LGBTQ & Human Rights - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
August 28th, 2023
First Amendment win or blatant anti-LGBTQ discrimination? A Michigan vendor banned from selling his wares at a local farmer's market over his anti-LGBTQ views was just reinstated after a lengthy legal battle.
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August 25th, 2023
Popular Fillipino drag queen Pura Luka Vega is possibly facing prosecution under obscenity laws for a July performance where they performed in drag as Jesus Christ, video of which went viral in the Philippines.
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August 18th, 2023
A Massachusetts couple were told they could not adopt because they hold anti-LGBTQ views. They say their anti-gay stance is rooted in their Catholic faith, but the state says they're unfit for parenthood because of it.
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August 3rd, 2023
For the first time in history, a drag queen has the number one song and album on iTunes Christian music charts after Sean Feucht told Flamy Grant no one cares about her music... which she took as a challenge.
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July 21st, 2023
Can a Christian judge refuse to perform same-sex marriages at the courthouse, even though that falls under her job duties? Citing a recent Supreme Court ruling, a Texas judge says she can refuse same-sex couples.
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July 13th, 2023
A Christian social worker in the UK says he is facing religious discrimination after a job offer was rescinded when his would-be employer learned about his biblical views on same-sex marriage.
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July 13th, 2023
Following a recent Supreme Court ruling which granted an evangelical wedding vendor the legal right to turn down same-sex couples, some businesses have been emboldened to deny service to LGBTQ customers.
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June 30th, 2023
Evangelical Christian web designer Lorie Smith just won the legal right to discriminate against same-sex couples. She says that providing service to same-sex couples violates her religious freedom, and the court agreed.
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June 22nd, 2023
The Hamtramck, Michigan city council just voted to ban the LGBTQ Pride flag from being flown at government buildings because it could potentially offend the religious sensibilities of local residents.
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