Tag "Religion"

Series (Non-Fiction) 10 Comments

MY NAME IS DIMEJI

EDITOR’S NOTE: Remember the hit three-part miniseries, Finding Dimeji (Read HERE, HERE and HERE)? Well, Dimeji is finally speaking his truth, and here is the beginning of his story. *

The Happenings 5 Comments

Miley Cyrus Says She Left Religion Over Its Intolerant Behaviour Toward Her Gay Friends

Miley Cyrus chatted up Hailey Bieber in the latest episode of the singer’s Instagram Live show, Bright Minded. The Biebers are well-known for their connection to Hillsong Church and general

The Happenings 5 Comments

US Pastor says Coronavirus is Punishment for “LGBT Sin”

LGBTQ people have been blamed for hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, and other disasters — and now they’re being blamed for the coronavirus outbreak. Steven Andrew, pastor of the USA Christian

The Happenings 7 Comments

German bishops declare that homosexuality is normal as the country’s Catholic Church begins review of its teachings on sexual morality

German bishops have said homosexuality is normal as the country’s Catholic Church begins a controversial review of its teachings on sexual morality. They agreed that being gay is a normal

Our Stories 20 Comments

AT THE END OF MY BREATH (Part 2)

Previously on AT THE END OF MY BREATH… * “My name is Dillish. And I’m gay.” After I said this, I took a moment to observe the reaction from the

Opinion Pieces 6 Comments

Dear Religious People, Stop Using The Bible As A Weapon Of Homophobia

(Originally published on Queerty) God works in mysterious ways. Or so I was told throughout my childhood, when going to church was a ritual my family completed several times every

The Happenings 2 Comments

Neil Gaiman hilariously responds to Christian group demanding Netflix cancel Amazon’s Good Omens

Neil Gaiman knows how to take a joke, even an accidental one. The author responded to the petition created by a Christian group, Return to Order, for Netflix to cancel

Our Stories 8 Comments

THINKING ABOUT GOD, THOSE WHO WORSHIP HIM AND THE OTHERS

For the longest time, even when I was a growing child, I never really understood why people felt so negatively toward gay people. I always wondered why people had so

Editor's Desk 13 Comments

Has “Homosexual” Always Been In The Bible?

[Originally published on forgeonline.com] THE WORD ARSENOKOITAI SHOWS UP IN TWO DIFFERENT VERSES IN THE BIBLE, BUT IT WAS NOT TRANSLATED TO MEAN HOMOSEXUAL UNTIL 1946. WE GOT TO SIT

Opinion Pieces 2 Comments

Opinion: Are Anti-Gay Witch Hunts Really Protecting ‘African Values’?

Homophobia, not homosexuality, is a western import to Africa.   On October 29, governor of Tanzania’s largest city Dar-es-Salaam, Paul Makonda, announced that he formed an anti-gay unit to hunt