Today, under a North Carolina sun pushing well past 90 degrees, hundreds gathered in downtown Chapel Hill for Pride. We assembled outside the town’s historic post office. Under tents, information about local LGBTQ organizations and resources was offered. Vendors handed…
What the church got wrong about queer people
The ACLU is tracking 530 anti-LGBTQ bills in state legislatures this year. Five hundred and thirty. In Kansas, a new law immediately invalidated the driver’s licenses of transgender people and authorized anyone, anyone, to sue someone they suspect of being transgender for using the…
The best way to change is to be put in community
Growing up in rural South Georgia, my only exposure to New Orleans was Greasing of the Poles on the national news, on Mardi Gras day. It was so scandalous, these revelers sliding their bodies and props on poles in the…
In conversation with Logan Morrison
Nearly three years ago, I interviewed Logan Morrison, who had made national headlines for being forced out of a soccer coaching job at an evangelical college for open communication related to sexual orientation. (That interview was reported with a previous…
Stephen Miller must be confused about gender identity
In case you haven’t already figured out what a despicable person Stephen Miller is, hear this: The adviser to President Donald Trump posted on X an attack on Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico that says, “The Democrats made history in…
Remembering Juniper Blessing
On May 10, a 19-year-old student at the University of Washington died in the laundry room of an off-campus apartment complex, Nordheim Court. This student did not die from natural causes, from drug use or cancer. Juniper Blessing died after…
TPUSA cancels anti-trans event after UW trans student’s murder
Turning Point USA postponed an anti-transgender event at the University of Washington amid backlash over the recent murder of a transgender student near campus. Originally planned for May 13, the “Pick Up the Mic” session was to feature Chloe Cole,…
Colorado high court challenges RFK Jr on transgender care
The Colorado Supreme Court has issued a ruling siding with transgender patients who sued a hospital that stopped providing gender-affirming care due to fear of retaliation by the Trump administration. The May 18 opinion reversed a trial court’s denial of…
A trans man and his Baptist pastor reflect on a decade of friendship
Ten years ago today, BNG published an article by Mark that opened the door to a friendship between us that spans a decade of tremendous change in American culture and politics. On May 13, 2016, BNG published Mark’s opinion piece…
Vatican sending new signals of openness but limitations in outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics
The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ+ Catholics in the Pope Leo XIV era, with signs of openness and limitations after Pope Francis ushered in a notable welcome during his 12-year pontificate.
Trump administration calls transgender people national security threat
The Trump administration has labeled transgender people a national security threat on par with drug cartels and Islamic militant groups. A new “counterterrorism strategy” published by the White House states: “Our national (counter terrorism) activities will also prioritize the rapid…
What I would say to Sam Allberry
A few days ago, Immanuel Church Nashville released a statement that associate pastor Sam Allberry had resigned from his position following an “inappropriate relationship with an adult man,” the nature and extent of which he failed to fully disclose. Allberry…