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20 Jun 2018 What’s next for LA Pride? (California, USA)

20 Jun 2018 LGBTQ+, allies gather for SC oral arguments on marriage equality (Philippines)

19 Jun 2018 Same-sex marriage petitioner asking SC for ‘freedom to love’ (Philippines)

18 Jun 2018 Pride Events in Houston Focus on LGBTQ Immigrants, Refugees (Texas, USA)

18 Jun 2018 11 LGBTQ Historic Landmarks In New York City (USA)

16 Jun 2018 Photos & Video: Baton Rouge Pride Festival 2018 celebrates LGBTQ diversity and culture (Louisiana, USA)

15 Jun 2018 South Carolina: Author Presentation, Dem Pride, Bingo Glitters (South Carolina, USA)

15 Jun 2018 Indiana GOP platform shows a party wrestling with social issues (USA)

15 Jun 2018 Caring for the LGBTQ community (North Carolina, USA)

15 Jun 2018 Retiring pastor’s exit from Abilene’s Exodus church brings tears, words of praise (Texas, USA)

14 Jun 2018 Pride in Pictures 2000: Sylvia Rivera & our transgender leaders n(New York, USA)

14 Jun 2018 Show of pride: Baton Rouge’s Pride Fest continues to grow, expects 14000 for 2018 festival (Louisiana, USA)

13 Jun 2018 Towns within a few hours’ drive of D.C. have major Pride events planned (Virginia, USA)

13 Jun 2018 Candidates to speak at LGBT festival (Georgia, USA)

13 Jun 2018 Pulse vigil tonight in Gulfport (Florida, USA)

12 Jun 2018 For LGBTQI Month: How QDEP Creates Options for Queer & Immigrant Detainees (New York, USA)

12 Jun 2018 Pride Is Growing, With Some Pains (California, USA)

11 Jun 2018 The forgotten inferno: Tinderbox and the Up Stairs Lounge fire (Louisiana, USA)

11 Jun 2018 Motor City Pride: Rainbows Abound, Defying Drizzle (Michigan, USA)

10 Jun 2018 Motor City Pride spirit not dampened by rain (Michigan USA)

9 Jun 2018 Photo Flash: The Stars Come Out in Support of LGBTQ Community and to Honor Stephanie Beatriz and Julie Newmar (California, USA)

9 Jun 2018 Local ministers ask for immigrant support (Tennessee, USA)

8 Jun 2018 Exodus MCC pastor retiring (Texas, USA)

7 Jun 2018 #ResistMarch remembered (California, USA)

7 Jun 2018 After Last Year’s #Resist March, L.A. Pride Returns in a Festive Mood (california, USA)

6 Jun 2018 LA Pride 2018: History of the parade, hostility from Los Angeles police (California, USA)

5 Jun 2018 How Should Pride Respond to Cakeshop? (California, USA)

5 Jun 2018 Equality Kansas on Supreme Court cake ruling: ‘It’s a combination of frustration and anger’ (Kansas, USA)

3 Jun 2018 LGBT community mourns lives lost in Toronto tragedies in candlelight vigil (Canada)

2 Jun 2018 Seminary professor writes book about one church’s journey to an open and affirming ministry (Pennsylvania, USA)

1 Jun 2018 In their words: How Quad-Citians define pride (Illinois, USA)

31 May 2018 Your Complete Guide to Houston Pride (Texas, USA)

31 May 2018 Pride, Pride and more Pride with events running through mid-June (D.C. USA)

31 May 2018 Mom of Sandy Hook victim shares message in Wilmington (North Carolina, USA)

30 May 2018 ‘Pro-Gay’ Pope Feted on Telemundo (California, USA)

30 May 2018 Pride in the Past (Utah, USA)

25 May 2018 Minnesota clergy members lead the way in new Poor People’s Campaign (USA)

25 May 2018 MCC Church in Boynton Beach Concerned about Vandals & Break-ins (Florida, USA)

24 May 2018 Gay friendly church in Cuba has a close, powerful friend — a Castro

23 May 2018 Poor People’s Campaign puts bodies on the line (Minnesota, USA)

23 May 2018 ‘Let’s Talk Guns’ series sets stage for dialogue (Texas, USA)

22 May 2018 Author and Former Detroiter Carl Mitchell Dies at 86 (Michigan, USA)

20 May 2018 Church holds pride service at San Jacinto Plaza (Texas, USA)

19 May 2018 Pastor of LGBT church sees progress in sign changes at Wichita Falls nightclub (Texas, USA)

18 May 2018 Leading with Hope (Texas, USA)

18 May 2018 Before Santa Fe High School shooting, Wichita Falls church had planned ‘Let’s Talk Guns’ (Texas, USA)

18 May 2018 “Mariela Castro no debería usar la estola, símbolo de la autoridad de Cristo”

17 May 2018 Pride in Pictures 1970: LA Pride welcomes the Metropolitan Community Church (California, USA)

15 May 2018 ‘We need a groundswell’: 2018 Poor People’s Campaign kicks off in St. Paul (Minnesota, USA)

15 May 2018 Poor People’s Campaign activists arrested at State Capitol protest (Minnesota, USA)

14 May 2018 LGBT church in Gardens launches network for long-term HIV survivors (Florida, USA)

13 May 2018 Sanford Army Chaplain fights for husband, who is facing deportation to Honduras (North Carolina, USA)

12 May 2018 Renowned cookbook author Hoppin’ John Taylor donates papers to College of Charleston (South Carolina, USA)

11 May 2018 LRAC votes to remain Christian-only organization (Delaware, USA)

11 May 2018 Boynton church concerned about recent break-ins, vandalism (Florida, USA)

9 May 2018 News Briefs: Panel looks at California marriage ruling (California, USA)

9 May 2018 Gay Men’s Chorus of Tampa Bay to present ‘Tyler’s Suite’ (Florida, USA)

8 May 2018 MCC of Greater Dallas is ceasing operations (Texas, USA)

7 May 2018 Inclusiveness Is an Asset to Major LGBT-Affirming Churches and Synagogues (Canada)

5 May 2018 Another burglary leaves church members feeling less secure (Florida, USA)

2 May 2018 Historic City Council Election in Roanoke (Virginia, USA)

2 May 2018 The same-sex couples saying ‘I do’ in electorates that voted No (Australia)

30 April 2018 Thousands pay tribute at vigil for Toronto van attack victims

29 April 2018 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays tribute to victims of Toronto van attack (Canada)

25 April 2018 What can you do to help LGBT refugees? (Canada)

25 April 2018 Amid anti-gay sentiment, LGBT-affirming churches provide fellowship and advocacy

25 April 2018 The best response to violence is to help your neighbor (Tennessee, USA)

25 April 2018 Business Leadership Fund endorses Bestpitch, Cobb, Ferris, and Foley (Virginia, USA)

20 April 2018 Joe Cobb sees a calling in running for Roanoke council seat (Virginia, USA)

19 April 2018 Chris Kerr Memorial Set for April 28 at Resurrection MCC (Texas, USA)

18 April 2018 After Parkland, these students became activists. Will their movement last? (Florida, USA)

17 April 2018 Cobb: The case for Cobb (Virginia, USA)

15 April 2018 Gloria Hoegger, Memorial (Iowa, USA)

13 April 2018 Equality Virginia Honors 2018 OUTstanding Virginians at Annual Equality Dinner Saturday (USA)

13 April 2018 Topeka pastor preparing for European LGBT conference (Kansas, USA)

11 April 2018 Does Austin Need an LGBTQ Center? (Texas, USA)

11 April 2018 TransLiance sets meeting on gender-fluidity in children April 22 (Delaware, USA)

9 April 2018 Granddaughter of Holocaust survivors: Stories need to be told (Kansas, USA)

8 April 2018 Welcome, not just tolerated: Employers work to create inclusive workplaces(Virginia, USA)

7 April 2018 Tampa ‘Town Hall For Our Lives’ strictly a Democratic affair (Florida, USA)

6 April 2018 Next Step in Fight Against Gun Violence – Town Halls (Florida, USA)

5 April 2018 Tougaw: Don’t let a bad experience with religion destroy faith

5 April 2018 Motorcycle crash survivor shares his story (Texas, USA)

4 April 2018 29th Annual Bayard Rustin Breakfast to Honor LGBT People of Color Working to End HIV/AIDS (Massachusetts, USA)

