Posts Tagged ‘Anti-LGBT Legislation’
HB2: Bathroom Politics Sanction Discrimination
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory reached a new low last week by bringing a lawsuit against the Federal government on his right, and his state’s right, to discriminate. Governor McCrory’s attachment to bathroom politics, in a southern state, which once sported his, hers, and “colored” bathrooms, pulls back the curtain on conservative politics as a…
Read MoreWhy This Pastor Testified Against Minnesota’s “Bathroom Bill”
Earlier this month, I testified in a hearing before a Minnesota House Committee on HF3396, a misguided piece of discriminatory legislation that would restrict bathroom access for trans and gender nonconforming people on the basis of “biological sex.” In that committee, I shared my experiences as a pastor, a gay man, and the son of…
Read MoreGovernor McCrory Should Look To Georgia On LGBT Rights
ADD YOUR NAME: Tell North Carolina Lawmakers To Repeal HB2 From a distance, Gov. Nathan Deal and Gov. Pat McCrory appear to be similar. Both are conservative governors of Southern states where religion plays a strong role in public and private lives. They both live and govern during times of rapid change, particularly with the…
Read MoreSouth Dakota Governor Prevents Anti-Trans Bill From Becoming Law
Yesterday evening, South Dakota Governor Daugaard vetoed HB 1008. With his veto, Governor Daugaard stopped HB 1008 from becoming the worst anti-transgender bill on the books in any state. Governor Daugaard’s veto proves that when elected officials stop listening to scare tactics and instead sit down and talk with transgender people—hearts and minds will change.…
Read MoreSome People Are Afraid That I Might Have To Pee
UPDATE: Tell North Carolina Lawmakers To Protect LGBTQ People! Across the country, transgender people are under attack, and in my observation, logic and facts are not at a premium in the discussion. Many of the legislators I have met with in Indiana admit they know little about transgender people. Even still, in the 2016 legislative…
Read MoreWhy This Catholic Is Standing With Transgender Students
It may seem like a cliché but as a Christian I often find myself often asking that age old question, “What would Jesus do?” Last Tuesday, I asked myself this question after learning that HB 1008—an anti-trans bill that forces trans students to use restrooms and locker rooms that do not correspond with their gender—was…
Read More1,062 Christians Support Transgender Students In South Dakota
Contact: James Rowe Director, Believe Out Loud Email James Rowe 646-723-7826 1,062 Christians Support Transgender Students In South Dakota LGBTQ-Affirming Christians Demand Governor Daugaard Veto HB 1008 New York, NY—Today, 1,062 Christians sent letters demanding that South Dakota Governor Daugaard veto the anti-transgender bill passed by the legislature, HB 1008. This bill singles out trans…
Read More10 Reasons Christians Support Transgender Students In South Dakota
Last week, the South Dakota state legislature passed one of the worst anti-trans bills in the country—a bill that singles out trans students by forcing them to use separate restrooms and locker rooms from their friends and peers. These legislators are sending a message that it is okay to ostracize, humiliate, and bully trans students.…
Read MoreWhy These South Dakota Pastors Are Standing Up For Trans Students
Help us TELL GOVERNOR DAUGAARD: Christians Stand With Trans Students On behalf of a carload of clergy, representing four different Christian traditions, who left Sioux Falls at 3:00am to testify against H.B. 1008 last week, and on behalf of about a dozen clergy colleagues who couldn’t make the trip, I am asking Governor Daugaard to…
Read MoreAn Open Letter To Gay Catholic Priests From A Gay Catholic Priest
Dear Gay Catholic Priests, I know you’re busy, so I will try to make this brief. Many of you have been following the story in the news about a gay catholic priest from Chicago who recently came out. I know you’ve been following his story because I’ve been following his story. And, I know that the thought…
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