Tag: LGBT

Anglican Church in Australia Splits as Conservatives Reject Leaders’ Endorsement of Same-Sex Marriage

Australia’s Anglican church has split after conservatives who want to uphold the traditional marriage ethics formed a new diocese which it describes as a “lifeboat” for faithful Anglicans.  The Diocese of the Southern Cross was announced at the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) in Canberra on Sunday. GAFCON is an international coalition of conservative church leaders, which…


Facebook Overturns Decision to Censor Pro-Women Group for Sharing Post Saying Men Can’t Give Birth

Facebook has removed its censorship on an Australian independent think tank group for sharing a post saying men can’t get pregnant.   The social media giant claimed it was an error following public backlash despite initially saying the decision to impose the ban was “final.”  Women’s Forum Australia, which promotes a pro-women approach to social and…


CDC Suggests Gay, Bi Men Take ‘Temporary Break’ From Sex to Curb Monkeypox Spread

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday updated its monkeypox advice to suggest people most at risk, namely men who have sex with men, “take a temporary break” from those behaviors to help “contain … the outbreak.” Among the updates are suggestions that people “take a temporary break” from sexual activity until…


CDC Issues Dire Warning to Gay and Bisexual Men

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday updated its monkeypox advice to suggest people most at risk, namely men who have sex with men, “take a temporary break” from those behaviors to help “contain … the outbreak.” Among the updates are suggestions that people “take a temporary break” from sexual activity until…


UK Minister Scraps Civil Service Diversity Training ‘Riddled With Left-Wing Views’

UK Attorney General Suella Braverman said she has scrapped the diversity training programme in her department, as it is “riddled with left-wing views.” Writing in the Daily Mail, Braverman compared the “diversity, equality, and inclusion” (DEI) sector to the “witch-finders of the Middle Ages.” She said she was “horrified” to discover that hundreds of government…


Safety in Numbers

Commentary I belong to a very small minority: the awful truth is that I’m not a big fan of team sports. All codes of football expect their players to show great personal and physical courage on the field, but moral conviction tends to get overlooked in the job description. I’m unhappy about that. In my…


Illinois, California Governors Declare Monkeypox States of Emergency

The governors of blue states Illinois and California on Monday issued proclamations declaring states of emergency in response to the 2022 monkeypox virus outbreak currently spreading primarily among the LGBT population. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, declared the monkeypox virus a public health emergency and the state a “disaster area” in a bid to unlock…


California, Illinois Join New York to Declare Monkeypox States of Emergency

The governors of blue states California, and Illinois on Monday joined New York state in issuing proclamations declaring states of emergency in response to the 2022 monkeypox virus outbreak currently spreading primarily among the LGBT population. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, also a Democrat, cited similar reasons when he declared a State of Emergency “to bolster…


Florida Instructs Schools to Ignore ‘Not Binding’ Title IX Federal Guidance

Florida’s Department of Education on Thursday instructed school officials to ignore new federal guidance that interprets Title IX sex-based discrimination protections in schools to include the disputed concept of gender identity. This comes after Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which administers the national school-lunch program, notified schools without consulting Florida’s education department that they…


Biden Admin Proposes Restoring Obama-Era LGBT Healthcare Non-Discrimination Rule

The Biden administration on Monday announced that it is looking to restore an Obama-era health care non-discrimination rule that interpreted “sex” to mean sexual identity or gender. The proposed U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule would implement Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which “prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,…