Posts Tagged ‘Anti-LGBT Legislation’
Welcoming The All-Gender Restroom “Revolution”
TIME Magazine recently declared that “The Gender-Neutral Bathroom Revolution is Growing.” Earlier this month, San Francisco joined cities like Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Austin, Seattle, Santa Fe, and New York City in requiring all businesses and city buildings to designate single-stall restrooms as all-gender. The new legislation introduced by San Francisco Supervisor David Campos and crafted…
Read More2015’s Top Ten Moments In Christian Faith & LGBTQ Equality
Donate today to help us share the good news of LGBTQ-affirming Christian welcome! While this year has brought unprecedented progress toward LGBTQ equality in the United States and around the world, we’ve also experienced setbacks in our work toward full equality. As Christians working toward justice for LGBTQ people, these triumphs and challenges set the…
Read MoreCardinal Gracias To LGBT People: “Church Embraces You, Wants You, Needs You”
Below is the latest installment of Bondings 2.0’s report from the Synod on Marriage and Family in Rome. New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director Francis DeBernardo continues to send news and commentary from this meeting. Previous posts can be reached by clicking here. Cardinal Oswald Gracias is Archbishop of Bombay, the head of India’s National Conference…
Read MoreWhy This Queer Christian Is Praying For Kim Davis
I am deeply conflicted by the news coverage about the Pope’s meeting with Kim Davis. I am also deeply troubled by the way that many of my friends have responded to this news. I have witnessed vitriol and even some hatred. I have seen a great deal of anti-Catholic sentiment and statements that portray an…
Read MoreQueer Reflections On The 2015 White House Conference On Aging
As the iron gates to the White House grounds opened at 8:45 on Monday morning, July 13, the assembled group of delegates to the 2015 White House Conference on Aging began joyfully streaming toward the security stations, the preliminary steps in gaining access to the hallowed halls where aging issues and policies for the next…
Read MoreThe Equality Act Is A Visionary Piece Of Legislation—And Way Overdue
Something extraordinary happened last Thursday to advance fairness and equality in the United States. Members of Congress introduced legislation to amend the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 to embrace a more robust vision of equality. The bill—aptly named the Equality Act—would amend existing law to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender…
Read MoreChanging The Conversation On Catholic Church Workers’ Rights
It seems as if every few months, and sometimes weeks, Bondings 2.0 covers the story of a Catholic church worker who lost a job in an LGBT-related dispute made public. There are more than fifty such cases since 2008, but there are signs of hope as ecclesial forces increasingly resist these firings. Augustinian Father Paul Morrissey…
Read MoreTwo Stains On Our Nation As Anti-LGBT Bills Pass In Michigan & North Carolina
As the country awaits a decision from the Supreme Court on marriage equality, anti-LGBT forces who want to use religion to allow discrimination have pushed bills through in Michigan and North Carolina. Both North Carolina’s marriage refusal bill SB 2 and Michigan’s adoption refusal House Bills 4188, 4189 and 4190 have gotten final approval and are about…
Read MoreProposed North Carolina Law Is An Affront To Religious Liberty
On Monday the North Carolina Senate voted to override Governor McCrory’s veto of SB2, a bill that would authorize government officials across the state to refuse to perform marriages or even issue marriage licenses when they have a religious objection. As a pastor, I consider this bill an affront to both the dignity of all North Carolinians…
Read MoreA Message To White LGBTQ Christians & Allies
As we prepared for our “big launch” of our new #BOLAction tool on Facebook today, we discussed what would happen if another piece of anti-LGBT legislation came to the forefront of our movement right before the Supreme Court’s hearings on marriage equality. What would we prioritize? What would we say and do? Regrettably, we didn’t…
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