Tag: Gays and lesbians
German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban
BERLIN — Germany's powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings...
Lutherans elect Megan Rohrer first transgender bishop
(RNS) — The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday (May 8), becoming...
Prospects dim for passage of LGBTQ rights bill in Senate
WASHINGTON — Controlling Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, Democrats were hopeful that this would be the year...
Massachusetts mom wants outside review of Black teen’s death
HOPKINTON, Mass. — Family members and activists are demanding answers in the death of a Black teen whose body was found near her home...
Prospects dim for passage of LGBTQ rights bill in Senate
<p>WASHINGTON — Controlling Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, Democrats were hopeful that this would be the year...
Massachusetts mom wants outside review of Black teen’s death
<p>HOPKINTON, Mass. — Family members and activists are demanding answers in the death of a Black teen whose body was found near her home...
TV’s growth is a boon for ‘diverse voices’ among novelists
LOS ANGELES — Growing up an avid reader, Kwana Jackson knew where to look for romance novels with Black characters: Segregated in the “African...
TV’s growth is a boon for ‘diverse voices’ among novelists
<p>LOS ANGELES — Growing up an avid reader, Kwana Jackson knew where to look for romance novels with Black characters: Segregated in the “African...
Caitlyn Jenner to critics: ‘I move on’ she says in interview
LOS ANGELES — Caitlyn Jenner, a Republican whose campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community, said...
Caitlyn Jenner to critics: ‘I move on’ she says in interview
<p>LOS ANGELES — Caitlyn Jenner, a Republican whose campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community, said...