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Protect or Punish? Christians Divided on Treatment of Trans People

December 31st, 2025

Christians are divided on how to treat the transgender community, with some hosting prayerful protests condemning religious harm, and others preaching fiery sermons framing trans issues as a spiritual threat.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 37 Comments

DOJ Backs Christians Opposed to Transgender Student in Locker Rooms

December 12th, 2025

The DOJ is suing a Virginia school board over the suspension of two Christian students who opposed sharing a locker room with a transgender classmate in a clash between religious liberty and LGBTQ+ rights.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 128 Comments

Florida AG Tries to Cancel "Drag Queen Christmas"

December 4th, 2025

Florida politicians are trying to shut down a Christmas themed drag show in Pensacola, alleging that hosting the event on city-owned property makes an obscene mockery of Christianity on a holy holiday.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 105 Comments

Texas Won't Punish Judges Who Refuse to Perform Same-Sex Weddings

October 30th, 2025

The Texas Supreme Court just ruled that judges who refuse to perform gay weddings based on religious grounds are not in violation of the state's judicial fairness rules. Faith-based freedom, or legalized discrimination?

LGBTQ & Human Rights 95 Comments

Church Paints Rainbow Steps In Protest of Pride Crosswalk Removal

October 29th, 2025

After Texas banned rainbow crosswalks, one Dallas church answered with rainbow-painted steps. The story is igniting debate on whether or not the Pride flag is political, or just a symbol of love and belonging.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 77 Comments

Can States Ban Conversion Therapy? Supreme Court Will Decide

October 8th, 2025

The Supreme Court has taken up a case challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, where one Christian therapist says the law violates her right to free speech - and the judges seem poised to agree.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 53 Comments

Church Urges Congregants to Steal LGBTQ+ Books From Library

August 25th, 2025

A Kentucky church is urging congregants to break the law, asking them to check out and never return books with LGBTQ+ content. They say it's civil disobedience, but critics say all they're doing is breaking the law.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 79 Comments

Supreme Court Formally Asked to Overturn Gay Marriage

August 14th, 2025

Nearly a decade after Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage across the country, Kim Davis is asking the Supreme Court to overturn it - and activists fear the conservative majority may agree.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 137 Comments

Conflict Between Christian Coffee Shop and LGBTQ+ Communists Gets Frothy

July 25th, 2025

Is a Denver coffee shop a secret front for anti-LGBTQ+ hatred? Members of the Denver Communists group have been protesting a Christian coffee shop monthly for two years, accusing the business of anti-gay bigotry.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 179 Comments

Chip and Joanna Gaines Face Christian Backlash Over Gay Couple in New Show

July 18th, 2025

Christians are incensed as powerhouse reality tv couple - and avowed Christians - Chip and Joanna Gaines featured a gay couple on their new show. The backlash has been fierce online, and the couple isn't backing down.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 63 Comments

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