Tag: LGBT Issues

United States' Megan Rapinoe celebrates after the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match between United States and Thailand at the Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. The United States defeated Thailand by 13-0.

US soccer star Megan Rapinoe refuses to sing the national anthem

Noah Garfinkel · June 12, 2019 6:47 pm

Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, manages his shop after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he could refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his religious beliefs did not violate Colorado's anti-discrimination law Monday, June 4, 2018, in Lakewood, Colo.

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The third lawsuit against Masterpiece Cakeshop exposes the real bigots

Nicole Russell · June 12, 2019 4:54 pm

An outside view of the Pulse nightclub temporary memorial is seen before a news conference to introduce legislation that would designate the Pulse nightclub site as a national memorial, Monday, June 10, 2019, in Orlando, Fla.

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Three years of whitewashing the jihadism driving the Pulse nightclub terror

Tiana Lowe Doescher · June 12, 2019 4:07 pm

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Democrats got the story wrong about Trump denying citizenship to kids with gay parents

Brad Polumbo · June 12, 2019 3:52 pm

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Federalist Society's annual Executive Branch Review Conference, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Washington.

Mike Pence defends Trump administration gay pride flag policy

Tim Pearce · June 11, 2019 7:25 pm

In this March 10, 2014, photo, Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store, in Lakewood, Colo.

Masterpiece Cakeshop faces third discrimination suit

Zach Halaschak · June 11, 2019 5:48 pm

Figurines are depicted in an embrace as part of the wedding cake display at Masterpiece Cakeshop, in Denver, Thursday, June 6, 2013.

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A penalty for frivolous lawsuits should be baked into the cake

Quin Hillyer · June 11, 2019 5:02 pm

Barronelle Stutzman, left, a Richland, Washington, florist who was fined for denying service to a gay couple in 2013, smiles as she is surrounded by supporters after a hearing before Washington's Supreme Court, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in Bellevue, Wash. Stutzman was sued for refusing to provide services for a same sex-wedding and says she was exercising her First Amendment rights, but justices questioned whether ruling in her favor would mean other businesses could turn away customers based on racial or other grounds.

Floral artist has good reason to head back to Supreme Court

Kristen Waggoner · June 11, 2019 4:00 am

U.S. flag flies at a U.S. embassy.

State Department: ‘Only the American flag should be flown’ on embassy flagpoles

Julio Rosas · June 10, 2019 10:34 pm

Pope Francis celebrates a Pentecost Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Vatican document takes strong stand against new gender theory

Regina Barton · June 10, 2019 9:39 pm

Some US embassies hoisted rainbow flags ahead of June, despite Trump administration’s instruction

Anna Giaritelli · June 9, 2019 4:24 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Capital City Pride fest, Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Parade of 2020 hopefuls create spectacle at Iowa pride festival

Emily Brooks · June 9, 2019 3:58 pm