Tag: Homosexuality
Gay rights dispute is pulling apart the United Methodist Church, after...
Scott T. Vehstedt, American University
The Methodist Church, the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the United States, is headed toward a divorce.
In early January, mediators...
Stop calling it a choice: Biological factors drive homosexuality
Bill Sullivan, Indiana University
Across cultures, 2% to 10% of people report having same-sex relations. In the U.S., 1% to 2.2% of women and men,...
Gays cheered at Brigham Young University – millennial Mormons are increasingly...
Taylor Petrey, Kalamazoo College
During a recent valedictorian graduation speech, student Matthew Easton came out saying he is “a gay son of God.” His admission...
Why the Christian right opposes pornography but still supports Trump
Kelsy Burke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Many commentators have pointed out the hypocrisy of Christian leaders who claim a moral high ground while supporting President Donald...
What it’s like to be gay and in a gang
Vanessa R. Panfil, Old Dominion University
There are many stereotypes of and assumptions about street gangs, just as there are many stereotypes and assumptions about...
The forgotten origins of the modern gay rights movement in WWI
Laurie Marhoefer, University of Washington
One of the World War I’s most enduring legacies is largely forgotten: It sparked the modern gay rights...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
