Baltimore Sun Editorial Board Supports Marriage Equality

By pwsbuilder | July 14, 2012
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By GLAAD On Thursday, The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board published an article “Gay Marriage and Family Values,” in which it reported the Episcopal Church’s recent official adoption of blessings for gay and lesbian couples on their wedding days.  In it, the Editorial Board boldly supported all Maryland families along with the Episcopal Church.  See the last…

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The Episcopal Church Authorizes New Blessing For Gay And Lesbian Couples

By pwsbuilder | July 12, 2012
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The Episcopal Church has authorized a new blessing for the union of gay or lesbian couples. The resolution allows provisional use of a liturgical rite for gay and lesbian couples on their wedding day. Titled “The Witnessing and Blessing of a Lifelong Covenant,” the rite is crafted specifically for gay and lesbian commitment ceremonies. Within…

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LGBT & Affirming Faith Communities Prominent In Chicago Pride Parade

By pwsbuilder | June 22, 2012
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Chicago area LGBT-affirming faith groups are slated to be one of the lead contingents in the 2012 Pride Parade taking place on Sunday, June 24.  The Pride Parade organizers agreed to a request from the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches (CCWC) and Dignity/Chicago that all faith-based groups march together in a prominent position of the…

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Pro-LGBT Roman Catholics Speak Up And Step Out

By pwsbuilder | June 21, 2012
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In the movement toward LGBT equality, Roman Catholics are probably the most interesting religious population. While the church hierarchy vehemently opposes any form of LGBT equality, Roman Catholic people are the most LGBT supportive of any Christian denomination. This reality makes it difficult for the media report on Roman Catholics as a bloc relating to…

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Gay Man Barred From Graduation Speech To Speak At ‘Graduation for All’

By pwsbuilder | May 16, 2012
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Released by GLAAD The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) released the following statement in response to Sacred Heart Academy barring gay Michigan man from speaking at graduation: After being uninvited from speaking at his high school alma mater because he is gay, Dominic Sheahan-Stahl today announced that he will address students from the graduating class…

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A Study Of Religious Voices In Mainstream Media Reports About LGBT Equality

By pwsbuilder | April 12, 2012
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Where are the pro-LGBT religious voices? The ‘Missing Voices: A study of religious voices in mainstream media reports about LGBT equality’ study, released by GLAAD and the University of Missouri Center on Religion & the Professions,  analyzes messages presented in national news outlets by religious voices about issues affecting the LGBT communities. The research, a…

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