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Believe Out Loud Multi-Faith Statement Decries Texas’ New Law Discriminating Against Transgender Youth

By pwsbuilder / November 2, 2021 / Comments Off on Believe Out Loud Multi-Faith Statement Decries Texas’ New Law Discriminating Against Transgender Youth

Media Contact Chris Kelley TKG Communications 214.457.5266 [email protected] Believe Out Loud Multi-Faith Statement Decries Texas’ New Law Discriminating Against Transgender Youth “Sports teams should be a shining example to children of how working together with people of different backgrounds can foster close bonds and help young people find success through teamwork” DALLAS, Texas (Nov. 2,…

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Cathedral of Hope Acquires Believe Out Loud, a Global Digital Project Providing Resources and Community for LGBTQIA People of Faith and Allies

By pwsbuilder / September 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Cathedral of Hope Acquires Believe Out Loud, a Global Digital Project Providing Resources and Community for LGBTQIA People of Faith and Allies

Believe Out Loud will become a Cathedral program that will expand the church’s community and increase tailored content  DALLAS, Texas (September 14, 2020) – Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ, known as the largest predominantly LGBTQ+ church in the world, is pleased to announce the acquisition of, and partnership with, Believe Out Loud. Believe…

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Five Years After Obergefell

By pwsbuilder / June 26, 2020 / Comments Off on 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…

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Historic Title VII Supreme Court Decision Upholds Workplace Protections for LGBT People

By pwsbuilder / June 15, 2020 / Comments Off on Historic 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…

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Intersections International’s Statement on Racism and the Current Civil Unrest

By pwsbuilder / June 14, 2020 / Comments Off on Intersections International’s Statement on Racism and the Current Civil Unrest

Please find below Believe Out Loud’s parent organization’s statement on racism and the current civil unrest. “Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.” – Leviticus 19:16 (NLT) Our nation is hurting. We are hurting. We are praying and we are marching. We are crying and shouting from…

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The 4th Anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting

By pwsbuilder / June 12, 2020 / Comments Off on The 4th Anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting

Courtesy: onePulse Foundation Today, June 12th, marks a day that devastated the LGBT community. Four years ago, 49 lives were lost after a man opened fire with an assault rifle at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida – one of Orlando’s biggest nightclubs and a safe haven for the LGBT community. Another 53 people were…

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Amnesty International Day

By pwsbuilder / May 28, 2020 / Comments Off on Amnesty International Day

May 28th marks Amnesty International Day. Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization as well as a global movement that works to protect men, women and children around the world in cases where justice, dignity and truth are denied. Amnesty International’s goal is to prevent abuses to human rights and fights for justice for those whose…

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Harvey Milk Day

By pwsbuilder / May 22, 2020 / Comments Off on Harvey Milk Day

In 2009, the State of California officially designated May 22 as “Harvey Milk Day” in order to commemorate one of the most outspoken LGBT government officials to this day. Harvey Milk was an activist, an organizer and the first openly gay man elected to office in the United States as a member of the San…

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Seventy-One Years of Human Rights: Equality in the Community

By pwsbuilder / December 12, 2019 / Comments Off on Seventy-One Years of Human Rights: Equality in the Community

Tuesday, December 10th, marked the 71st anniversary of Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is “Youth Standing Up for Human Rights.” The youth are the future. Raising them to respect one another despite differences in religion, skin tone, and cultural background, and sexuality is key in creating a safer and more inclusive world for generations…

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The LGBT Crisis in Poland

By pwsbuilder / September 9, 2019 / Comments Off on The LGBT Crisis in Poland

By: Christoph Slomski (KKBS, Berlin) and Matthew Schmid June of 2019 saw celebrations across the United States marking how far the country has come on LGBT rights. It’s hard to believe that this year’s World Pride events in New York City—lasting an entire month, bolstered by innumerable corporate sponsorships and centered on a parade that…

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