Religion

Strength In Weakness: Guy Hammond’s Program That Devastates LGBTQ Survivors

By replacing promises of becoming straight with demands for celibacy, SIW has avoided the label of conversion therapy and, so far, scrutiny.

Aug 15 • Sam Donndelinger and Hope Pisoni

Alliance Defending Freedom's Complete Track Record on LGBTQ Issues

The Christian legal group has been working to dismantle queer rights since the early 1990s.

Aug 8 • Nico DiAlesandro

In Pete Hegseth's Pastor's Ideal World, All Forms of Gay Sex Would be Criminal [WATCH]

In his first interview with an LGBTQ publication, Pastor Doug Wilson reveals that as many as 20 people in the government align with his church’s…

Jul 21 • Spencer Macnaughton, Sean Robinson, and Hope Pisoni

How LGBTQ-Affirming Churches Are Confronting Religious Trauma

Nearly half of Americans who left religion cite the mistreatment or rejection of LGBTQ people as an important reason. But how do the LGBTQ people who…

Jun 27 • Sam Donndelinger and Kathryn

Focus on the Family’s Complete Track Record of Anti-LGBTQ Hate

The Christian nonprofit, founded by the late James Dobson, has advocated for anti-LGBTQ policies for nearly half a century.

May 23 • Nico DiAlesandro

LGBTQ People Are Leaving Orthodox Judaism Behind. Why?

An increasing number of queer Jewish people are leaving Orthodoxy, pushing them toward more progressive denominations or away from religion entirely.

Apr 28 • Emma Paidra

I Live in Colorado. Conversion Therapy Destroyed My Life.

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn my state’s conversion therapy ban will be tragic for many LGBTQ kids.

Apr 4

At 11, My Identical Twin Started to Transition. It Changed My Life.

My brother’s metamorphosis into his true self has taught me so much about the transgender community.

Mar 31

How a Former Blogger Became the New Leader of America's Anti-Gay Marriage Movement

Katy Faust is the leader of the Greater Than Campaign, a new effort of at least 47 anti-LGBTQ groups to overturn Obergefell.

Mar 21 • Hope Pisoni

Conversion Therapy Since 1886: A Dark History of the Discredited Practice

Even though conversion therapy is psychologically damaging, the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Colorado’s ban on the practice.

Feb 10 • Rebecca

Alliance Defending Freedom’s Cruel History with Conversion Therapy

The Christian legal group is currently trying to convince the Supreme Court to overturn Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy.

Jan 13 • Jake Angelo

I’ve Come Out to My Alaskan Military Dad 7 Times. He Still Hasn’t Met My Husband

At 30, I’m finally living as myself. But the man whose acceptance I wanted most still can’t say the word gay.

Jan 10

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