California evangelical seminary ponders changes that would make it more welcoming to LGBTQ students

An evangelical seminary in Pasadena, California, is considering revisions to its sexual standards

San Diego Union-Tribune

Congress ‘Nyay Patra’ manifesto: Key promises include minimum wage, ₹1 lakh annually to poor families, and law on LGBTQIA

With a focus on five ‘pillars of justice’, the Congress manifesto guarantees 10% quota in jobs for EWS, a nationwide socio-economic and caste census and raising the 50% cap on reservations for SC, ST and OBC.

#elections2024 #congress #CongressManifesto #EWSQuota #reservations #LGBTQIA #LGBT #SameSexUnion #india

https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/congress-releases-nyay-patra-manifesto-for-2024-lok-sabha-elections-with-a-focus-on-justice/article68031475.ece

Congress releases ‘Nyay Patra’ manifesto for 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with a focus on justice

Congress released its Lok Sabha election manifesto, called Nyay Patra, with a main focus on justice

The Hindu

@GottaLaff
This is not actual progress. #PopeFrancis also explicitly stated that the blessing should not be given during any wedding, or in a civil #SameSexUnion event, or in any setting which could be interpreted as a wedding ceremony.

In the #CatholicChurch, the institution of #marriage is still only between a man and a woman.

So basically... When it comes to #LGBTQ people, #Catholic Priests now have permission to say "Bless you" when they sneeze, the same as always.

#Catholics #Catholicism #ThePope #Religion #LGBTQRights #GayMarriage #GayMarriages

India's government opposes recognising same-sex marriage as fight goes to country's top court

In a historic verdict in 2018, India's top court decriminalised homosexuality by scrapping a colonial-era ban on gay sex, but the government remains opposed to recognising same-sex marriages, with the fight heading to the country's Supreme Court.

ABC News

Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide.

#gayrights #SameSexUnion

https://apnews.com/article/2d09d9213472d04195c64d09644f124c

Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide.

Associated Press