We now live in a country where it’s illegal to help a 12-year-old rape victim end her pregnancy. We must reform SCOTUS. — Somewhere in the U.S. this morning, a young girl is pregnant because she was sexually violated by somebody she trusts — a parent, an uncle, a teacher, maybe a Southern Baptist pastor. She’s terrified, believing it’s her own fault. Her mother is doing everything in her power to help, but…

Deputies fist bump Proud Boys as they escort them into the library to scream obscenities at families with toddlers — Bring out the drag queens! According to patrons at a Pride story event in the Pine Valley branch of the New Hanover, North Carolina library system, a group of 15 masked men terrorized them yesterday with the active assistance of sheriff's deputies, forcing families with children as young as 17 months old to flee through…

In Zoom meetings with left-leaning PR firm Kurth Lampe — If you google “LGBT affirming Christian group” or “LGBT affirming Christians,” an organization called Posture Shift will probably pop up. You’ll even find them in some “LGBTQ-affirming” faith resource kits like this one. The Posture Shift folks sound pretty nice at first glance, claiming to be “writing a new church…

The leopard is eating my face, cry gay Republicans. This is so unexpected! — The Texas GOP isn’t just saying the quiet part out loud They’ve ripped off their masks to leer, revealing something like a skull and crossbones to LGBTQ people and all Americans who value personal self determination. Texas Republicans pledge to destroy basic human rights, family autonomy, and traditional American liberty. …

A Prism & Pen writing prompt — Pride is public! June is Pride month, and this year in the U.S. the public Pride stage has been rocked by protest, violence, and even attempted terrorism. Four Pride-decorated houses in a Baltimore gayborhood were set on fire last week. Much of the public face of Pride has always been about coming together…

Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester, Mass delivers stunning Juneteenth/Pride Message: You can’t call yourself Catholic. — A prominent Roman Catholic bishop just threw another log on the fires of U.S. culture wars targeting LGBTQ people, attempting to make us feel ashamed and unwelcome. His actions are certain to provoke more hatred and violence this month in a Pride season already punctuated by violence and threats of…

Bethany Christian Services has taken a financial hit, and that’s not all — With your big heart for children and families, you are welcome. As this year’s Pride Month kicked off, Cheri Williams wrote that sentence directly to LGBTQ people. She’s a senior vice president for Bethany Christian Services based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Part of the Evangelical Christian world, Bethany is one of the largest private adoption/foster agencies in the U.S., …