rev. Mel White penned the life stories and speeches of conservative Christian superstars like Pat Robertson. His religious leaders publicly and vehemently condemned gays and lesbians, […]

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