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The United Methodist Church has approved a historic restructuring, giving its regional conferences autonomy to set policies on LGBTQ inclusion. This change aims to heal the deep divisions within the global denomination, with conferences now having the authority to make decisions based on their local laws and contexts. Restructuring for Global Diversity Delegates of the United Methodist

The Supreme Court agreed today to decide if laws against discrimination go too far and violate religious freedom. As part of the case, the court will consider overturning a 30-year-old ruling that says religious beliefs cannot override general laws even if those beliefs violate a person’s religious edict. The case centers around a Philadelphia lawsuit brought

June 26, 2016 will likely be considered a ground-breaking moment for the LGBT community after Pope Francis said Christians should apologize to gays and others who have been offended or exploited by the Church. The Pope’s comments came in response to a question asked by a journalist about a cardinal who said the Church should apologize

Wired magazine revealed today that DC Comics, a “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender” (LGBT) friendly children’s comic book producer, will introduce the first transgender/bisexual mainstream comic book character.  “Transgender Barbara” will appear in Batgirl #19 on sale April 10, 2013. Once banned from the world of mainstream comic books by the infamous Comics Code Authority, LGBT