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Global Anglican ties are under stress. It's unclear if they're at the breaking point
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (1194+ words) After decades of fierce controversies over sexuality and theology in the Anglican Communion, some leaders of a conservative coalition say it's time to make a final break from what has long been one of the world's largest Protestant church families....
Church Street will be car-free this summer for pilot project
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (294+ words) Toronto will'close Church Street to north-south traffic between Wellesley and Alexander streets from June 19 to Aug. 21.'...
Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (224+ words) Parade grand marshal Fae Johnstone calls out chants through a megaphone during the Capital Pride Parade in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang An LGBTQ+ advocate says Canada is at critical juncture where it must decide whether…...
Judge blocks Trump administration's demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kids
1+ week, 3+ day ago (524+ words) U. S. District Judge Mary Mc Elroy's Wednesday ruling is the latest setback for the U. S. Department of Justice, where at least seven other federal courts have agreed to quash or limit the expansive civil subpoenas sent to more than 20 doctors and hospitals…...
The European Commission seeks to ban gay "conversion therapy
1+ week, 5+ day ago (220+ words) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that "conversion practices" have "no place in our Union." Increasing protections for LGTBQ+ citizens has been long promised by the EU executive since she took office in 2019. The EU's Agency for…...
Vatican sending new signals of openness but limitations in outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1155+ words) Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates cheered this week when a Vatican working group released a report featuring the testimony of two gay, married Catholics who spoke openly about their sexuality, faith and how the Catholic Church's negative teaching on homosexuality had hurt…...
Overflowing Idaho prisons are sending women with good behavior to "the hole
2+ week, 3+ day ago (977+ words) Women incarcerated at South Idaho Correctional Institution's pre-release center walk between bunks in one of the dorms on Oct. 6, 2025, in Kuna, Idaho. (Whitney Bryen/Investigate West via AP) On the nearly four-hour drive from a southeast Idaho prison, Kristine Scott…...
Complainant in Nikolaj Sorensen sexual assault case reveals identity
3+ week, 3+ day ago (554+ words) The woman who has alleged Canadian-Danish figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen sexually assaulted her has publicly identified herself, saying she hopes doing so will help create a safer environment in the sport. Foy accused Sorensen of sexually assaulting her in Hartford,…...
Heated Rivalry" has brought a lot of buzz to hockey. Is the NHL ready for an openly gay player?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1237+ words) FILE - Former NHL hockey executive Brian Burke walks in the Toronto Pride Parade, June 25, 2023. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File) FILE - Seattle Thunderbirds" Luke Prokop bites the blade of his stick as he looks on after the Quebec…...
Millwall fumes after anti-racism booklet shows its badge on a Ku Klux Klan robe
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (708+ words) Millwall was blindsided by the educational pamphlet that featured the southeast London club's badge edited onto an illustration of a Ku Klux Klan robe. The Westminster City Council has since apologized. The second-division club said it is considering legal action…...