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The Queer Community: Why not Libertarianism?

Perhaps the most libertarian value is the belief that the government cannot (and should not) be involved with people’s emotions. Discourse in modern media tends to focus on this belief when it comes to the right to hate. Debates over what should constitute a “hate crime” still occur. Where I don’t see many libertarians intervening…

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Are Conservatives Becoming More Libertarian on LGBT Issues?

Hunter Avallone, political commentator and edgy comedian, recently tweeted: These were some of Hunter’s last tweets before being banned on Twitter. It got him into a huge debate with a few traditionalist populists. The discussion is – are Conservatives, or the Republican party, becoming more open to the LGBT community? Or have the Liberals and…

ANOTHER Bakery Gets In Trouble For Refusing To Bake Cake For Gay Couple

Grace Carr A bakery in Bakersfield, Calif., is criticism for refusing to bake a cake for a gay couple who posted about the ordeal on Facebook Saturday. Eileen Del Rio said the bakery owner, Cathy Miller, refused to make her and her partner’s wedding cake because she doesn’t condone same sex marriages, The New York Daily…

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Anglican Church To Conduct Its First Gay Marriage In UK

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill The Anglican church in Scotland is set to officiate its first gay marriage this summer, despite opposition from the majority of Anglican church members. St. Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland will be the first Anglican church in the U.K. to host a gay wedding, according to The Guardian. The announcement came Thursday…

Gallup: Almost Half Of Republicans Support Gay Marriage
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Gallup: Almost Half Of Republicans Support Gay Marriage

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Monday Gallup poll revealed that almost half of Republicans currently support gay marriage. Republican support for gay marriage is the highest it’s been in almost 20 years. Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs poll showed that 47 percent of Republicans are in favor of gay marriage. “In recent decades,…

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Alabama Skirts Around Gay Marriage, Proposes Ending All Legalized Marriage Instead

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck According to a new report: Last week, the Yellowhammer State’s Senate passed a measure that would abolish marriage licenses altogether while removing ceremonial requirements for obtaining marriage. Instead of the state issuing documents and requiring that agents of the state take part in the marriage process,…

Princeton Yanks Award From Accomplished Theologian Over His Views On Gender, Gays
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Princeton Yanks Award From Accomplished Theologian Over His Views On Gender, Gays

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Princeton Theological Seminary has pulled an award from well-known pastor and conservative thinker Tim Keller because of his views on gender and homosexuality. The seminary was set to honor the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan with an annual award honoring excellence in reformed theology…

Chick-Fil-A Hosts Voter Registration Drive and Democrats Get Pissed
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Chick-Fil-A Hosts Voter Registration Drive and Democrats Get Pissed

by Micah J. Fleck It would seem that Democrats are only tolerant when it comes to minority groups and not the free market. Chick-Fil-A, the restaurant chain that just won’t go away despite liberals’ best efforts to boycott it out of business, has angered the left yet again – What could have sparked such a…

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Alabama Justice Denies Gay Marriage, Loses Bench

by Micah J. Fleck Chief Justice of Alabama Roy Moore has been removed from his duties after defying the Supreme Court’s recent marriage ruling and refusing to legally officiate gay marriages. According to the Associated Press: The nine-member Alabama Court of the Judiciary suspended Moore without pay for the remainder of his term. While the…

Chik-Fil-A Puts Politics Aside in Incredible Show of Compassion for Orlando
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Chik-Fil-A Puts Politics Aside in Incredible Show of Compassion for Orlando

Amidst the recent tragedy in Orlando, where one individual went on a shooting spree, claiming 49 lives and wounding countless others, comes a seemingly unusual source of compassion. Ask most Americans which fast food chain comes to mind when the phrase “anti-gay” is uttered, and a common response would be Chick-Fil-A. Chick-Fil-A became a hotbed…