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June 2019

June 27, 2019

We’re Not There Yet: Bigoted Beliefs Impede Progress on Gay Rights

Anyone who thinks we're already there---that equality and been achieved and that people still talking...

November 2017

November 06, 2017

Shifting Evangelical Views on LGBT Issues Leave Questions Unasked

Asking too many questions is perhaps why I am a lapsed evangelical. Still, what answers...

October 2017

October 25, 2017

On Protecting Women from Abusers, Franklin Graham Is an Opportunist and a Hypocrite

That's right, Graham claimed that there were "two sides" to the story, publicly undermined Naghmeh's...

May 2017

May 03, 2017

Words Have Consequences: Evangelical Rhetoric and Gay Rights

Within the U.S., evangelicals are used to being able to inveigh against gays and lesbians...

August 2016

August 25, 2016

What Christian Opposition to Desegregation Can Tell Us about Christian Opposition to Marriage Equalty

First, "the historical position on sexual ethics" is not what Walker thinks it is. Second,...

August 22, 2016

Silence Does Not Communicate Inclusivity: On Lesbian Christian Teen Lizzie Lowe’s “Misplaced” Suicide

I recently came upon this headline: Christian teenager takes own life over misplaced fears about...

August 10, 2016

Trump Missed Chance to Move GOP on Gay Rights

Earlier today, the Washington Post published an article by Jeff Guo titled Donald Trump is...

June 2016

June 21, 2016

Hate Doesn’t Always Come at the Point of a Gun

Within twenty-four hours of last week's Orlando attack, I saw an evangelical Facebook friends post...

June 14, 2016

Pastor Doug Wilson: Christianity Is the Real Target

Surprise surprise, our favorite pastor, Doug Wilson, has blogged about Sunday's shooting in Orlando. After...

June 13, 2016

Let’s Talk about the Other 1240 Gay Lives Lost Each Year

Do you want to know the leading cause of death for LGBT youth? It is...

June 13, 2016

Orlando and the Evangelical Responsibility

I've seen a lot of evangelicals today arguing that the Orlando shooting reveals the difference...

May 2016

May 17, 2016

How North Carolina’s HB2 Affects Parents

North Carolina's HB2 naturally falls heaviest on the transgender community. It also affects cisgender people...

April 2016

April 12, 2016

The Lie Behind the Transgender Bathroom Predator Myth

Those who focus on predators taking advantage of trans bathroom access laws are forgetting why...

September 2015

September 03, 2015

We Need to Be Able to Call Out Kim Davis’ Bigotry without Slut-Shaming or Hillbilly-Shaming

Given that Kim Davis has now been sent to jail for refusing to obey a...

August 2015

August 12, 2015

That Jewish-Baker-Swastika-Cake Analogy Is Backwards

Next time you hear someone compare an evangelical baker being forced to bake a cake...

July 2015

July 02, 2015

Talking to Kids about the News

I suppose, in the end, that it's not just about making sure Sally is aware...

July 01, 2015

Gay Marriage and the Freedom to Offend

Someone's priorities feel slightly askew.

June 2015

June 30, 2015

“You Did a Wrong Thing, Mommy”: In Which I Tell My Six-Year-Old That I Went to an Anti-Gay Rally as a Teen

What's unfortunate is that so many people have believed the misinformation rather than taking the...

January 2014

January 06, 2014

Guest Post: Covenant College Censored My Alumni Update

A Guest Post by Kathryn/ This is a post that I did not want to...

December 2012

December 07, 2012

Patrick Henry College, Homeschool Bastion, Has LGBT Group

Now this is interesting. Patrick Henry College, founded by Home School Legal Defense Association founder...

November 2012

November 15, 2012

Bigotry Is Taught

A few anecdotes regarding whether bigotry is innate or learned.