Soulforce joins United Nations LGBT/SOGI consultation on human rights of LGBT people and introduces None on Record, stories from queer Africans, to our volunteers and allies. Visit NoneOnRecord.com to explore the project.
Religion-based violence
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Report Release & Key Points
UPDATED WITH REPORT RELEASE:SURROGATE TALKING POINTS: WARNING TO SERVICE MEMBERS: As the U.S. Senate is poised to take up repeal, service members still cannot come out. Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a national, legal services and policy organization dedicated to ending "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" (DADT), has a free, confidential hotline for anyone with questions or […]
UN General Assembly Votes To Allow Gays To Be Executed Without Cause
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people were once again subject to the whims of homophobia and religious and cultural extremism this week, thanks to a United Nations vote that removed "sexual orientation" from a resolution that protects people from arbitrary executions. In other words, the UN General Assembly this week voted to allow LGBT people […]
10 Anti-Gay Myths Debunked
"Ever since born-again singer and orange juice pitchwoman Anita Bryant helped kick off the contemporary anti-gay movement more than 30 years ago, hard-line elements of the religious right have been searching for ways to demonize homosexuals — or, at a minimum, to find arguments that will prevent their normalization in society. For the former Florida […]
William Meyer reflects on Soulforce Symposium
Soulforce Symposium speaker William Meyer prepared a short article reflecting upon his time at the event. You can read it on our blog: https://soulforceactionarchives.org/blogs/william-meyer-reflecting-on-soulforce-symposium-philadelphia-2010
November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance
We set aside time today to honor our transgender and gender non-conforming siblings who have been brutally murdered, injured, harassed, and driven to suicide. We ask that you take time to take the following pledge:I commit to supporting transgender and gender-nonconforming youth by making a commitment to: Not use gender-biased language or transphobic slurs. Not assume […]