Pope calls for civil unions for same-sex couples, in major departure from Vatican doctrine “Homosexuals have a right to be part of the family,” the pontiff said in “Francesco,” a documentary about his life. Henry Austin, NBC News, Oct. 21, 2020 (https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/pope-calls-civil-unions-same-sex-couples-major-departure-vatican-n1244137) Pope Francis called for the passage of civil union laws for same-sex couples […]
Author of Christian Relationship Guide Has Change of Heart
We may see this a lot in coming weeks, months and years. Author of Christian relationship guide says he has lost his faith Harriet Sherwood, Guardian, July 29, 2019 httpss://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/author-christian-relationship-guide-joshua-harris-says-marriage-over The American author of a bestselling Christian guide to relationships for young people has announced that his marriage is over and he has lost his […]
China’s Hottest New Boy Band is Actually Girls
Steve: An altogether-interesting look at where China is now with such things as gender equality, entertainment, cultural ties with the West, creation and marketing of “super stars,” etc. I used to sit on Chinese refugee claims in the early 2000s and a far different China is being presented here than I “knew” then. I have […]
Survey Reveals Positive Statistics on Attitudes to Gender Equality in the Arab World
Survey Reveals Positive Statistics on Attitudes to Gender Equality in the Arab World Celia Konstantellou, Morocco World News, Jun 29, 2019 httpss://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/06/277066/survey-gender-equality-arab-world/ According to the survey, less than 50% of Moroccans think that the man of the house should make the decisions. Rabat – A survey of more than 25,000 people across ten countries and […]
The Trauma of Toxic Masculinity
The Trauma of Toxic Masculinity Jared Yates Sexton, Yes! Magazine, April 19, 2019. httpss://tinyurl.com/y4rjy7nw What really lies beneath the anger and aggression of traditional White masculinity? During the two years I reported from the 2016 campaign trail, I watched stump speeches in cramped union halls and polished addresses to thousands, survived the major conventions, dodged flash […]
Chicago’s Lightfoot Leads Way in What could be ‘Year of the Lesbian Mayor’
Chicago’s Lightfoot leads way in what could be ‘year of the lesbian mayor’ In addition to Lightfoot’s win, out lesbian Satya Rhodes-Conway was elected mayor of Madison, and lesbian candidates head to runoffs in Tampa and Kansas City. Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, April 3, 2019 httpss://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/chicago-s-lightfoot-leads-way-what-could-be-year-lesbian-n990451 Sweeping all 50 wards of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot on […]