4 April 2018 4 science-trained faith leaders share what still gives them goosebumps (Canada)

4 April 2018 It happened before (Canada)

1 April 2018 A new ‘Face’ in ministry: Facebook Live brings church to the parishioners (Maryland, USA)

30 March 2018 RiverWoods hosts Good Friday service (Pennsylvania, USA)

30 March 2018 SPIRITUALITY 2018: Inner city, small town MCC church experiences vastly different (Maryland/DC, USA)

30 March 2018 Good Friday Cross Walk (Virginia, USA)

29 March 2018 Faith and Values: Everyday resurrection is seeing the potential for growth in everyone (Pennsylvania, USA)

27 March 2018 Therapy to change a child’s sexual orientation will be banned in Milwaukee (USA)

26 March 2018 First Ever Hampton Roads Transgender Day of Visibility this April (Virginia, USA)

25 March 2018 Gun control rallies take place across U.S., around the world (Florida, USA)

16 March 2018 MCC Honors Transgender Youth Activist with ‘Seth Tooley Day’ (Michigan, USA)

12 March 2018 My Grandparents Created PFLAG (New York, USA)

12 March 2018 ‘Love Wins’ concert postponed amid criticism from LGBTQ community (Canada)

12 March 2018 Black Women Rise: Annual event in Palm Beach County celebrates women of color (Florida, USA)

9 March 2018 Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities chili cook off (Iowa, USA)

7 March 2018 SC sets oral arguments on petition seeking same-sex marriage (Philippines)

5 March 2018 Palm Springs Human Rights Commission Presents Community Service Awards (California, USA)

1 March 2018 Was police chief blaming the victims? (Canada)

1 March 2018 BTL Celebrates 25 Years of LGBTQ Publishing with Kick-Off Event at March 11 Expo (Michigan, USA)

1 March 2018 One Human Family to distribute signs and flyers for a welcoming community (Iowa, USA)

1 March 2018 Teología Queer cuestiona represión, machismo y jerarquías en las religiones: Afirma Judith Vázquez Teóloga Feminista en Querétaro

26 February 2018 Ad Astra Theatre Ensemble’s latest production asks big questions about faith, loyalty (Kansas, USA)

22 February 2018 Grants given out for Guerneville homeless services (California, USA)

21 February 2018 Metropolitan Community Church in Amarillo (Texas, USA)

19 February 2018 Diverse gathering participates in vigil for Parkland shooting (Iowa, USA)

19 February 2018 Valdez: We all should have an opportunity (Texas, USA)

19 February 2018 Tributes to Brian Armstrong RIP (United Kingdom)

19 February 2018 “I’ve always been a fighter”: Transgender sailor won’t give up

19 February 2018 Sean Thomas will be in concert at MCC of the Quad-Cities (Iowa, USA)

15 February 2018 New Poor People’s Campaign calls for 40 days of nonviolent protest (Minnesota, USA)

15 February 2018 California governor’s race: Newsom’s new ad features 2004 marriages (USA)

14 February 2018 Some churches add glitter to the gray on Ash Wednesday to show unity with LGBT community (North Carolina, USA)

14 February 2018 Multi-faith vigil honours the 5 men named as Bruce McArthur’s alleged victims

14 February 2018 Same-sex marriage is legal, so will churches embrace it? (Victoria, Australia)

14 February 2018 Police criticized in gay men’s killings (Canada)

12 February 2018 Heartwarming And Heartbreaking, THE VIEW UPSTAIRS Transports The Audience To 1973 To Show How Far, Or Not, The LGBTIQ Fight For Acceptance Has Come. (New South Wales, Australia)

12 February 2018 Killings in Toronto’s Gay Community Expose ‘an Open Wound’ With Police (Canada)

12 February 2018 New bill to ban conversion therapy in Michigan introduced by state reps (USA)

9 February 2018 Society Made Queer Men Of Colour A White Killer’s Prey (Canada)

9 February 2018 Remains of at least 6 people found in potted plants in Canadian serial killer probe

9 February 2018 It’s not just police who have something to answer for in the wake of Toronto’s serial murders (Canada)

9 February 2018 Keeping the Faith: A service for the unnamed (California, USA)

7 February 2018 Martha Jean DiCosimo – Obituary (Connecticut, USA)

7 February 2018 ‘Minha vida é dos meus filhos’: pastora trans fala sobre ser mãe (Brazil)

7 February 2018 Race For Roanoke City Council Heats Up (Virginia, USA)

7 February 2018 B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: Free big screen showing of ‘The Shack’ (United Kingdom)

7 February 2018 New LGBTQ archive at College of Charleston receives grant to help document neglected era of history (North Carolina, USA)

7 February 2018 Vigil to mourn victims of alleged serial killer in Toronto (Canada)

7 February 2018 Poor People’s Campaign Promises “Massive Wave” Of Actions Against Rising Racism, Poverty (Minnesota, USA)

1 February 2018 Candlelight vigils, increased support for shocked community as investigation into alleged serial killer continues (Canada)

30 January 2018 B BRIGHT ON Festival: Village MCC host LGBT+ Mind, Body, Spirit Fair (United Kingdom)

29 January 2018 Why Lupe Valdez is running for governor and why she thinks she can win (Texas, USA)

25 January 2018 A Dream Wedding: Couple Ties the Knot in Prince Charming Ceremony (Michigan, USA)

25 January 2018 Portage council criticized for passing ‘lightweight’ human rights ordinance (Indiana, USA)

24 January 2018 Memorial for homeless fills Odd Fellows Hall (California, USA)

22 January 2018 Recalling the Originator of MCC SA’s Love’s Day Tradition (California, USA)

22 January 2018 Portage to consider human rights ordinance (Indiana, USA)

18 January 2018 Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto installs new senior pastor

15 January 2018 Roanoke LGBT Library finds home as research collection in Roanoke Diversity Center (Virginia, USA)

12 January 2018 Outspoken, pro-LGBTQ Christian pastor John Pavlovitz visits Resurrection MCC. (Texas, USA)

10 January 2018 Rev. Dr. James Stephen Burns

10 January 2018 Honrando el Milagroso Cristo Negro de Esquipulas

9 January 2018 Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to Mississippi LGBT law (USA)

8 January 2018 Website scores churches on the transparency of their LGBTQ policies

8 January 2018 Joe Cobb formally announces bid for City Council

7 January 2018 Cumple 20 años iglesia abierta a comunidad gay

3 January 2018 2017 Around the World: Progress and Persecution For LGBT People

3 January 2018 LGBT people: ‘Sisters are on our side!’

2 January 2018 Las Vegas vigil remembers transgender group. (Nevada, USA)

1 January 2018 Open Arms MCC in Pahoa to welcome new pastor

28 December 2017 MCC-SF’s brick memorial likely can’t be salvaged

28 December 2017 Joe Cobb to formally announce candidacy for Roanoke City Council

27 December 2017 Kwanzaa: Celebrating Who We Are and Who We Can Become

27 December 2017 Brent Hawkes retires after 40 years

27 December 2017 Brent Hawkes, pastor who officiated Canada’s first legal gay marriages, delivers final Christmas Eve sermon

24 December 2017 Palm Springs Community Service Awards recipients announced

22 December 2017 Faith Leaders Must Support Trans Siblings; Reject Religious Bigotry

15 December 2017 Comment sought on demolition plan for old MCC-SF site (California, USA)

13 December 2017 Compass Commemorates World AIDS Day (Florida, USA)

13 December 2017 Pride Community Advisory Council meets for first time (California, USA)

13 December 2017 Prayer vigil held in memory of gun violence victims (North Carolina, USA)

13 December 2017 Milwaukee Metropolitan Church Offers Light for the Holidays (Wisconsin, USA)

13 December 2017 MCC elder talks Cajun roots, faith and lesbian polyamorous relationship

11 December 2017 600 homeless people treated to festive season feast (South Africa)

11 December 2017 Juli Kay Ganoe – Memorial (Iowa, USA)

8 December 2017 Ex-skinhead to speak at no-hate symposium (Iowa, USA)

8 December 2017 Arrington, Wayne Henry (Virginia, USA)

8 December 2017 LGBTQ Church In PB Gardens Observes World AIDS Day With Artist/Activist Mary Fisher (California, USA)

7 December 2017 Rolling the Stone Away: LGBTQI Elders Meet the Next Generation of Christian Activists at a watershed conference

6 December 2017 Pastor Leslie Jackson is finally living his dream at Cathedral of Hope Houston. (Texas, USA)

5 December 2017 El Paso County Health Board Halts Needle Exchange Plan (Colorado, USA)

5 December 2017 NEW ON DVD: ‘UPSTAIRS INFERNO’ (Louisiana, USA)

1 December 2017 Trans protester declined offer to meet with police chief (D.C. USA)

30 November 2017 World Aids Day In Minnesota: Statistics, Tests, Treatment Info (Minnesota, USA)

30 November 2017 World AIDS Day events in Chicagoland (Illinois, USA)

30 November 2017 LGBTQ Church Opens ENOUGH FOR ALL Thrift Store In Lake Worth Plaza Shopping Center (California, USA)

30 November 2017 Grindr, Faith & Little Richard – How I Ended Up In A Gay Church (USA)

28 November 2017 AK Souffle: Truth (United Kingdom)

27 November 2017 Open Mic II – ‘The Gift’ – Christmas Eve service with The Village MCC (United Kingdom)

27 November 2017 Christmas on the streets with MCC (United Kingdom)

23 November 2017 Community Memorializes 487 Transgender Lives Lost to Violence in the Past Year (Michigan, USA)

23 November 2017 Coming Out in Religion: Rabbi Is ‘Blessed to Say LGBT Lives Matter’ (USA)

23 November 2017 Patches of AIDS Quilt Coming to Fort Lauderdale, Lake Worth (Florida, USA)

23 November 2017 Judge Permanently Blocks Trump Sanctuary Cities Order (California, USA)

23 November 2017 Washington’s LGBTQ+ Community, Allies, Mark Transgender Day Of Remembrance (USA)

20 November 2017 Metropolitan Community Church Illiana hosting Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil Nov. 20 (Indiana, USA)

