Women of faith have played an integral role in the fight for gender equality in myriad ways, including feminist theology, leadership in houses of worship, advocacy for immigrants and refugees, and more.
Young people’s involvement in faith-based activism is not new, and their work fighting for righteous causes should be supported.
Follow these 10 faith leaders for a moral vision and strong resistance to injustice.
New data from the Center for American Progress show that LGBTQ people frequently avoid health care and experience discrimination in these settings, underscoring the importance of ACA.
The U.S. Supreme Court could undermine civil rights for the LGBTQ community in Masterpiece Cakeshop.
New research shows that, in addition to negatively impacting mental and physical health, discriminatory service refusals undermine LGBTQ people’s access to services.
The faith community has a moral imperative to condemn hate.
New data show that for-profit corporations make up the majority of entities seeking exemptions from providing no-cost contraception under the Affordable Care Act.
For many people of faith, the motivation to fight against transgender discrimination in public policy comes from their religious identities, not despite them.
Despite attempts by conservative lawmakers to use religious and values language to support anti-transgender legislation, communities of faith show majority and increasing support for transgender people and LGBT rights, equality, and inclusion.
True religious liberty must be preserved for all Americans and protected from manipulation for political gain.
North Carolina must strike a proper balance between true religious freedom and the other cherished rights and freedoms that keep the nation’s democracy strong.
A hopeful, progressive understanding of religious liberty can prevent harm and discrimination while preserving the freedoms of both religious and nonreligious Americans.
Despite historic progress on LGBT rights, many LGBT people and their families still face serious and life-altering discrimination in their daily lives.
Anti-LGBT religious exemption laws pose a serious risk to state economies.