gay rights

Conservative Justice Scalia Compares Gay Rights To Protecting Pedophiles

Conservative Justice Scalia Compares Gay Rights To Protecting Pedophiles

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told first year law students at Georgetown University Law School that because gay rights weren’t rooted in the Constitution, the same logic that provides them with legal protections can be applied to pedophiles. He reasoned the Constitution guarantees only political and religious protections, and it isn’t up to the courts […]

Westboro Baptist Church Run Out Of Town By High School Students

Westboro Baptist Church Run Out Of Town By High School Students

https://twitter.com/NewsRevo/status/649664322520657920/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw A group of Missouri high school students chased away a group of protesters from the infamous Westboro Baptist Church last week. Revolution News reports that last Thursday, “the infamous hate mongers from the Westboro Baptist Church were run out of town by high school students and various activists when they tried to protest the […]

Pope Met With Gay Couple, Vatican Declares Kim Davis Meeting Was Not An Endorsement

Pope Met With Gay Couple, Vatican Declares Kim Davis Meeting Was Not An Endorsement

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis’ meeting with embattled Kentucky clerk Kim Davis was not an endorsement of her views in a statement issued Friday morning. The Rev. Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, issued the statement, stating in part that: “The pope did not enter into the details of the situation of Mrs. Davis, and […]

Vatican Confirms: Pope Francis’ Meeting Wasn’t An Endorsement Of Kim Davis’ Views (Video)

Vatican Confirms: Pope Francis’ Meeting Wasn’t An Endorsement Of Kim Davis’ Views (Video)

The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis’ meeting with embattled Kentucky clerk Kim Davis was not an endorsement of her views. The New York Times reports that, although many interpreted the encounter between Pope Francis and Kim Davis last week to be a “subtle intervention in the United States’ same-sex marriage debate,” in fact, it […]

Bigoted Oregon Bakers Refuse To Pay Damages To Gay Couple

Bigoted Oregon Bakers Refuse To Pay Damages To Gay Couple

The owners of an Oregon baker are refusing to pay a gay couple the $135,000 in damages, despite the fact that they have raised over $500,000 dollars. You might recall the story of Melissa and Aaron Klein, the owners of the Gresham, Oregon bakery called “Sweet Cakes” that made national headlines in 2013 after turning away Rachel […]