Articles about Civil Rights

5 May 2013
Northern Ireland Alliance Party leader: ‘Straight majority shouldn’t decide what counts as anti-gay discrimination’ 8 The leader of Northern Ireland's Alliance Party, David Ford, has spoken of his support for same-sex marriage, warning that it is dangerous for a majority to tell a minority what is and isn't discrimination.
23 March 2013
US: Kentucky Governor vetoes bill protecting right to act based on religious belief following lobbies by LGBT rights groups 34 The Governor of Kentucky has vetoed a bill proposing legal protection be given to people acting on religious motivations, which activists warned was "a clear and present danger to the gay and lesbian community".
18 March 2013
US: Poll by anti-gay Christian group shows widespread support for gay rights 10 A new poll by an anti-LGBT rights Christian campaign group has found that a clear majority of Americans, particularly younger people, support gay rights.
25 September 2012
Video: Madonna praises Obama on gay rights and then calls him a ‘Muslim’ 27 Madonna has declared her support for President Barack Obama but surprisingly appeared to be confused by his religion.
21 June 2012
Southern Baptists opposed to viewing equal marriage as a civil rights issue 26 The US Southern Baptist Convention has adopted a resolution at its annual conference criticising marriage equality advocates who have adopted the 'rhetoric of the civil rights movement' and drawn comparisons between discrimination against gay couples and racism.
15 April 2011
Rev Jesse Jackson denies harassing gay employee 13 Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has denied claims he harassed and ridiculed a gay employee.
24 June 2010
Woman attempted to sue church for performing same-sex ceremony. 11 In a CNN report on how the issue of same-sex marriage has impacted upon the Christian Church in America, Soledad O'Brien spoke to a woman who set out to sue her Washington DC church for performing a same-sex ceremony.

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