20 November 2017 D.C. man charged with hitting trans woman with car pleads guilty (USA)

20 November 2017 Pueblo observance planned for Transgender Day of Remembrance (Colorado, USA)

20 November 2017 Faith and Values: Desperately seeking unconditional love (Pennsylvania, USA)

20 November 2017 Push for return of Georgia hate crime laws gaining traction ahead of new legislative year Working to bring back Georgia hate crime laws (Georgia, USA)

18 November 2017 Benjamin F. Dillingham III has died at the age of 72 (California, USA)

17 November 2017 Encabeza Obispa Retiro Nacional de Fraternidad de Iglesias Incluyentes ICM (Mexico)

16 November 2017 Faith Matters: We Matter (Washington, USA)

16 November 2017 Talking ‘the talk’: HCISD program encourages big talks between parents, students (Texas, USA)

16 November 2017 D.C.’s Trans Day of Remembrance set for Nov. 20 (USA)

15 November 2017 Gardens church raises $61,000 to replace organ fried by burglars (Florida, USA)

13 November 2017 Local churches talk security after Texas church shooting (Georgia, USA)

9 November 2017 Louis R. Escobar, Obituary (Pennsylvania, USA)

8 November 2017 Over the Rainbow…Literally (Wisconsin, USA)

7 November 2017 Gun control in a place of worship (Texas, USA)

6 November 2017 Rev Peta Evans, Associate Pastor of The Village MCC in Brighton, reflects on the city they love – and they’re relationship with it (United Kingdom)

3 November 2017 Village MCC – guest preacher, Rev Kate Harford (United Kingdom)

3 November 2017 Bruce W. Ashcraft, Jr. – Obituary (Florida, USA)

2 November 2017 THEATER REVIEW Upstairs: The Musical (Illinois, USA)

2 November 2017 Scapegoating Gays Again (Wisconsin, USA)

2 November 2017 Faith and freedom for LGBTI people | Faith Matters (New York, USA)

2 November 2017 Watch: Destiny Church’s Brian Tamaki labels NZ’s gay clergy ‘contamination in churches’, in new sermon

1 November 2017 Judge Opens New Path to Challenge Mississippi Anti-LGBT Law (USA)

30 October 2017 Toronto Theatre guru Ernest J. Schwarz broke boundaries of the stage (Ontario, Canada)

30 October 2017 Bringing light to the domestic and sexual violence (Iowa, USA)

28 October 2017 Rainbow Chorus Chair to speak at The Village MCC this Sunday (United Kingdom)

25 October 2017 MCCQC hosts candlelight service (Iowa, USA)

25 October 2017 SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT Tragic LGBTQ event inspires musical (United Kingdom)

18 October 2017 Green MP to speak at The Village MCC this Sunday (United Kingdom)

16 October 2017 Waco celebrates LGBT pride with Out on the Brazos festival (Texas, USA)

13 October 2017 San Diego MCC extends help to Puerto Rico’s MCC churches (California, USA)

13 October 2017 One chapter ends, another begins for Toronto’s Dr. Rev. Brent Hawkes (Ontario, Canada)

11 October 2017 Switchboard CEO to speak at Village MCC (United Kingdom)

9 October 2017 Brent Hawkes’s successor knows he has big pews to fill at Metropolitan Community Church (Ontario, Canada)

9 October 2017 Heroes of Harvey: Restoring Resurrection (Texas, USA)

9 October 2017 Brandon Robertson book launch at The Village MCC (United Kingdom)

7 October 2017 Iglesia Presenta a su Primer Pastor Trans (United Kingdom)

6 October 2017 LGBTQ Christians come together at Rolling the Stone Away Conference (Missouri, USA)

6 October 2017 Faith and HIV in America, Then and Now (California, USA)

6 October 2017 U.S. wrong on U.N. death penalty resolution, LGBT-affirming pastor says (Louisiana, USA)

6 October 2017 Faith, God and Family: Examining LGB attitudes toward transgender people (New York, USA)

4 October 2017 No the ‘first same-sex church wedding’ did not just take place in the UK

4 October 2017 Offer prayers for Las Vegas victims. But don’t stop there (Nevada, USA)

4 October 2017 No stay; House Bill 1523 going into effect Friday (Mississippi, USA)

2 October 2017 Court upholds ruling for Miss. anti-LGBT law — but there’s stinging dissent (Mississippi, USA)

2 October 2017 “Coming Out Week” coming to SIUE (Missouri, USA)

2 October 2017 Face to Face: Reverend Jane Clarke, LGBTI Metropolitan Community Church, Glasgow (United Kingdom)

2 October 2017 North Hawaii supports ‘Nothing more’: Adults and children join international sing-along aimed at ending gun violence (New York, USA)

2 October 2017 This Brighton church welcomes its first non-binary, trans man ordained minister (United Kingdom)

29 September 2017 Have a Little Faith (Arizona, USA)

29 September 2017 Men talk spirituality, building bonds at panel (California, USA)

29 September 2017 Village MCC Brighton & Hove welcomes new associate Pastor (United Kingdom)

29 September 2017 Let’s re-elect Sheriff Bill Gore (California, USA)

29 September 2017 Spotlight On Legacy Award Recipients at MCC Detroit Anniversary Event (Michigan, USA)

26 September 2017 Metropolitan Community Church to Donate 50 Percent of Funds Raised at LA CAGE AUX FOLLES to Relief Efforts (Florida, USA)

24 September 2017 Houstonians head to New Orleans for hearing on ‘sanctuary cities’ law (Texas, USA)

21 September 2017 LGBTQ self-care in the age of Trump (Maryland, USA)

18 September 2017 Peace Week Delaware revs up Saturday (USA)

18 September 2017 LGBTQ Harvey relief continues with T.R.U.T.H project event, Rich’s drag show (Texas, USA)

13 September 2017 LIVE LOCAL, LIVE SMALL: Shining a light on the story of Wilmington’s Talana Kreeger (North Carolina, USA)

13 September 2017 The hidden history of queer Chicanos in LA (California, USA)

13 September 2017 Commentary: Utah clergy respond to Nashville statement (USA)

8 September 2017 Sussex County peace march and rally set for Sept. 16 (Delaware, USA)

8 September 2017 Lifelong Dream Comes True for Livonia Couple (Michigan, USA)

8 September 2017 Local faith leaders band together to fight intolerance (Florida, USA)

6 September 2017 Making movies in the Parkland (Missouri, USA)

6 September 2017 Texomans react to DACA decision (Texas, USA)

6 September 2017 MNM’s LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Preview to Benefit LGBT Church in PB Gardens (Florida, USA)

5 September 2017 Nashville loses a LGBT leader and friend (Tennessee, USA)

1 September 2017 MCC congregation hears Christian singer’s inspiring story (California, USA)

29 August 2017 Speakers welcome diversity at Rock Island rally (Iowa, USA)

29 August 2017 LGBT relief funds launched to help Texas hurricane victims (Texas, USA)

28 August 2017 MCC founder reflects on Cuba trip

25 August 2017 Michael McBride: Our Man Crush and A Look At Life (Illinois, USA)

25 August 2017 Divine Peace MCC Welcomes New Interim Pastor (Michigan, USA)

25 August 2017 Are LGBT Churches Headed for the Great Beyond? (Texas, USA)

23 August 2017 ‘I fear my neighbour’ – the story behind US hate crimes (Florida, USA)

21 August 2017 MNM Productions Announces Cast for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (California, USA)

17 August 2017 Hundreds attend No Hate Rally in Davenport

17 August 2017 Marriage Equality: What is Happening in Australia?

17 August 2017 Village MCC members raise £300 for the Peter Tatchell Foundation

16 August 2017 Portage gets first look at human rights proposal (Illinois, USA)

14 August 2017 Vision of Hope MCC pastors seek to grow the ministry of church that has special ties to the LGBT community (Pennsylvania, USA)

