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'Sancta' opera stirs controversy with lesbian sex, bloody on-stage piercings, and naked roller-skating nuns

18 traumatized audience members required medical treatment in one weekend of the German opera, which includes the most sacrilegious use of a crucifix since The Exorcist.

Anne Hathaway Ditches Catholicism Over Gay Issues

Oscar nominee and bird flipper to the paparazzi, Anne Hathaway - and her family - bid a fond adieu to the Catholic church over its prehistoric views on lesbians and gays, she tells GQ - in so many words. The Rachel Getting Married star left the church when her big brother came out of the closet.

Ex-gay Catholic busted sending steamy selfies to male employees, because OF COURSE he was

Former head of Church Militant Michael Voris was ousted after gay sex scandal came to light.

Our 'Grey's Anatomy' Fave Sara Ramirez Just Came Out as Bisexual

Sara Ramirez, who starred as Callie on Grey's Anatomy, came out today at the True Colors: 40 to None Summit in Los Angeles. 

Pope Francis Says Gays Not Welcome in Catholic Clergy

He calls homosexuality "fashionable," and "a very serious issue" in the Church.

Bi Actress Sara Ramirez Is Returning to TV

The bisexual Latinx actress just announced her first post-Grey's role!

Omar Apollo Calls Growing Up Gay With Catholic Rules 'Heartbreaking'

Being gay didn't mesh with the expectations his religion had for him.

Newt Gingrich Says He's 'Ok' with Inevitable Same-Sex Marriage Equality

Longtime social conservative Newt Gingrich has made a surprising admission, saying he accepts marriage equality as inevitable and he’s OK with it.

Priest Who Denied Mourning Lesbian Communion Gets Suspended

The Catholic priest who denied a lesbian communion at her mother’s funeral in Maryland has been suspended, but church officials say the disciplinary measure is unrelated to that action. Father Marcel Guarnizo, the vicar of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Gaithersburg, has been placed on administrative leave from ministry for “engaging in intimidating behavior toward parish staff and others that is incompatible with proper priestly ministry."

Prominent Church of England Activist Comes Out as Lesbian

Jayne Ozanne says she tried to reconcile her faith and sexuality for years, a process that saw her go through 'conversion therapy' and contemplate suicide.

Is Amy Coney Barrett In A Cult? The People Of Praise Sect & Its Alleged Abuses Explained

Members of the Supreme Court Justice’s conservative religious sect have alleged sexual abuse.

A Black History Moment:Vodou a Persecuted Religion

As one of the religions brought to the New World by the African Diaspora, there is no religion that frightens and fascinates the world over as Vodou.  Haitian Vodou is an ancestral folk religion that expresses an acceptance of all people of all sexual orientations and gender expressions. However, as in all repressively homophobic cultures, LGBTQ people have always found ways to express and to live out their true authentic lives. In Haiti, how openly queer you are depends not only on your class, profession and skin complexion, but also your religious affiliatio

Op-ed: The Right's War on Christmas - The 2013 Edition! 

On her recent show The Kelly File, Fox News Channel host Megyn Kelly ignited a conflagration when she stated that both Jesus and Santa Claus are white.

Inner Vision: Confessions of a Catholic Schoolgirl

It began like this: 'Hey Lisa. I just read your column about Prop 8...and I wanted to talk to you about it.' A rather direct voicemail message from my relatively reserved long-time girlfriend. A long-time Catholic. I was, of course, immediately intrigued...

Devery Jacobs is the future of Pride we must strive for & she’s ready to lead the charge

PRIDE’s final Grand Marshal breaks down how we decolonize Pride, shares her passion for storytelling, and reveals the powerful reason she decided to come out.