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Grace Abounds: Moving toward Marriage Equality in Maryland

Grace Abounds: Moving toward Marriage Equality in Maryland

Religious leaders have been at the forefront of the campaign for marriage equality in Maryland from the start.

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Prop 8 Defenders Organize “National Pray for Marriage Day”

Prop 8 Defenders Organize “National Pray for Marriage Day”

With California's Proposition 8 ruled unconstitutional once again, the anti-equality Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is...

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Doers of the Word: Bishop Gene Robinson in Love Free or Die

Doers of the Word: Bishop Gene Robinson in Love Free or Die

Often in the morning I stop by a local Catholic Church and catch the 8 am mass.

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DC Wedding Embrace Tops Best Gay and Lesbian Kisses

DC Wedding Embrace Tops Best Gay and Lesbian Kisses

The Huffington Post is running a feature on memorable same-sex kisses, and one of the best highlighted is the March 2010...

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Baptist Minister Sees His Church Attendance Increase After Supporting Civil Marriage Equality in MD

Baptist Minister Sees His Church Attendance Increase After Supporting Civil Marriage Equality in MD

The effort to win marriage equality in is picking up some heavyweights in the Maryland faith community.

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Creating a Jewish Culture of Inclusivity

Creating a Jewish Culture of Inclusivity

This past summer, I had the opportunity to spend time with nearly 60 Teach For America corps members taking part in our...

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Marriage Equality is a Religious Value

Marriage Equality is a Religious Value

A growing number of Christians are publically expressing their support for marriage equality - specifically because of...

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Conscience Clause Debate and the LGBT Community

Conscience Clause Debate and the LGBT Community

HRC is closely watching the ongoing debate over the birth control coverage benefit, which will ensure all women with...

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“Ex-Gay” Group Sends Flier Home with MD High School Students

“Ex-Gay” Group Sends Flier Home with MD High School Students

“Parents And Friends Of Ex-Gays And Gays” distributes fliers to some students in Montgomery County high schools.... Read More »

Getting Religion; Queering Theology; Preaching Faith Organizing

Getting Religion; Queering Theology; Preaching Faith Organizing

Many of us recently attended Creating Change, the annual movement building conference put on by the National Gay and...

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Cupid’s Arrow Doesn’t Exclude: LGBT Inclusion in the Jewish Community

Cupid’s Arrow Doesn’t Exclude: LGBT Inclusion in the Jewish Community

Studies have shown that many organizations which regard themselves as inclusive are not regarded as such by the LGBT...

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