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In 1956, the Church of ONE Brotherhood was founded in Los Angeles by a gay-rights activist. [13] In 1962, a Congregationalist pastor began an overt pastoral ministry to gay people in New York City. In 1976, the Episcopal Church officially became fully LGBTQ+ inclusive and affirming. [14] In 1979, Allen Bennett became the first openly gay Rabbi ...
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran church body in the United States, allows for LGBTQ+ marriage and ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy. [ 75 ] [ 76 ] ELCA policy states that LGBTQ+ individuals are welcome and encouraged to become members and to participate in the life of the congregation. [ 75 ]
House of STEM – a community-led initiative to improve LGBTQ+ support, visibility and representation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and STEM-related fields in Ireland; Irish Gay Dads; Outhouse – an LGBT community and resource centre operating in Dublin, Ireland, from 1996 to present day
Symbols of the world's largest religions displayed on rainbow flags at the Queer Easter, Germany. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+)-affirming religious groups are religious groups that welcome LGBT people as their members, do not consider homosexuality as a sin or negative, and affirm LGBT rights and relationships.
July 5, 1996 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly bans noncelibate gay clergy, requiring church officers to live in “fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman ...
The Church of England has also allowed gay and lesbian priests in civil partnerships since 2005. [17] In 2013, the church allowed bishops to enter into same-sex civil partnerships. [18] In 2016, Bishop Nicholas Chamberlain, the Bishop of Grantham, was the first to announce that he is in a same-sex partnership. [19]
Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people are flocking to central Florida this weekend to go on theme park rides, mingle with costumed performers, dance at all-night parties and lounge poolside at hotels ...
In August 2022, Florida, citing state-issued guidance against gender affirming care ("widely debunked", according to the UK's Independent), began a rule change process to institute bans on social transition and gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth and a requirement for any adult seeking gender-affirming care to receive approval from the ...