14 August 2017 ‘Call out hate’: Twin Cities respond to Charlottesville (Minnesota, USA)

11 August 2017 Time Out Youth Center’s dream becomes reality (North Carolina, USA)

10 August 2017 Family, community memorializes trans woman on her 27th birthday (Texas, USA)

10 August 2017 Controversial Flyers Posted in Davenport (Iowa, USA)

8 August 2017 PREVIEW: PRIDE VOICES with Rev Jide Macauley (UK)

8 August 2017 Church to give away 100 backpacks (Kansas, USA)

7 August 2017 Transgender ‘bathroom bill’ leaves Texas Christians deeply divided (USA)

7 August 2017 Designers, volunteers gave their time so kids in need could call CASA a second home (Colorado, USA)

6 August 2017 Behind the Headlines: The issues impacting LGBTQ people of African descent (Missouri, USA)

3 August 2017 ‘I just want a little bit of hope’: LGBT community holds town hall to discuss missing men (Canada)

3 August 2017 Police, metro neighborhoods celebrate National Night Out MCC takes on National Night Out (Nebraska, USA)

2 August 2017 Neighborhood Night Out event preps kids to head back to school (Nebraska, USA)

1 August 2017 Central Florida elected officials gather at JOY MCC to stand with the transgender community (USA)

31 July 2017 Hundreds Rally in Royal Oak to Support Transgender Troops (Michigan, USA)

31 July 2017 Troy Perry makes a visit (Texas, USA)

28 July 2017 LGBTQ advocates in New Orleans react to Trump transgender in military decision (Louisiana, USA)

28 July 2017 Pride Festival of Central Pa. through the years in photos (USA)

28 July 2017 LGBTQ church protests President’s ban on transgendered military service members (Florida, USA)

28 July 2017 Sin tabú: pastor y militante gay

26 July 2017 Alexander: The right to be awful (Iowa, USA)

24 July 2017 The LGBT church restoring faith to the community (Scotland, United Kingdom)

24 July 2017 New pastor wants to ‘draw the circle wider’ around progressive Toronto church (Canada)

21 July 2017 San Diego Trans Pride event educates, empowers, entertains (California, USA)

20 July 2017 Judge suspends criminal proceedings against ‘homeless murders’ suspect (California, USA)

20 July 2017 Gay Nigerian minister visits D.C. (USA)

20 July 2017 Local Organizations Partner to Host Bystander Intervention Training to Combat Hate (Maryland, USA)

20 July 2017 Minister Jeff Rock leaves Red Deer as a more inclusive and welcoming community (Canada)

19 July 2017 Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto announces new senior pastor (Canada)

17 July 2017 Crowd turns out for Hagerstown Hopes’ Pride festival (Maryland, USA)

17 July 2017 Past time for Scott to honor vow to act against LGBT discrimination (Florida, USA)

17 July 2017 Rock moves on to take up new ministry in Toronto (Canada)

17 July 2017 Meet Jeff Rock, the scientist who became a Toronto pastor (Canada)

17 July 2017 Pilgrimage to Cuba

14 July 2017 Rev. Jeff Rock to take lead of Toronto LGBTQ congregation (Canada)

14 July 2017 Beyond Park East IV: Faith & The LGBT Community (Florida, USA)

11 July 2017 Valley’s LGBT churches offer safe place, ‘redemption’ (Pennsylvania, USA)

11 July 2017 Meet Rev. Jackie Carter, Table of Hope MCC in Wichita, (Kansas, USA)

5 July 2017 New Spirit in The Old Steine (UK)

1 July 2017 The Met Church (San Diego) Protest Gay Conversion Therapy Conference (California, USA)

21 June 2017 New York’s L.G.B.T.Q. Story Began Well Before Stonewall (New York, USA)

18 June 2017 The Met Church (San Diego) Celebrate Father’s Day (California, USA)

16 June 2017 Demonstrators say you can’t pray the gay away (featuring Rev. Dan Koeshall) (California, USA)

16 June 2017 Activists Protest ‘Conversion Therapy’ Conference In San Diego (California, USA)

15 June 2017 Channel 7/30 Restored Hope Network news story and interview with Rev. Dan Koedhall

15 June 2017 Rev. Dan Koeshall, The Met Church featured in news item on ‘gay-conversion’

4 March 2017 The Village MCC celebrates Women’s History Month with guest speakers

24 February 2017 Uptown pastor speaks out against reversal of protections for transgender students

24 February 2017 Metropolitan Community Churches Decries Trans Discrimination

6 February 2017 Village MCC pastor organises tribute concert for Brighton member

5 February 2017 Central Texas churches join in Civil Sunday Protest

4 February 2017 Mar-a-Lago protesters: ‘When will we get tired of marching? Never.’

23 January 2017 The Village MCC host faith days at B Right On Festival in Brighton

12 October 2016 South Aucklanders are campaigning against new liquor stores

12 August 2016 LGBT activists protest Rubio, Trump at pastors event

1 July 2016 Houston church honors Orlando shooting victims, Asks forgiveness for shooter

29 June 2016 Prayers for Orlando victims, but support for lifestyle?

27 June 2016 Local same-sex couples call for more protection on anniversary of Supreme Court ruling

27 June 2016 Pope says Christians should apologize for wronging gays (Resurrection MCC featured)

26 June 2016 Sunday Marks 1-Year Anniversary of Gay Marriage Ruling

26 June 2016 Pride on display at annual Portage church picnic

25 June 2016 248 same-sex couples marry in county in past year

25 June 2016 Family, friends of Sarasota Pulse victim flock to St. Pete Pride (w/video)

24 June 2016 U.S. Attorney Brown meets LGBTQ leaders, vows hate crime vigilance in wake of Orlando

24 June 2016 ‘Beats on Broad’ celebrates U.S. Supreme Court ruling of same-sex marriage

24 June 2016 1 year after same-sex marriage ruling, Lubbock couple says ‘it was a blessing’

23 June 2016 Muslims stand with LGBT community after Orlando attack; refuse to apologize for shooter

21 June 2016 ‘You can be gay and Christian’, says Orlando church leader

19 June 2016 Florida LGBT church remembers Orlando attack victims in special service

12 June 2016 Orlando Horror Reminds Us of The Haunting Tragedy Of The Upstairs Lounge, New Orleans

12 June 2016 Orlando LGBT Organizations: “Our Community Is Wounded”

12 June 2016 Joy MCC Holds Vigil for Largest Mass Shooting in U.S.

30 March 2016 Pastors of Metropolitan Community Churches Speak Out Against HB2

22 January 2016 Rev Roland Stringfellow, MCC Detroit, listed in “16 faith leaders to watch”

22 December 2015 Like a prayer: Suncoast MCC pastor Gina Durbin opens the doors and opens minds

23 November 2015 First MCC of Kansas in Wichita tired of vandalism, threats to staff

6 November 2015 MCC Brighton makes new start in city

21 September 2015 Yakima gay community hopes smaller, conservative communities follow national trend

20 September 2015 Rev. Jackie Carter, First MCC of Kansas speaks at Wichita Pride

18 September 2015 Liberating Religious Liberty Symposium co-organised by MCC Detroit’s Rev. Roland Stringfellow

17 September 2015 MCC San Diego’s Mark Padgett to enter his 23rd AIDS walk

15 September 2015 Rev. Carolyn Mobley, MCC Richmond featured in community partnership article on the UCI Road World Cycling Championships

11 September 2015 MCC of the Blue Ridge holds service to benefit the LGBTQ community

11 September 2015 Rev. Elder Dr. Nancy Wilson quoted in article “Christians behaving badly”

4 September 2015 Rev. DeWayne Davis Featured in article on black men and the down low

3 September 2015 Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson featured in article on Cathedral of Hope, the Texas Megachurch

2 September 2015 MCC Sydney hosts 2015 MCC Australasian Network Women’s Retreat

31 August 2015 All God’s Children MCC holds candlelight vigil for overdose deaths

30 August 2015 Rev. Rich Hendricks & MCC Quad Cities lead interfaith event standing against hate

30 August 2015 Joe Cobb, Pastor of MCC of the Blue Ridge speaks at Memorial Service Held For Slain Journalists In Roanoke, Virginia

28 August 2015 MCC of Our Redeemer has successful fundraising campaign for security cameras

20 August 2015 Rev. Daniel Payne & Open Doors MCC, Seoul challenging anti-gay charge in Korea

7 August 2015 City of Light MCC in Atlanta finds new home and expands its reach!

7 August 2015 First MCC of Kansas drive for pet food bank

6 August 2015 MCC Omaha hosts National Night Out (Video)

4 August 2015 Wichita Falls MCC Pastor Rev. Mel Martinez Responds To Boys Scouts Decision To Lift Ban On Gay Adult Leaders

