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Religious right defeated on lesbian and gay equality in the US

by Sean Reilly | Nov 9, 2007

Despite intense lobbying from the religious right in the USA, the Democratic-led House of Representatives has defied a White House veto threat by voting to outlaw workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. “We are protecting the rights of millions of...

United Methodist court recognises transgender pastor’s appointment

by Sean Reilly | Nov 1, 2007

The US United Methodist Church’s legislative body has upheld a bishop’s decision that a pastor who changed gender from female to male remains eligible to serve the church, in a move welcomed by those supporting transgender persons. In combining two...
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