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NEW YORK (Reuters) – People who were born in New York City and do not identify as male or female can now opt for a third gender category of X on their birth certificates. Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the provision into a law on Tuesday, making New York City the fifth place to do…
The Reformation Project A Bible-Based, Gospel-Centered Approach to LGBT Inclusion The Reformation Project is a Bible-based, Christian grassroots organization that works to promote inclusion of LGBT people by reforming church teaching on sexual orientation and gender identity. We envision a global church that fully affirms LGBT people. Advancing the Kingdom, Advancing Equality.
Year Event 1610 Virginia Colony passes first anti-sodomy law in America. 1786 Pennsylvania becomes the first of 13 states to drop the death penalty for sodomy. 1924 The first gay rights group in the United States, the Society for Human Rights, is founded in Chicago. 1950 U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy starts a massive nationwide hunt…
Charlotte Matthews is on a mission—a mission of empathy and sharing stories. After undergoing a radical double mastectomy for stage three breast cancer 12 years ago—followed by six months of chemotherapy—she felt overwhelmed, like she didn’t know who she was any more. In spite of all the love and support she received from family and…
If you are a young person who is considering suicide, please DON’T! Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. We have been where you are now. We got through it and we can show you how to get through it too. We have answers that you may never have considered. Remember that God…
Equality Forum Mourns Civil Rights Pioneer May 5, 2008 In 1958, Mildred Jeter, a black woman legally married Richard Loving, a white man in the District of Columbia. They returned to their home in Virginia. Under a Virginia law enacted in 1662, blacks and whites were prohibited from marrying. In 1967, in the case of…
A video interview study about the school experiences of LGBTQ families living in Ontario (2014 – 2020) Welcome to LGBTQ Families Speak Out About School at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, September 2014 – June 2020 Hello! Welcome to the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Families Speak Out…
Religion Support Christian Denominational Support Mormon Support For Gays Mennonite Support For Gays Jehovah’s Witnesses Gay Support Muslim Support For Gays LGBT Support Phone Numbers Same Sex Marriage Discrimination Drug, Alcohol & Smoking Addiction Support LGBT’s In The Workplace Gay Parents – Support, Adoption, Fostering LGBT Rights Therapy Resource Links Financial Support Stories by Gay…
by Craig Dean Perhaps no topic stirs the imagination as the legalization of same-sex marriage. In this veritable minefield of tradition versus progress, twenty years ago attorney Craig Dean filed the first discrimination suit to legalize same-sex marriage in over forty years when his marriage license application to his partner was denied by the District…
Emotionally Focussed Therapy with Distance Family Services Toronto – David Kelley Program – provides professional individual, couple and family counselling to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or queer, or who are questioning their gender identity and/or sexual orientation. They also provide services to persons living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Find an…
CHRISTIAN RESOURCES These organizations are not necessarily gay-positive but they will help you grow in Christ. Our Daily Bread RBC MinistriesPO Box 2222Grand Rapids, MI 49501(616)-974-2210 or in Canada write to:RBC MinistriesPO Box 1622Windsor, ON N9A 6Z7 Our Daily Bread is a monthly booklet of daily devotions distributed without charge. Joyce Meyer Prison Ministries P.O….
Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-422-4453 (TDD) Drug Abuse Hotline 1-800-799-7233
Read Part 1 of this article. Today, as Canadians (or at least those of us who vote) are choosing our government for the next five years, I want to recall the words of a former national leader. On Dec. 22, 1967, defending the decriminalization of homosexual behaviour, Pierre Elliott Trudeau opined that “The state has…
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Since the start of the AIDS epidemic, more than 78 million people have been infected with HIV and 39 million have died. Acquiring HIV no longer means certain death. A person on HIV treatment in a high-income setting now has nearly the same life expectancy as a person who does not have the virus. However,…
May 17, 2017 – While missing an opportunity to clearly state his position on the issue of same-sex marriage, Junior Minister of Tourism Archibald Christian has used the House of Assembly to note a major ‘same-sex’ development in Bermuda, which is also a British Overseas Territory. May 17, 2017 – While missing an opportunity to…
In June 1958, Virginia residents Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter traveled to Washington, D.C., got married and returned home. An unexceptional story but for one fact: Richard was white and Mildred black. Their marriage therefore violated Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act. The Lovings were convicted in Virginia court and sentenced to a year in jail, with…
Anybody who has several sexual partners in a year is committing spiritual suicide. He or she is ripping the veil from all that is private and delicate in oneself, and pulverizing it in an assembly line of selfish sensations. But marriage is the opposite. Marriage joins two people in a sacred bond. It demands that…
“Nothing in regard to controversial matters ha(s) ever been settled by the Bible.” ~ William Lloyd Garrison Gays and lesbians will never “win” the argument over what the Bible says or does not say about homosexuality. The good news is: we don’t have to. It will not be arguments over the Bible that will ultimately…
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What You Should Know About EEOC and the Enforcement Protections for LGBT Workers
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Oct 30, 2017 – President Trump’s would-be ban on transgender service members in the military has been blocked from going into effect for the foreseeable future. A U.S. district judge in Washington, D.C., decided on Monday that trans members of the military have a strong case that the president’s ban would violate their Fifth Amendment…
Secretly, many parents hope not. But if the answer is yes, there’s a lot of support to help you and your child along the journey. A few weeks before writing this, I bumped into an acquaintance, a middle-aged woman with two teenage sons. I told her I was working on an article about parents of…
Despite advances in research and awareness, the LGBT community continues to suffer the social stigma of being different. This constant isolation, along with the fear of “coming out,” is contributing to the high prevalence of substance abuse among lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the LGBT sector…
A possible Conservative victory in the upcoming federal election could mean social policies favouring a traditional “family” ideology: Where men are men and women are housewives and sexual and reproductive freedom is set back half a century. It’s an outcome too depressing to be worth discussion. Instead, I want to talk about one aspect of…
by Julie Barthels Did you ever feel like your life is heading along in a good direction and suddenly you discover you have lost your map? That’s what happened to Julie Barthels in 2010. She enjoyed a busy career as Clinical Director at a rape crisis center, a part time private therapy practice, a renewed…