Religion

Pope Francis

Religion
Dec 18 2023

Gay rights groups celebrate Pope Francis’s ‘early Christmas gift’ to LGBTQ+ couples

Religion
Dec 18 2023

Same-sex couples can be blessed, Vatican says – but there’s a catch

same-sex marriage

UK
Dec 18 2023

Same-sex couple among first to be blessed in Church of England service describe a ‘healing’ experience

Two people stand side by side and hold up signs during an LGBTQ+ rights protest to ban conversion therapy.

UK
Dec 17 2023

Gay man recalls traumatic church conversion therapy experience: ‘They said I vomited out the gay’

Republicans made their fourth pick in just two weeks to replace the ousted speaker of the US House of Representatives, with Louisiana's Mike Johnson winning an internal party vote just hours after previous nominee, Majority Whip Tom Emmer announced his withdrawal.

US
Dec 10 2023

Mike Johnson is evil and controlled by the devil, says Christian minister

'I discovered I was gay while married to my husband'

coming out
Dec 04 2023

‘I discovered I was gay while married to my husband’

Sabrina Carpenter 'Feather' music video.

Music
Nov 28 2023

Priest ‘relieved’ of duties in Sabrina Carpenter music video fallout

Religion
Nov 24 2023

Church of England facing LGBTQ+ ‘safeguarding’ crisis due to internal homophobia

The Pope dines with trans women

Religion
Nov 23 2023

The Pope invited a group of trans women for pasta, meatballs and tiramisu

Jayne Ozanne smiling in front of some bushes

Religion
Nov 18 2023

Jayne Ozanne resigns from General Synod over its ‘callous disregard’ for LGBTQ+ people

Stock image of two brides on their wedding day

UK
Nov 15 2023

Church of England to bless same-sex couples for the first time

Pope Francis smiles while giving a thumbs up

Religion
Nov 12 2023

Pope Francis sacks conservative Texas bishop in row over LGBTQ+ inclusion

Matt Walsh on his Daily Wire programme.

Religion
Nov 11 2023

Anti-trans pundit Matt Walsh thinks he knows Catholic doctrine better than the Pope

Religion
Nov 08 2023

Pope Francis confirms trans people can be baptised, act as godparents

Father Lee Taylor

Religion
Nov 08 2023

Gay vicar who couldn’t marry in his own church says policy looks ‘ridiculous’ and ‘primitive’

Bingo Allison, a non-binary, genderqueer Church of England priest, wears a red top, sweater and scarf while they speak about religion and Trans Day of Visibility

Religion
Nov 07 2023

Church of England’s first non-binary priest on discovering their gender: ‘I was in a lot of denial’

Alabama mayor FL 'Bubba' Copeland wears a blue button up shirt and dark blue shirt. Copeland died just days after a conservative news blog posted about the mayor's online persona that was trans

US
Nov 06 2023

Alabama mayor and pastor dies after trans online persona outed by conservatives

A picture of a sign reading 'St Ursula's College' outside the Australian Catholic school. The school received widespread backlash over a previous ban on same-sex couples attending its end-of-year prom

World
Nov 04 2023

Sydney Catholic school overturns same-sex prom ban after widespread backlash

A close up photograph of Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, wearing white as he stares towards the camera

Religion
Oct 26 2023

Senior bishop resigns after priest was linked to ‘gay orgy’ scandal

Father Jarel Robinson Brown

Religion
Oct 23 2023

Black, gay priest shares powerful letter calling for LGBTQ+ inclusion in Church of England

Sister Anna Koop

Religion
Oct 22 2023

Nun reveals she secretly blessed same-sex couple 15 years ago: ‘I would do it again’

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullallyly

Religion
Oct 21 2023

Church of England blessing services for same-sex couples unlikely before 2025: ‘We don’t all agree’

Oxford university

UK
Oct 06 2023

Oxford student research exposes widespread homophobia across city’s churches

Pope Francis smiles while giving a thumbs up

Religion
Oct 04 2023

LGBTQ+ groups praise Pope’s same-sex unions comments, as gay sex ‘sin’ stance remains unclear

Pope Francis wears a white jacket, white robes and cap as he waves to people gathered in a public audience at the Vatican in Rome

Religion
Oct 03 2023

Pope Francis open to blessing same-sex unions, reversing church’s stance

US
Sep 28 2023

LGBTQ-inclusive church offer grants to help trans youth seek gender-affirming care

Cathedral of Hope

Religion
Sep 25 2023

Texas church blesses drag queens during Sunday worship

Gaming
Sep 16 2023

Halo fans stand with LGBTQ+ gamers after streamer’s anti-trans post: ‘Gaming is for everyone’

Pastor Greg Locke smashed a Barbie Dream House to smithereens

Religion
Sep 11 2023

Are religious people OK? Pastor smashes Barbie Dream House with Bible taped to baseball bat

Science and Tech
Aug 10 2023

ChatGPT wrote a Bible verse about God loving trans people and it’s brilliant

Religion
Aug 07 2023

Pope says Church open to LGBTQ+ people but ‘there are laws’

Trans, non-binary rabbi Elliot Kukla wears a red shirt and brown coat as he stands outside near some trees

Religion
Aug 06 2023

History-making trans rabbi wants young people to find joy and ‘spiritual connection’

An activist holds up a sign reading 'trans rights saves lives' while others hold up signs denouncing fascism during the London Trans+ Pride march where advocates call for trans and LGBTQ+ people to be safe from persecution

Religion
Aug 01 2023

Quakers pledge to stand by trans Brits: ‘A gold-standard for other faiths to follow’

A picture of Bo Alford in a car park, wearing a pink shirt.

US
Jul 28 2023

Pro-LGBTQ+ church set on fire following video of visit by right-wing YouTuber

United Methodist Church

Religion
Jul 10 2023

Thousands of congregations disaffiliate from national church over LGBTQ+ issues

A queer, same-sex couple wear white outfits as they attend a wedding and hold each other's hands

Religion
Jul 09 2023

Church of England takes step towards introducing blessings for same-sex couples

Stock image of two brides on their wedding day

Religion
Jul 06 2023

Labour MP tables bill allowing Church of England to perform same-sex marriages

Screenshot from Greta Gerwig's Barbie film.

Religion
Jul 03 2023

Preacher calls for ‘holy judgement’ on Barbie movie for being ‘full of transgender and homosexuality’

Former pastoral assistant Kristie Higgs

Education
Jun 18 2023

Christian school worker sacked over anti-LGBTQ+ inclusion Facebook posts wins appeal

A firefighter at Whitechapel

Religion
Jun 14 2023

Foul homophobes lap up church being burned to ashes by lightning strike