Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics respond to Vatican statement opposing criminalization of homosexuality |
| WASHINGTON,DC—The National Religious Leadership Roundtable, convened by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, responds to the announcement by the Vatican that it opposes the criminalization of homosexuality. Legislation is currently being considered in Uganda that would make homosexuality illegal and in some cases it would carry a death sentence. Just over the weekend, David Bahati, an Ugandan lawmaker who proposed the bill, vowed to press forward with it.
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Human Rights Campaign Responds to Misleading Claims by Organizations Seeking to Discriminate |
| Washington – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today responded to the “Manhattan Declaration” produced and released by 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders indicating that they will not cooperate with laws that conflict with their beliefs, including those recognizing same-sex couples. The document also references the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) as a threat to religious liberty. Yet ENDA – which prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity – broadly exempts religious organizations. The declaration also argues that religious groups that receive public funds to perform social services are unfairly burdened by state and local laws on marriage equality and non-discrimination.
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Article of Faith: It’s time for people of faith to be visible at this weekend’s National Equality March |
| WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the National Religious Leadership Roundtable, convened by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, will participate at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11. What follows is an Article of Faith addressing the importance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, as well as straight allies, marching for equality, but most importantly it is a call for religion to embrace full inclusion and justice for LGBT people.
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Human Rights Campaign Completes "Out In Scripture" Collection |
| WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today the release of the complete “Out In Scripture” collection. For the past three years, week-by-week, the HRC Religion & Faith program provided conversations on Bible passages from more than 100 scholars and pastors representing 11 denominations. These conversations are now available in a complete collection online at www.hrc.org/Scripture.
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Stonewall Democrats of Pinellas County Endorse Scott Wagman for Mayor |
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL - On September 1, when the ballots are tallied in St. Petersburg’s non-partisan mayoral primary, Republican Bill Foster is expected to have enough votes to continue to the general election. Should that happen, who will be his opponent in the general election and why does it matter?
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