31 July 2015 Rev. Michael Hydes & The Village MCC receive full-page (p.36) coverage in Brighton, UK LGBT Scene magazine

LGBT News

20 Jun 2018 Kiev LGBTQ Rights Parade draws thousands

19 Jun 2018 Queer Eye’s first transgender hero Skyler has won everybody’s hearts

19 Jun 2018 How Many Kids Actually Change Their Mind About Being Trans?

19 Jun 2018 Why some trans women are hesitant to feminize their voices through therapy.

19 Jun 2018 Lesbian reveal was cut out of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, claims actor

19 Jun 2018 Reaching Out to Younger Hearts and Minds About L.G.B.T.Q. People

19 Jun 2018 Do You Know Where Your Pride T-Shirt Was Made?

19 Jun 2018 Shining a Light on the Path to Recovery

19 Jun 2018 Amandla Stenberg believes she would have realised she was gay earlier if more black LGBTQ women were out

18 Jun 2018 Manila LGBT couples want legal rights, lawyer says

18 Jun 2018 World Cup countries ranked by LGBTQ rights and acceptance

18 Jun 2018 The World Health Organisation announces it finally no longer classifies being transgender as a mental disorder

18 Jun 2018 How the CDC Is Failing Transgender Youth

18 Jun 2018 Third of U.K. employers ‘less likely’ to hire transgender staff

18 Jun 2018 LGBTQ identity is shaped by language. So what words will describe “queer” in the future?

18 Jun 2018 #droptheB is reportedly another 4chan attempt to cause infighting in the LGBTQ community

18 Jun 2018 Sydney teen who fears coming out meets Mardi Gras pioneer, and sees parallels 40 years apart

17 Jun 2018 Not Just Trans Representation, But Trans Celebration

17 Jun 2018 Aurora’s 1st Pride Parade draws thousands

17 Jun 2018 Most US LGBTQ Adults are Religious, Poll Finds. Members of the Community Say They’re Surprised.

17 Jun 2018 Navigating Father’s Day as a transgender dad

17 Jun 2018 Anti-bullying play seeks to give LGBTQ youth hope

17 Jun 2018 Amazing story behind the royal family’s first gay wedding

15 Jun 2018 A matter of pride & sexuality

15 Jun 2018 This World Cup, let’s talk about Russia’s LGBTIQ rights record

15 Jun 2018 Mormon genealogical database to accept same-sex couples

15 Jun 2018 LGBT Pride Month a time to celebrate, bring awareness

15 Jun 2018 CDC Releases Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Shows Harrowing Data for LGB Youth

14 Jun 2018 UK gay rights activist, Peter Tatchell, arrested in Russia as World Cup opens

14 Jun 2018 Netflix’s ‘First Time I Saw Me’ Spotlights Transgender Celebrities for Pride Month

14 Jun 2018 China’s transgender people ‘step forward’ from the shadows

14 Jun 2018 Queensland scraps law forcing married transgender people to divorce

13 Jun 2018 Ethiopia: Sexual Minorities Under Threat

13 Jun 2018 AMA Backs Family Leave for LGBTQ Caregivers

13 Jun 2018 Equality in property taxation

13 Jun 2018 LDS Church’s FamilySearch database to add same-sex families to Family Tree feature

13 Jun 2018 Here’s the Meaning of All Those Flags You’ll See at Pride

13 Jun 2018 Gay survivors helped launch Me Too, but rates of LGBT abuse largely overlooked

13 Jun 2018 Tennis legend trolls Russia with underwear line’s marriage campaign

13 Jun 2018 BBC creates unisex toilets for hundreds of transgender staff

13 Jun 2018 JWT shampoo ad tells emotional true story of transgender beauty queen in Thailand

12 Jun 2018 I Wish I Had Learned LGBTQ History In School

12 Jun 2018 Republicans are essential to winning full LGBT freedom

12 Jun 2018 UK transgender man challenging law that he must be considered the mother of his baby

12 Jun 2018 Jim Obergefell, Marriage Equality Plaintiff: Religion Is Being Weaponized Against Us

11 Jun 2018 For Taiwan, a Year to Go to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

11 Jun 2018 Mandya cops initiate dialogue between trans women and village heads who evicted them

11 Jun 2018 NCTE Calls For Immediate Release of Transgender Asylum Seeker

11 Jun 2018 Celebrating the ‘other’

10 Jun 2018 US Mayors Pledge to Uphold Transgender Protections

10 Jun 2018 Supportive parents of transgender kids are sparking a ‘gender revolution,’ research says

10 Jun 2018 First LGTBed conference goes off with a bang

10 Jun 2018 US transgender veterans honour their own

9 Jun 2018 ‘Unbreakable’ LGBT rainbow installation unveiled in Warsaw after far-Right attacks

8 Jun 2018 A judge has struck down Iowa’s Medicaid ban on transgender transition-related care. Here’s why.

8 Jun 2018 Is the future of fashion gender-free?

7 Jun 2018 How a photo of 2 men ignited a storm at Joshua Tree

7 Jun 2018 Groups Protest Transgender Migrant’s Death In US Custody

7 Jun 2018 To a More Perfect Union: U.S. v. Windsor

7 Jun 2018 Bermuda’s Supreme Court allows same-sex marriage – again

6 Jun 2018 Italian Minister Says LGBT Families ‘Don’t Exist’

6 Jun 2018 The Albert Einstein Academy is opening a location in Lakewood that would be accepting of LGBTQ kids

6 Jun 2018 Meet Marvia Malik — Pakistan’s first transgender newscaster

6 Jun 2018 Lambda Legal sues Alaska for denying health care coverage to transgender state employee

6 Jun 2018 If you’re gay, female or both in America, your rights now come with an asterisk

6 Jun 2018 Latin America has become an unlikely leader in LGBT rights

5 Jun 2018 9 Pride Flags Whose Symbolism Everyone Should Know

5 Jun 2018 Teacher says school’s transgender name policy goes against his religious beliefs

5 Jun 2018 Question of Transgender Protections to Hit Massachusetts Ballot

5 Jun 2018 Transgender librarian files suit over Alaska health policy

5 Jun 2018 Malta leads the way for gay and transgender rights in Europe

5 Jun 2018 Top EU court rules gay couples have equal residency rights regardless of country’s marriage laws

5 Jun 2018 Most Israelis favor same-sex marriage, but half of MKs mum on issue

4 Jun 2018 Blush Fundraising Campaign to Benefit Homeless LGBTQ Youth

4 Jun 2018 This Viral Tweet About “Straight Couples” at Pride Highlights Erasure in the Queer Community

4 Jun 2018 YouTube Is Running ‘Anti-LGBT’ Ads Alongside Videos By LGBT Creators

4 Jun 2018 Trans Woman Murdered in Jacksonville Is 12th This Year

4 Jun 2018 We Can Have Religious Freedom Without The Right To Discriminate

3 Jun 2018 All the things Donald Trump has tweeted about instead of acknowledging Pride Month

3 Jun 2018 Meet Jamey Jesperson, the nonbinary activist who left the Mormon Church

3 Jun 2018 Same sex marriage campaigners parade in Belfast

3 Jun 2018 Japanese firms starting to create accepting environment for transgender individuals

2 Jun 2018 Gay in India, Where Progress Has Come Only With Risk

2 Jun 2018 Athens’ same-sex history evoked ahead of Pride

2 Jun 2018 NBA star Reggie Bullock stands up for his murdered transgender sister

2 Jun 2018 Where Are The Trans Men In Politics?

2 Jun 2018 All Pros, No Cons: A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns

1 Jun 2018 President Trump misses LGBTQ Pride Month — again

1 Jun 2018 Trans YouTuber says his videos were demonetized for using the word ‘transgender’

1 Jun 2018 This Gender Creative Kid Is Now The Youngest Pride Grand Marshal In History

1 Jun 2018 6 celebrities who publicly identify as pansexual

1 Jun 2018 37 Beautiful Photos Of LGBTQ Pride Celebrations Around The World

1 Jun 2018 Bermuda’s ban on same-sex weddings comes into effect

1 Jun 2018 The complicated politics of traveling while LGBT

1 Jun 2018 Government has ‘legitimate aim’ to protect traditional marriage, Hong Kong appeal court rules, overturning landmark decision on benefits for same-sex spouses

