Posts Tagged ‘Supreme Court’
Five Years After Obergefell
Photo credit: Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com Five years ago today, the White House was lit up in rainbows. On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Obergefell vs. Hodges, declaring with a 5-4 majority that same-sex marriage was the law of the land. Across the nation, Pride Month celebrations took…
Read MoreHistoric Title VII Supreme Court Decision Upholds Workplace Protections for LGBT People
On the morning of Monday, June 15, 2020, with a decisive 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled definitively that workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is an unlawful violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “An employer who fires an individual merely…
Read MoreKeep it Simple
I believe God empowers each of us to look at the most complicated problems with Divine simplicity. That is the beauty of the dissent written by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Monday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 7-2 ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd., et al v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Justice…
Read MoreThis Is Not The Progress I Wanted: A Queer Christian Defends Diversity
Same rights, same love, same values: this mantra is repeated across our movement as we work to claim space for LGBTQ people in an exclusive society. In a society that meets nonconformity with violence, it is no wonder we want to blend in. But if equality is earned through sameness, how can we answer to folks…
Read MoreDeeply Held Religious Cake
When a person begins to unravel the various meanings in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd., et al v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission decision, recently rendered by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), it becomes quickly obvious that what this ruling means in legal terms and what it means in the daily lives of LGBTQ+ American citizens is incredibly different.
Read MoreMe And My God
My journey to self-acceptance as a brown queer God-loving woman has been a long one, with many hurdles and wrong turns. I was raised as a non-denominational Christian. My connection to my church and my God were strong. By the time I was a preteen, I was going to church at least two days a…
Read MoreThere’s Room For All of Us
LGBTQ Jews have long been on the front lines, fighting for social justice. We are found on every page of the LGBTQ movement, from Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to be elected to office in California, to Avram Finkelstein, who co-founded the AIDS advocacy group ACT UP.
Read MoreMy Religion And Yours: Where’s The Line?
For some people, religion has no influence their way of living. For others, religion is as important as breathing. Whichever way you experience religion, there’s no denying that it is a main topic of discussion, from the media to family dinner tables.
Read MoreI’m Planning a Wedding in a State with a License To Discriminate
As a girl, I never dreamt of marrying in the church, yet I will be doing just that in May. Growing up Southern Baptist in my hometown of Slidell, Louisiana, I received the message early on that gay people were not Christians, and did not love God or family. When my attraction to women became…
Read MoreClose The Door, Or Open to All?
I was excited to take my now husband to the city I had considered home for many years. It was going to be his first time in New York City, having lived his whole adult life in the Pacific Northwest. I had lived in New York City for several years before moving to Washington State…
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