Boy Scouts faring well a year after easing ban on gay adults
There were dire warnings for the Boy Scouts of America a year ago when the group’s leaders, under intense pressure, voted to end a long-standing blanket ban on participation by openly gay adults.
Pope: Gays and others deserve an apology
Pope Francis says gays — and all the other people the church has marginalized, such as the poor and the exploited — deserve an apology.
Under the Capitol Dome: Analysis: HB1523 shows Miss. cultural, political rift
As the Mississippi Senate sparred in one of its most contentious debates of the 2016 session, spectators watched intently from a balcony overlooking the chamber.
ABC anchor on Miss. law: Equal treatment for everyone
Robin Roberts said Friday that “it hurts my soul” that someone might not be welcome in Mississippi because of a law saying religious groups and some private businesses can cite moral beliefs to deny services to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people.
Political groups respond to HB 1523
Following the passage of Mississippi House Bill 1523, groups on both sides of the political isle have come out in support of or opposition to the bill.
Speaking out against House Bill 1523: Gay Golden Triangle residents discuss discrimination, state’s image
When Holly Cochran first heard about Mississippi House Bill 1523, the bill had just passed through the House and was on its way to the State Senate.
“I thought, ‘There’s got to be some good senators in Mississippi that will shut this down,'” she said.
CDC: 1 in 2 black gay men will be diagnosed with HIV
About half of gay and bisexual black men will be diagnosed with the AIDS virus in their lifetime, according to new government estimates.
Couples press for end to Miss. gay adoption ban
Four lesbian couples pressed a federal judge on Friday to overturn Mississippi’s last-in-the-nation ban on allowing same-sex couples to adopt, but lawyers for the state argued the lawsuit should be tossed out.
Local church reconsidering Boy Scout partnership
First Baptist Church is weighing a continued partnership with the Boy Scouts after a summer decision by the Boy Scouts of America’s national leadership to end a ban on gay scout leaders.
End of Boy Scouts’ ban on gays prompts elation and alarm
The lifting of the Boy Scouts of America’s ban on gay adult leaders prompted some gay Eagle Scouts to quickly rejoin the movement on Tuesday.
Boy Scouts of America to allow gay adult leaders
The Boy Scouts of America has ended its blanket ban on gay adult leaders but will allow church-sponsored Scout units to maintain the exclusion for religious reasons.
Rainbow Facebook pics: Armchair activism or shifting tide?
You may have noticed your Facebook friends getting considerably more colorful.
Boy Scouts’ leader says ban on gay adults not sustainable
The president of the Boy Scouts of America, Robert Gates, said Thursday that the organization’s longstanding ban on participation by openly gay adults is no longer sustainable and called for change in order to prevent “the end of us as a national movement.”
Indiana debate exposes GOP divisions
It is a debate many Republicans hoped to avoid.
Gay groups march at last in Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade
Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade made history Sunday as two gay and lesbian groups marched after decades of opposition that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Southern Baptists tell pastors: Hold line on gays
More than a thousand evangelical pastors and others gathered for a three-day conference to steel the resolve of Christians who preach that gay relationships are sinful.
Gay rights groups hail new Catholic tone
Gay rights groups are cautiously cheering a shift in tone from the Catholic Church toward homosexuals, encouraged that Pope Francis’ famous “Who am I to judge?” position has filtered down to bishops debating family issues at a Vatican meeting this week.
Gay marriage decision reignites GOP debate
The Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision has reignited a debate inside the GOP that many Republican leaders hoped to avoid ahead of the 2016 presidential contest.
Same-sex marriages begin in the South
Gay and lesbian couples are getting legally married in the South for the first time, crossing a threshold into a conservative region that long stood united against same-sex marriage.
Three charged in gay assault; lawyer denies homophobia
A defense lawyer for one of three young adults charged with beating a gay couple during a night on the town insisted the men were injured when a “fist fight … got out of hand,” and not, as Philadelphia police believe, during a homophobic attack.