1 Jun 2018 Queer Eye episode featuring first transgender ‘hero’ will fight ignorance – host

31 May 2018 Transgender student wins battle to hear chosen name said at graduation

31 May 2018 WBUR Poll: Mass. Voters Support Keeping Transgender Public Access Protections

31 May 2018 5 ways radiologists can better understand and respect transgender patients

31 May 2018 Chile transgender: ‘Growing up here is torture’

30 May 2018 Outsports Pride to feature inspiring trans, lesbian, gay, bi and queer athletes

30 May 2018 The LGBT guide to who should win the World Cup

30 May 2018 14 arrested by Hyd police for lynching transgender person over fake rumours

30 May 2018 4 Ways Brands Can Accommodate Shifting Expectations Around Gender Identities

29 May 2018 Nigerians take to the streets to protest LGBTI killings

29 May 2018 Special Issues in LGBTQ Geriatric Psychiatry

29 May 2018 ‘No Big Deal’ Campaign Proves How Simple It Is To Be An Ally To Transgender People

29 May 2018 Dutch court approves recognition of Transgender

29 May 2018 Transgender protections finding a haven under federal law

29 May 2018 Houston Adds Transgender Health Benefits

29 May 2018 Va. Judge Rules in Favor of Teen in Transgender School Bathroom Case

29 May 2018 Connecticut’s Transgender Prisoners First in US To Win Right to Be Housed According to Gender Identity

29 May 2018 Focus: Transgender woman accuses Wellington women-only gym of discrimination

28 May 2018 LGBT+ Irish people three times more likely to contemplate suicide

28 May 2018 Same-sex love ‘is just as legitimate’ as heterosexual love, says Cuban activist Yadiel Cepero

28 May 2018 Netherlands allows person to identify as non-binary for the first time

28 May 2018 Russian football hooligans warn gay and transgender England fans ‘you’ll be rooted out and stabbed at World Cup’

28 May 2018 The 3 transgender cases in courts this last week

27 May 2018 LGBTQ immigrants need better settlement services

27 May 2018 Danish trans man makes history after winning Mr Gay Denmark

27 May 2018 The oppression of ‘tolerance’ in Guyana

27 May 2018 The power of pink: How LGBTQ community could add to our economy

26 May 2018 Egypt’s LGBT Crackdown

26 May 2018 This organization is giving free chest binders to trans people in need

26 May 2018 Republican politician could face criminal probe after filming herself harassing transgender woman

26 MAy 2018 ACLU praises Connecticut for passing ‘most protective transgender policy and law in the country’

26 May 2018 Here’s how N.J. could soon give a big boost to transgender rights

26 May 2018 IGLTA Talk Showcases Queer Wedding Trends

25 May 2018 Transgender Brain Scan Headlines Are Misleading, Eugenic

25 May 2018 Federal appeals court upholds school’s policy allowing transgender students to use locker rooms

25 May 2018 Catholic Bishops accuse BBC of ‘bigotry’ for asking Jacob Rees-Mogg about gay marriage

24 May 2018 Two-Thirds of Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage As Record Number Comes Out as LGBTQ

24 May 2018 Elderly aunt goes viral with wonderful poem about gender-neutral pronouns

23 May 2018 Vancouver proclaims 2018 ‘Year of the Queer,’ raises flags at city hall

23 May 2018 Federal Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Missouri Inmate

23 May 2018 HRC Mourns Gigi Pierce, Transgender Woman Fatally Shot in Oregon

22 May 2018 Federal Court Backs Gavin Grimm, Affirming Federal Law Protects Transgender Students

22 May 2018 LGBTQ Youth Face Persistent Challenges, High Stress

22 May 2018 Connecticut Lawmakers Push Back Against Trump’s Attack on Transgender Inmates

22 May 2018 Transgender People’s Brains Are Wired Like Those of Gender They Identify With, New Study Shows

22 May 2018 Hollywood Studios Are Still Not Representing LGBQT Characters Enough, Report Finds

22 May 2018 Why I Led a Renaming Ceremony for My Young Transgender Congregant

22 May 2018 What’s the Difference Between Pansexuality and Bisexuality?

22 May 2018 Trans and Non-Binary People Continue to Fight for Their Right to Exist in Public Spaces

22 May 2018 Mumbai: LGBTQ Film Festival KASHISH to screen 140 films from 45 countries, begins on May 23

22 May 2018 Police in Moldova use tear gas on anti-LGBT protesters trying to disrupt Pride march

22 May 2018 GLAAD calls for LGBT characters in 20 percent of movies by 2021

22 May 2018 Two fired after LGBT students ‘harassed’ and ‘forced to read the bible’ as punishment

21 May 2018 Church of Scotland Votes to Allow Ministers to Perform Same-Sex Marriages

21 May 2018 Calgary bike shop aims to make cycling more inclusive for all gender identities

21 May 2018 Namibia: First Intersex Health Centre Opens

21 May 2018 Why a Groundbreaking Trans Rights Bill Has Failed in New York State For 11 Straight Years

21 May 2018 Gay man says Pope Francis told him ‘God made you like this’ and ‘it doesn’t matter’

21 May 2018 Transgender people remain unable to change ID papers

21 May 2018 Gay English priest shortlisted to be Scottish bishop

21 May 2018 How To Do Pride the Los Angeles Way

21 May 2018 Despite fatwa, transgender people in Iran face harassment

20 May 2018 Thousands march through Central Park for annual AIDS Walk New York

20 May 2018 Transgender person shot to death on Georgia highway is the 11th trans murder of 2018

19 May 2018 Out of job, transperson pleads for mercy killing

19 May 2018 Jennifer Aniston to star as the first lesbian President in Netflix film ‘First Ladies’

19 May 2018 Nino Fortson is the 10th transgender person murdered in America this year

18 May 2018 French minister comes out as gay in a tweet to combat homophobia

18 May 2018 Meet These 12 Trans Women Who Proved Themselves as Achievers

18 May 2018 Belgian transgender ballet film wins Cannes Queer Palme

18 May 2018 In conservative Haiti, couple fights for transgender tolerance

17 May 2018 GOP candidate films herself confronting transgender woman using bathroom

17 May 2018 IDAHOBIT 2018: Transgender women are still being killed at an alarming rate

17 May 2018 Ottawa advocacy group plans to create Canada’s first LGBTQ museum

17 May 2018 ‘Full equality’: how Netherlands is pointing the way for Australia on LGBT rights

17 May 2018 Britain may be reaching ‘peak acceptance’ of homosexuality

16 May 2018 L.G.B.T. Students in Oregon Were Bullied and Forced to Read Bible, Report Says

16 May 2018 Human Rights Campaign Releases Powerful Video Featuring Survivor of “Conversion Therapy”

16 May 2018 Canada to add third gender option to next census

16 May 2018 HRC Mourns Nino Fortson, Transgender Man Fatally Shot in Atlanta

16 May 2018 2 transgender women have turned up dead in Dallas in the last week

16 May 2018 IDAHOBIT 2018: Europe human rights chief says governments must invest more to tackle homophobia

16 May 2018 Gay rights under threat in divided Europe

15 May 2018 Anti-LGBT researcher who pushes harmful pseudoscience joins anti-LGBT hate group

15 May 2018 Anti-LGBT leader appointed to religious freedom panel

15 May 2018 This anti-gay baker is allowed to decide what customers do with their cakes, judge rules

15 May 2018 Anti-LGBT researcher who pushes harmful pseudoscience joins anti-LGBT hate group

15 May 2018 Unprecedented 7 LGBT candidates for governor

15 May 2018 Among thousands of LGBTQ teens, a survey finds anxiety and fears about safety

14 May 2018 Which European countries have the best and worst LGBT rights?

14 May 2018 Lesbians in technology gather in Washington D.C. to unwind and mentor others

13 May 2018 Trump Administration Gets Rid of Obama-Era Rules That Protected Transgender Inmates

13 May 2018 John Bishop gives sweet speech about gay son at LGBT Awards as he calls for marriage equality in Northern Ireland

