LGBT Archives

Church says changing transgender law in Scotland poses risk to women, children

Feb 18, 2020

Warning that sex or gender “cannot be reduced to a mere construct of society that is fluid and changeable,” the Catholic Church in Scotland is urging the government to reconsider changes to the country’s gender identity laws.

By Charles Collins

Lawmakers may avoid divisive social issues in election year

Jan 11, 2020

With budget cuts likely to draw Georgia lawmakers’ attention and contentious 2020 elections on the horizon, one overarching question hangs over the legislative session that begins Monday: Will there be an appetite to take up divisive social issues again this year?

By Associated Press

Poll: White evangelicals distinct on abortion, LGBT policy

Jan 2, 2020

White evangelical Protestants stand noticeably apart from other religious people on how the government should act on two of the most politically divisive issues at play in the 2020 presidential election, according to a new poll of Americans from various faith backgrounds.

By Elana Schor and Emily Swanson

Texas archdiocese challenges LGBT anti-discrimination rules

Nov 16, 2019

A Texas archdiocese wants to become a foster care provider, but only if it can be exempt from adhering to federal rules against anti-LGBT discrimination.

By Associated Press

Pope considering adding ‘sin against ecology’ to Church’s catechism

Nov 15, 2019

Speaking to a group of lawyers on Friday, Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church is contemplating the introduction of “ecological sin” in the compendium of Church teaching.

By Inés San Martín

Supreme Court divided over federal protections for LGBT employees

Oct 10, 2019

On the second day of the Supreme Court’s new term, a divided court Oct. 8 heard oral arguments from three cases concerning protections for gay, lesbian and transgender employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts.

By Carol Zimmermann