Gov. Bobby Jindal's lawyer has asked a state district judge to throw out a lawsuit that challenges Jindal's executive order offering special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage.

NEW YORK -- Would you like to spend quality time with George Clooney as he showers you with compliments?

More than 300 LGBT athletes featured in photo book

Deihlia Nye impacted one of her friends so much he tattooed her ashes above his heart.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With his booming voice and high-voltage charisma capable of working crowds of hundreds into a lather, Marcos Gladstone has all the trappings of a successful preacher. But Gladstone has something that most other Pentecostal leaders don't — a husband.

Following up on Thursday night's GOP presidential debate, hate group mouthpiece Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association took aim with Ohio Gov. John Kasich for his supportive answer about same-sex marriage that drew applause from the crowd in Cleveland, Right Wing Watch reports.

Provo, UT (KUTV) -- A BYU spokesman has confirmed gay marriage congratulatory cards were accidentally stocked on the shelves of the BYU store in Provo.

(EDGE) A high-ranking California priest is being accused of sexual harassment after allegedly sending sexually explicit pictures of his genitals to a male parishioner, Fox 40 reports.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The latest economic data from Canada shows that it is inching toward recession, after its economy posted its fifth straight month of contraction.

It’s a landmark year for the Cantors Assembly, the largest professional organization for Cantors. This year’s convention marks the first time they’re going to discuss LGBT issues in the synagogues they represent.

Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina is backpedalling on comments she reportedly made earlier this year regarding the Supreme Court's landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati plans to update language in its teachers’ contract following a committee’s suggestions on its morality clauses.

The expressions of sympathy over Orlando sent by the Roman Catholic pope, cardinals and bishops in the form of sweet words for the victims and their families need to be returned to sender because no heap of flowers nor blazing bank of candles can glove the blood on the hands of those who daily condemn us in the name of their god.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Several Catholic organizations have withdrawn from Norfolk’s St. Patrick’s Day parade to protest the selection of Gov. Terry McAuliffe as grand marshal.

The principal of a Catholic elementary school in suburban Philadelphia is apologizing to parents for having used a photo of celebrity Ellen DeGeneres on an invitation to an Oscars-themed graduation dance.

Sammamish (KCPQ) -- The sudden resignation of a beloved swim coach and school administrator because of his gay wedding has shocked the students and staff at Eastside Catholic School.

The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is on the final stretch of its Membership Campaign and consequently compiling the information that will appear in its “2016 Membership Directory & Resource Guide.” This book is the most important LGBT & Allied community resource directory available in South Florida from which to plan, purchase and/or select service providers.

As expected, following the recent decision by the Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage nationwide, the same sex wedding market has exploded. A report from the Williams Institute, a national think tank at the UCLA School of Law, estimates that 24,248 same-sex couples will marry in Florida during the first three years it is legal. Those weddings, according to the report, would generate $182.2 million to the state and local economy and create between 875 and 2,626 jobs in the tourism and recreation sector.

If one columnist for a Christian publication is correct, there will be a lot of job openings for pastors this week.

Talk about cheating on your diet.

A Christian group that’s running a large-scale ad campaign on Grindr to save LGBTs from their sinful lifestyle now denies its intentions.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Christian conservatives who helped pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in North Carolina are gathering again in Raleigh to try to keep the prohibition defended in court.

In an attempt to bridge the gap between homophobia and Islamaphobia, religious right pundit Theodore Shoebat is claiming this week that Islam is a gay cult seeking to bring the world into a homosexual pagan empire. His rationale? According to him, Muhammed was a cross dresser.

An ultra religious right pundit is voicing his concern over Taylor Swift's music, calling out the "homosexual theme" and the "homosexual connection" on the 24-year-old pop star's already controversial song "Welcome to New York."

(LA Blade) A private, religious school in Florida told parents LGBT children “will be asked to leave the school immediately” and called queer people “sinful” in a June email. 

LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) — A Presbyterian church in South Carolina says it is dropping its nearly 50-year association with the Boy Scouts after the organization agreed to allow gay leaders.

(AP) The Rev. Jennifer Sanders, an openly lesbian community minister, has been elected as the new pastor of Beloved Community Church in Avondale.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Leaders of the Assemblies of God and the Southern Baptist Convention are denouncing World Vision's announcement that it will start hiring Christians in same-sex marriages.

SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina grand jury has indicted five members of a Rutherford County church for kidnapping and beating a man because he's gay.

LONDON - (AP) -- The Church of England on Wednesday named the first female bishop in its 500-year history, promoting saxophone-playing, soccer-loving vicar Libby Lane to bishop of Stockport.