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PLANO, TX — (02-28-23) — A megachurch in Texas voted overwhelmingly to leave the United Methodist Church (UMC) for ordaining LGBTQ clergy and officiating at or hosting same-sex marriages. The church's departure comes as more than 2,000 U.S. churches have disaffiliated from United Methodist Church since 2019, when they publicly came out in support of [...]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — (02-25-23) — Utah lawmaker Rep. Jeff Stenquist, says he has listened to concerns from the LGBTQ community and has updated a bill known as Utah's "Don't Say Gay' bill, over the concerns of the LGBT Community. “It was never my intention to do harm or anything like that.” - Rep. [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (02-22-23) — Gallup released its latest numbers on U.S. LGBT Identification., The results show perceptible increases in 2020 and 2021 among U.S. adults’ identififying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual. The study shows that radio held steady in 2022 at 7.2%. The current percentage is double what it [...]
NEW HAMPSHIRE — (02-19-23) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley told a New Hampshire conservatives that Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Law didn't go far enough. The controversial “don’t say gay” education law signed by the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, is one of the latest anti-LGBTQ Laws on the books in Florida. “Basically what it [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (02-14-23) — The first openly Lesbian woman to serve as the U.S Air Force's second-highest ranking civilian, Under Secretary Gina Ortiz Jones, announced that she is stepping down from her post after a year and a half in the position. Under Secretary Gina Ortiz Jones was appointed by President Joe Biden as [...]