12 May 2018 Love songs re-imagined as LGBT standards

12 May 2018 Oklahoma Passes Adoption Law That L.G.B.T. Groups Call Discriminatory

12 May 2018 These transgender asylum seekers are stuck at the Mexican border

11 May 2018 Amnesty Says Attack On Gay Event In Kyiv Shows Police Inaction

11 May 2018 Song, dance and LGBTQ visibility reign supreme at Eurovision Song Contest

11 May 2018 Suicide Continues to Present Real Danger to Trans People

11 May 2018 Meet the Group of LGBTQ Activists Reconnecting Families in China

10 May 2018 Greece allows gay couples to foster children in landmark move

10 May 2018 Surya and Ishaan create history by becoming first transgender couple of Kerala

10 May 2018 Teacher becomes first transgender candidate for Virginia Beach City Council

10 May 2018 College dumps transgender protections after GOP, community pressure

10 May 2018 Transgender woman murdered in North Dallas apartment

9 May 2018 Castro puts Cuba’s LGBTs on constitutional reform agenda

9 May 2018 Transgender Youth: How to be a Good Ally

9 May 2018 Pakistan Passes Historic Transgender Rights Bill

9 May 2018 Meet 16 LGBTQ students, alumni working to change the culture at Christian colleges

9 May 2018 Northern Ireland same-sex marriage bill to come before Commons on Friday

9 May 2018 FA condemns anti-transgender flyers outside Wembley at women’s FA Cup final

8 May 2018 New reality TV show Genderquake highlights the need for LGBTQ solidarity

8 May 2018 The 57th transgender woman has been killed in Pakistan

8 May 2018 Transgender Family Medical Clinic Opens In Georgia

8 May 2018 NT Chief Minister makes emotional apology to LGBTI community for ‘state-sanctioned discrimination’

8 May 2018 Jess Herbst, first openly transgender mayor in Texas, is voted out

7 May 2018 Gay, lesbian & bisexual people get less sleep than straight people

7 May 2018 Every Lesbian, Bi and Queer Woman Running for US Office in 2018

7 May 2018 Ontario issues first non-binary birth certificate after human rights claim

7 May 2018 Government under pressure to reform vital transgender laws

7 May 2018 Transgender media visibility helps reduce transphobia, new study shows

7 May 2018 2018 Tokyo Rainbow Pride: LGBT Supporters March Streets of Japan For ‘Love and Equality’

6 May 2018 Puerto Vallarta, one of the 18 most inclusive international destinations

6 May 2018 Saratoga Hospital wins LGBTQ award

6 May 2018 Ava DuVernay, Samira Wiley, and Jay-Z’s mother were also honored at the NYC gala

6 May 2018 ‘Hateful’ anti-transgender leaflets distributed at women’s FA Cup final

6 May 2018 Methodist Bishops Back Choice on LGBT Clergy, Same-Sex Marriage – Advocate News

6 May 2018 The ‘gay cake’ fight: why the bakers had a right to refuse this order

5 May 2018 LGBTQ people of color are less likely to get paid family and medical leave

5 May 2018 More US Muslims now support same-sex marriage than white evangelicals

5 May 2018 Training pediatricians critical to improving quality of care for transgender youth

4 May 2018 British LGBT Awards CEO: “I fear society hasn’t progressed to be as tolerant as we thought”

4 May 2018 Kim Davis’ lawyer: “We are a few months away” from overturning gay marriage

4 May 2018 How ‘Both Sides’ Journalism Is Failing Transgender People

4 May 2018 Trinidadian LGBT activists reflect on country’s landmark ruling

4 May 2018 Marriage inequality

3 May 2018 Acceptance of LGBT people and rights has increased around the world

3 May 2018 Pence swears in gay appointee Ric Grenell as ambassador to Germany

3 May 2018 How Dallas became the headquarters for the black transgender community

3 May 2018 Transgender inmate raped, beaten in Cañon City prison hours after judge denied motion to keep her in safer quarters

3 May 2018 George Takei’s Story Goes “Where No Story Has Gone Before”

3 MAy 2018 New equalities minister Penny Mordaunt pressed on equal marriage in Northern Ireland

2 May 2018 LGBT Education bill passes Illinois Senate

2 May 2018 The Last Americans Holding Out Against Same-Sex Marriage

2 May 2018 Mormons Really, Really Support Gay Rights—They Just Don’t Want Us To Get Married

2 May 2018 Men identify with fictional characters of both genders

2 May 2018 Transgender couple on Costa del Sol savagely attacked by neighbour in LGBT-friendly hotspot

2 May 2018 Hormone Therapy for Transgender Patients Potentially Safer Than Previously Thought

2 May 2018 NH Senate OKs transgender rights bill

2 May 2018 HISTORIC: New Hampshire Approves Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill

2 May 2018 Villupuram’s Koovagam festival in pictures: A celebration of transgender identity

1 May 2018 San Francisco Set To Create Leather, LGBTQ Cultural District

1 May 2018 Most Americans Don’t Want Businesses To Discriminate Against LGBTQ People: Study

1 May 2018 How Black Trans Women Are Redefining Beauty Standards

1 May 2018 Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival Takes Off This Weekend

1 May 2018 Chiefs of U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps & Air Force say that transgender soldiers aren’t a problem

1 May 2018 Pronouns matter: SDNY judge opts for plurals in case with genderqueer plaintiff

1 May 2018 Drag Ball Culture Gets A Flamboyant Salute In Company One’s ‘Wig Out!’

1 May 2018 Pope Francis to get private meeting with Leo

30 April 2018 Swaziland: Secretive Group Attacks Swazi LGBT

30 April 2018 The Voice just had its first ever same-sex marriage proposal and it was beautiful

30 April 2018 The Gender Recognition Act, transphobia and Scotland

30 April 2018 Department of Education Refuses To Hear Transgender Bathroom Complaints

30 April 2018 Wisconsin high school crowns transgender teen prom queen

30 April 2018 Transgender residents sue over Wisconsin’s Medicaid rule

30 April 2018 ‘Stop the Hate’ helps students understand LGBT struggles

29 April 2018 Following #LesbianVisibilityDay, here’s how you can help queer women in Uganda

29 April 2018 A Transgender Paradox, and Platform, in the Philippines

29 April 2018 A Unique Window on Being Queer in Nigeria

28 April 2018 Why I’m not surprised that so many LGBTQ+ students are scared to come out at university

28 April 2018 Free 10-Week nonbinary support group launches on May 23 in South Loop

28 April 2018 Trans Men Tell Us What Body Positivity Means To Them

27 April 2018 Fresh pleas in SC to decriminalise consensual gay sex

27 April 2018 Gender-Free Store Removes Binary Labels From Shopping Experience

27 April 2018 The rise of gender-neutral beauty

27 April 2018 As countries tighten transgender protections, will Switzerland follow?

27 April 2018 15 Lesbians You Should Know About

27 April 2018 Transgender worker sues Detroit over office harassment

26 April 2018 LGBT Activists Around The World Are Worried About The New US Secretary Of State

26 April 2018 ‘Until We’re All Equal, None of Us Are’ – Why Lesbian Visibility Day Matters

26 April 2018 Massachusetts Introduces LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum

26 April 2018 Why “Queer” Is Still An Important Term For The LGBTQI+ Community

26 April 2018 Pakistan’s first old home for ‘transgender persons’ established

26 April 2018 Lahore shelter facility serves as safe haven for transgender persons

26 April 2018 The New York Times Needs To Stop Calling All Transgender People “Gay”

26 April 2018 A Transgender Woman Was Shot In The Face In Her Connecticut Home

26 April 2018 Battle over transgender student rights moves to high school locker rooms

26 April 2018 Over a third of LGBTQ people hide their identity at work out of fear of discrimination

26 April 2018 Thailand set to make a civil partnership law for same-sex couples

25 April 2018 Kinew pushing for government to issue gender neutral ID

25 April 2018 Massachusetts schools to give LGBT history and health lessons

25 April 2018 LGBTQ Youth More Likely to Become Homeless, Latest Chapin Hall Report Finds

25 April 2018 Asian LGBT Community: We’ve Been Here Before With the Muslim Ban

25 April 2018 U.S. Census to Begin Counting Same-Sex Couples in 2020

25 April 2018 Britain apologized for its colonial-era anti-gay laws but it won’t help African LGBT communities

25 April 2018 All 4 service chiefs on record: No harm to units from transgender service

24 April 2018 Goldman, BlackRock Fight for LGBT Rights in Hong Kong

24 April 2018 ‘Gender has many colours, but kasavu has one’: Kerala brand has trans model in sari ad

24 April 2018 Black transgender community carries an extra heavy burden

24 April 2018 Doors Open to L.A. Center Providing Resources for Transgender Community

24 April 2018 13 Women Leading The Fight For Transgender Rights Around The World

24 April 2018 Transgender student flourishes, advocates at UMKC

24 April 2018 Activists step up fight for transgender rights in India

24 April 2018 New Partnership will Create Shelter for LGBTQ Youth

24 April 2018 ‘Gay Is Good’ exhibit opens at Gerber/Hart

24 April 2018 These States Want to Make LGBT Adoption as Hard as Possible

24 April 2018 Akron Photojournalism Project Aims to Shed Light on Transgender, Non-binary Community

24 April 2018 Victim in Las Vegas transgender bar shooting recounts terrifying moments

23 April 2018 Transgender beaten, shot to death in Swabi

23 April 2018 The Olympics Are About To Make It A Lot Harder For Transgender Athletes To Compete

23 April 2018 Vocational training centre for transgender persons starts in Lahore

23 April 2018 Transgender voters double in number

23 April 2018 Proposed LGBT history bill triggers controversy

23 April 2018 LGBT rights are on the line today in the government’s Brexit bill

23 April 2018 Why Big Business Supports Gay and Transgender Rights

22 April 2018 Trump administration health announcement is latest blow to transgender Americans

22 April 2018 Transgender candidate for Nevada Assembly eyes history

22 April 2018 Poll finds that vast majority of people in the Czech Republic are in favour of legalising same-sex marriage

