New York Times, September 5, 1999By GUSTAV NIEBUHR If all goes as agreed, the Rev. Mel White, an outspoken supporter of gay rights, will take 200 people to Lynchburg, Va., next month, to meet with the Rev. Jerry Falwell, an outspoken critic of homosexual activity, and 200 people he has invited, to talk about the […]
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News & Advance Article: "Falwell Agrees to Soften Anti-Gay Rhetoric, Rev. Mel White to Bring Activists to Lynchburg in October"
by Shannon BrennanThe News & AdvanceLynchburg, VirginiaAugust 18, 1999 The Rev. Jerry Falwell agreed Tuesday to tone down his anti-gay rhetoric after meeting with the Rev. Mel White, a gay activist who plans to bring 200 gays and lesbians to Lynchburg in October to talk to Falwell and 200 of his followers. "It’s historic," White […]
Los Angeles Times Article: "Vatican: A Conflicted Attitude Toward Gays"
By JASON BERRYLos Angeles Times, August 1, 1999 NEW ORLEANS – Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger’s recent decision to prohibit an American priest and nun from doing pastoral work with gays and lesbians underscores a moral myopia in the Vatican. How long can the church officially deny ministry to homosexuals on the outside while ignoring the impact […]
National Catholic Reporter Article: "Milestones in Campaign to Hold the Doctrinal Line"
By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.NCR Staff The lifetime ban on pastoral work imposed upon Salvatorian Fr. Robert Nugent and School Sister of Notre Dame Jeannine Gramick by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is the latest step in an effort by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to prevent evolution in church teaching toward acceptance of […]
Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities In Scouting
Judge a Scout on His ActionsLos Angeles Times The California Supreme Court Rules The Boy Scouts Are Not Covered By California Civil Rights Laws and Can Exclude Gays, Agnostics and Atheists. California Court Backs Boy Scouts’ Ban [ Return to Top ] 1. Judge a Scout on His ActionsLOS ANGELES TIMES, August 6, 1999 […]
The Supreme Court Overturns Sodomy Laws in Landmark Case
Soulforce Press Release On Supreme Court Case Pat Robertson Prays for Supreme Court justices retirement More information from Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund The Sodomy Laws That Had Kept Us From Living and Loving Openly 1. TEXASTexas Sodomy Arrest Opens Legal Battle for Gay Activists 2. GEORGIAGeorgia Supreme Court Repeals Sodomy Law 3. A […]