Gay Rights Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
August 27th, 2021
A gay volleyball coach at a private Christian school in Colorado says he was forced out after administrators discovered pro-LGBTQ posts on his social media. He says he was told to denounce homosexuality, or lose his job.
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May 11th, 2021
Disney's got a brand new line of 'Rainbow Disney' merchandise available online in anticipation of Pride Month, but some online are calling it 'rainbow capitalism,' and a performative and cynical cash grab.
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April 21st, 2021
Should you be kicked out of church for being gay? A Georgia woman got a letter in the mail from her local congregation, telling her to repent her lesbianism or else she'll be disfellowed from her church.
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January 26th, 2021
A new bill introduced in North Dakota is taking a unique approach in its efforts to curtail LGBTQ rights, redefining homosexuality as a "nonsecular" act tied to the "religion" of secular humanism. Will it work?
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July 16th, 2020
Conversion therapy advocates scored a rare legal win against New York City, as NYC is forced to pay out over $100,000 in damages and attorney's fees to an Orthodox Jewish psychiatrist who offers conversion therapy.
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May 29th, 2020
A new short on Disney+ features Disney's first-ever LGBT main character. The plot centers around a gay man trying to humorously hide his relationship from his visiting parents. Needless to say, Christians are angry.
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January 28th, 2020
A Tennessee lawmaker is hoping to ensure that transgender student-athletes compete as the gender they were assigned at birth. Should transgender athletes be locked into competing as a gender they don't identify with?
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January 2nd, 2020
Last year, the United Methodist Church nearly split apart over the debate on how far to go on LGBT acceptance. One Texas megachurch is fed up with the debate and is simply leaving the denomination entirely.
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September 6th, 2019
McKrae Game, who founded one of South Carolina's largest gay conversion therapy programs, has come out as gay. Now he's trying to figure out how to move forward with his life, seek forgiveness, and undo the harm he's caused.
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