U.S. Senate delays same-sex marriage vote until after midterm elections
The U.S. Senate won’t vote on legislation to secure marriage equality for millions of Americans until after the midterm elections,…
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Bill codifying same-sex marriage nears critical vote in U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate is on track to vote on a bill codifying marriage equality as soon as next week with…
Hawaii museum revisits history of gender-fluid healers
HONOLULU (AP) — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from…
LGBTQ protections languish while Missouri lawmakers push transgender sports bans
On one end of the Missouri Capitol last week, Sen. Greg Razer was making yet another unsuccessful attempt to convince…
LGBTQ history exhibit goes unmentioned by state official cited for its removal
When news broke that an LGBTQ history exhibit was suddenly and without warning removed from the Missouri Capitol, Gov. Mike Parson…
Exhibit on history of LGBTQ rights removed from Missouri Capitol
A state senator from Kansas City is demanding answers about why an exhibit on the LGBTQ-rights movement was removed from the Missouri…
Are companies that support Pride and other social causes ‘wokewashing’?
Consumers increasingly want companies to address society’s big problems, such as climate change and crumbling infrastructure. And polls suggest more than half say they want to…
As session nears end, state legislators scramble for LGBTQ protections
With progress stalled and the legislative session nearly over, a bipartisan group of lawmakers hoping to outlaw discrimination against LGBTQ…
Push to ban LGBTQ discrimination failed in Missouri Senate; advocates fight on
Missouri Sen. Greg Razer hadn’t planned to speak on an amendment that purported to prevent discrimination based on a person’s…
Pope is moving Catholics toward more expansive idea of family
Pope Francis referred to gay people as “children of God” in a recently released documentary, “Francesco.” He further noted that…
In blue and red states, milestone wins for LGBTQ candidates
NEW YORK (AP) — Across the nation, LGBTQ candidates achieved milestone victories in Tuesday’s election, including the first transgender person elected…
Francis becomes first pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that…