Pope Francis has clarified his recent comments about homosexuality and sin, saying he was merely referring to official Catholic moral teaching that teaches that any sexual act outside of marriage is a sin. And in a note Friday, Francis recalled that even that black-and-white teaching is subject to circumstances that might eliminate the sin altogether. … Read more
Rome — Pope Francis has called laws criminalizing homosexuality as fundamentally “unfair,” making it clear that in the mind of the leader of the Catholic Church, “being homosexual is not a crime.” The pontiff addressed discrimination against the LGBTQ community, his own health and future plans, and the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, among … Read more
A United States judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after the prominent Republican removed an elected official from office over his stance on abortion and transgender rights. Robert Hinkle, a federal judge for the northern district of Florida, ruled on Friday that DeSantis had violated the First Amendment of the US … Read more
Unless a governor in the United States grants her clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first openly transgender woman to be executed in the country. She is scheduled to die by injection in the Midwestern state of Missouri on Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003. McLaughlin’s lawyer, Larry Komp, said there are … Read more
Controlling the first large North American mpox outbreak required early, sustained, and culturally sensitive engagement with affected communities, along with a timely shift toward preexposure prevention (PrEP) for those at risk, according to a report published today in Annals of Internal Medicine. Starting with a handful of cases reported in early May, Montreal Public Health … Read more
A drag storytime event in Ohio was canceled Saturday after members of far-right groups gathered near the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus, where the reading was scheduled to be held. The “Holi-Drag Storytime,” which was organized by Red Oak Community School, was set to feature three drag queens reading to children of ages and … Read more
After appearing in the seminal queer dramas “The Normal Heart” and “The Boys in the Band,” Jim Parsons was eager to play a character who wasn’t “suffering at the hands of his homosexuality.” The “Big Bang Theory” star found the role he was looking for in “Spoiler alert,” the movie adaptation of Michael Ausiello’s 2017 … Read more
Mickey Mouse waves during the 96th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Nov. 24.ANDREW KELLY/Reuters Gus Carlson is a US-based columnist for The Globe and Mail. There’s a basic guiding principle that every company leader must understand: Know your core business. Yet virtually every decision Bob Chapek made during his two years as … Read more
Police and the local government in Chesapeake, Virginia, have released a note retrieved from the phone of a Walmart employee accused of murdering six coworkers in a mass shooting earlier this week. Tuesday’s attack, which came after a gunman opened fire at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado over the weekend, brings the total number of … Read more
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