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LGBTQ+-related laws include but are not limited to: government recognition of same-sex relationships, LGBT adoption, sexual orientation and military service, immigration equality, anti-discrimination laws, hate crime laws regarding violence against LGBT people, sodomy laws, anti-lesbianism laws, and higher ages of consent for same-sex activity.

Suicide Heavily Impacts LGBTQ, Native American Youth

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:41:23+00:00 September 29th, 2015|Education, Health, LGBTQ+|

When it comes to suicide prevention, awareness and support can’t be limited to just one month. During Suicide Prevention Month, we honor those who increase awareness and take action in communities every day. As leaders of Teach For America’s LGBTQ Community and Native Alliance Initiatives, we can’t sit silent in this work. Together, we must acknowledge the work

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Where Gay Love Is Illegal

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:41:23+00:00 September 16th, 2015|LGBTQ+, Uncategorized|

“We should round up all the gays and send them to Uganda to be shot!”

This was a friend of mine speaking, an educated entrepreneur in his 30s, a devout Christian from Nigeria. A homophobe.

We need to protect the children, families and the culture of Nigeria, he continued. Handing out the harshest punishments

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Fear of New Pronouns

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:41:24+00:00 September 8th, 2015|Education, LGBTQ+|

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, under orders by the head of the University of Tennessee System, on Friday removed from its website a guide to pronouns that many transgender people prefer.

The guide, which led to numerous false reports that the university had banned the use of such traditional pronouns as “he” and “she,” created

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Kentucky Clerk Denies Gay Couples Marriage Licenses, Defying Court

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:41:24+00:00 September 1st, 2015|LGBTQ+|

MOREHEAD, Ky., — A county clerk in Kentucky who objects to same-sex marriage on religious grounds denied licenses to gay couples on Tuesday, saying she was acting “under the authority of God,” just hours after theSupreme Court refused to support her

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Division in Christian Higher Ed

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:41:25+00:00 August 13th, 2015|Education, LGBTQ+|

Union University, in Tennessee, has quit the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, saying it cannot remain in a Christian group in which some member institutions will hire people in same-sex marriages.

Breakthrough for Gay Christian Professors

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:41:26+00:00 July 21st, 2015|Education, LGBTQ+|

Two Christian colleges — Eastern Mennonite University and Goshen College — announced Monday that they will change their hiring procedures to permit the hiring of faculty members who are in same-sex marriages.

While such a policy would not be surprising at most colleges and universities, it represents a dramatic shift in Christian higher education. Eastern Mennonite and Goshen

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LGBT activists say the fight doesn’t end at marriage

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:41:26+00:00 July 13th, 2015|LGBTQ+|

When Donald Jones Anspauch Jr. first started fighting for gay rights in the 1980s, there was an urgent, unifying cause for activists: AIDS.

His friends were dying. Devastated, Anspauch penned a coming-out letter to his parents saying, “Gay is OK,” and began marching, picketing and protesting for his and others’ survival. The fight eventually shifted to

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‘Satan is subtle,’ same-sex marriage foes warn as they prepare to fight court ruling

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:41:26+00:00 July 8th, 2015|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

During an evening service titled “Stop, Look and Listen” in the spare fellowship hall of Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist Church, after dire Scripture readings about plagues and last days, the minister rose before a sign that proclaimed, “Jesus saves!”

“I wanted to come by today to keep encouraging you to hold on,” the Rev. Max A.

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Study: Limited Support for Transgender Census Category

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:41:27+00:00 July 2nd, 2015|LGBTQ+|

With transgender identity thrust prominently in the national spotlight in recent months, researchers at the University of Chicago and Rice University report that among transgender individuals there may be limited support for the inclusion of a transgender category in the U.S. Census.

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Q&A: How will same-sex marriage ruling be enforced across the U.S.?

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:41:27+00:00 June 29th, 2015|LGBTQ+|

The Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in the U.S. raised many questions over the status of marriage in the country.

Some states are refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Religious leaders and business owners are wondering what effect the legalization might have on their practices.