21 April 2018 EDITORIAL: Give school kids the facts about prominent LGBT people in history

20 April 2018 Taiwan May Let Citizens Vote on Marriage Equality, Shocking and Disappointing LGBTQ Activists

20 April 2018 Gay Couples Actually Stay Together Longer Than Lesbians (Or Heterosexuals)

20 April 2018 A Look at the Lives of Trans and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults

20 April 2018 DC launches innovative new PrEP campaign focused on Latin transgender people

20 April 2018 Turkish fashion industry begins to flourish, opens up to transgender community

20 April 2018 Senate confirms anti-gay Jim Bridenstine to be head of NASA

20 April 2018 Poll finds overwhelming support for equal marriage in Czech Republic

20 April 2018 NH Senate Votes to Protect LGBTQ Youth from Abusive Practice of “Conversion Therapy”

20 April 2018 Christian Groups Inch Closer To Getting Anti-Marriage Equality Referendum In Taiwan

20 April 2018 HRC series exposes Pence’s career of attacks on LGBTQ Americans

20 April 2018 CA State Assembly Votes to Strengthen Protections for LGBTQ People Against So-Called “Conversion Therapy”

18 April 2018 Chilling Study Sums Up Link Between Religion And Suicide For Queer Youth

18 April 2018 LGBTQ Advocates Hope Theresa May’s ‘Regret’ Over Anti-Gay Laws Will Prompt Change

18 April 2018 UK refusal to issue gender-neutral passports unlawful, high court told

18 April 2018 Vancouver transgender activist Morgane Oger considers running for mayor

18 April 2018 WATCH: How schools can help transgender pupils

18 April 2018 Transgender People In Tonga Say “We Cannot Be Silent Anymore”

18 April 2018 HRC Observes National Transgender HIV Testing Day

18 April 2018 CEC passes review of same-sex marriage referendum proposals

17 April 2018 Breaking down barriers to healthcare access for transgender people in Argentina

17 April 2018 Ad Council goes ‘Beyond I Do’ to fight LGBT discrimination

17 April 2018 Music Teacher Reprimanded After Telling Students He’s Married To A Man

17 April 2018 Berkeley student leader talks at MU about navigating politics as trans woman of color

17 April 2018 Christian Group Attacks 4-H For Making LGBT Youth Feel Welcome

17 April 2018 Transgender author, activist Janet Mock fills Commonwealth

17 April 2018 China’s Version Of Twitter Reverses Gay Content Ban After Backlash

17 April 2018 Advocates mourn former Lambda Legal attorney

17 April 2018 Pupils take action on chaplain who opposed same-sex marriage

17 April 2018 Supporters rally for gay teacher amid discrimination claim after he told 1st-graders about same-sex marriage

17 April 2018 New York City Announces Plan to House Inmates According to Gender Identity

17 April 2018 The New Law That Puts Transgender Sex Workers in Danger

17 April 2018 Transgender Inmates Will No Longer Be Kept in Isolation, Israel Prison Service Announces

16 April 2018 Pakistan’s first-ever transgender school opens

16 April 2018 Zambian government rejected recommendations to recognise Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex relations

15 April 2018 ‘Dark recesses of the 19th century’: Liberals slam party push for gay conversion therapy

14 April 2018 Maine House Approves ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy Ban

14 April 2018 BBC Presenter Evan Davis headlines night for LGBTI homeless charity

14 April 2018 Transgender YouTuber Turns Her Comments Section Into A Classroom

14 April 2018 Transgender news anchor challenges barriers in conservative Pakistan

13 April 2018 Despite Anti-LGBTQ Efforts, Equality Pushing Forward

13 April 2018 Better mental health among trans people addressed by their preferred name: Study

13 April 2018 Portugal’s parliament approves new legal gender change law

13 April 2018 These parents are pushing against a rollback of transgender rights

13 April 2018 Anglican Church still ‘equality-free zone’ for same-sex couples, says Archdeacon Peter MacLeod-Miller

13 April 2018 Why Asking Who The “Man” Is In My Relationship With Another Woman Is Not Cool

13 April 2018 Lena Waithe Uses GLAAD Acceptance Speech to Call for LGBT Unity

12 April 2018 Joy in Trinidad following sexual offences ruling

12 April 2018 GLAAD Media Awards Champions LGBTQ Unity; Empowers “Together Movement”

12 April 2018 Toronto restaurant opts for gender-neutral greetings to welcome patrons

12 April 2018 ‘Starting the next sentence’: Non-binary students reflect on their campus experiences

12 April 2018 Transgender woman talks brutal attack caught on video on Charlotte bus

12 April 2018 National Science Foundation Grants $1 Million To Study Transgender Children

12 April 2018 Using transgender youth’s chosen name may strengthen mental health

12 April 2018 Website Designed To Help Transgender People In Florida Change Name And Gender Marker

12 April 2018 Indonesian Chat Show Under Fire Just For Mentioning Transgender People On Air

12 April 2018 This Book Shines a Light on Argentina’s Transgender Community

12 April 2018 Anchorage Voters Are Set to Become First in the Nation to Reject Anti-Transgender ‘Bathroom Bill’

11 April 2018 LGBTs to be excluded from 2020 Census

11 April 2018 LGBTQ Teens Start New Tradition With West Virginia’s First ‘Rainbow’ Prom

11 April 2018 Houston Police Officers Will Take Training On LGBTQ Terminology

11 April 2018 The Anti-LGBT Pols Who Could Replace Paul Ryan as GOP Leader

11 April 2018 Gender-affirming surgery ‘significantly improves quality of life,’ study says

11 April 2018 Gay, Transgender Teens Begin New Prom Tradition

11 April 2018 HPD will train officers to protect transgender Houstonians

11 April 2018 A week of celebrating transgender students

11 April 2018 Gender-neutral pronouns make their way into English vernacular

11 April 2018 To live openly as a transgender woman, she had to flee. In the migrant caravan, she realized she wasn’t alone

11 April 2018 Vermont’s Christine Hallquist Is Making History As The First Transgender Candidate For Governor

10 April 2018 Nation’s Largest Medical Association Denounces Trump’s Transgender Military Policy

10 April 2018 Shut Out of Malaysia’s Health-Care System, the Transgender Community Seeks Medical Refuge in Thailand

9 April 2018 Transgender Runners Can Compete in the Boston Marathon as Their Self-Identified Gender, Organizers Affirm

9 April 2018 A Resounding Victory for Equality

5 April 2018 Bob Dylan Sings About Gay Love

5 April 2018 Sasha Wall is the 8th Known Transgender Person Murdered This Year

5 April 2018 Confused About Gender Fluidity? It’s More Common Than You Might Realize

5 April 2018 How Being Plus Size Affects Presenting As Non-Binary

5 April 2018 Trailblazing Transgender Orthodox Jew Speaks At Williams College

5 April 2018 Pune all set to host ‘Out and Loud’ international Queer film festival

5 April 2018 Bob Dylan Sings About Gay Love

4 April 2018 US court grants rights to transgender people in Puerto Rico

4 April 2018 French Olympic gold medalist comes out as transgender

4 April 2018 Costa Rica’s Carlos Alvarado Wins Presidency On Pro-Gay Marriage Platform

4 April 2018 Transgender raped, tortured in Khanewal

3 April 2018 Malaysian university holds contest to convert gay students

3 April 2018 Gay and Single? Bisexual? Transgender? The 2020 Census Still Erases You

3 April 2018 Trans representation is matter of life and death

3 April 2018 HRC Mourns Sasha Wall, A Transgender Woman Murdered in South Carolina

3 April 2018 Trump limits transgender troops from serving in the military

3 April 2018 Indonesian man and transgender woman could be caned 100 times for ‘having gay sex’

16 March 2018 Meet Lee Serrano, a Non-Binary Highschool Character Appearing in Today’s Supergirl (Spoilers)

1 January 2018 Today Ruism (Confucianism) Can Unconditionally Support Same-Sex Marriage

1 January 2018 How Young Consumers (And Employees) Are Driving Gender Inclusivity

18 November 2017 Metropolitan Community Church Illiana hosting Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil Nov. 20 (Indiana, USA)

11 October 2017 Bradford City’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) fans’ group joins Queer Football Fans network

4 October 2017 7 suspended in wake of attack on transgender student (VIDEO)

2 October 2017 CPI(M)’s youth wing opens doors for transgenders

6 August 2017 Behind the Headlines: The issues impacting LGBTQ people of African descent (Missouri, USA)

31 July 2017 Troy Perry makes a visit (Texas, USA)

17 July 2017 Past time for Scott to honor vow to act against LGBT discrimination (Florida, USA)

21 June 2017 New York’s L.G.B.T.Q. Story Began Well Before Stonewall (New York, USA)

MCC Advocacy Network

6 Jun 2018 Oppose “Round 2” of Trump-GOP Tax cuts – Stop another massive giveaway to the wealthy

1 Jun 2018 #JusticeForRoxsana Organizational Sign-On Letter

29 May 2018 Sign letters seeking hearings on citizenship question in Census

14 May 2018 Join the Poor People’s Campaign TODAY

7 May 2018 Interfaith Sign-On Letter in Opposition to OK Child Welfare Discrimination Bill