We insist that religion should not be used to legitimize discrimination, and are rallying faith-based support for LGBTQ freedom.
For decades we have mobilized powerful coalitions of people from diverse faiths and beliefs to fight back against degrading efforts to attack LGBTQ Americans and demand the right for us all to live with full dignity, safety and equal rights. Interfaith Alliance has long been a leader in LGBTQ advocacy, including a pre-Obergefell blue paper created by past Interfaith
Alliance president Rev. Welton Gaddy on same-sex marriage first published in 2009 and revised in 2013. Our current president Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, is a nationally recognized leader in the fight for LGBTQ equality. We believe religious freedom should not be weaponized to harm LGBTQ communities, and have spoken out at the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to ensure this message is heard by policymakers. We played an important role in passing the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified same-sex marriage and interracial marriage into federal law, in 2022. We are deeply concerned about increasing attacks on trans Americans, particularly our trans youth. We celebrate the inherent worth of all trans and non-binary people and recognize their right to gender-affirming health care.
Right now, trans youth and their families are under attack in Congress. The so-called Protect Children's Innocence Act (H.R. 3492) would criminalize gender affirming care for minors across the country. This cruel bill uses language meant to stigmatize and distort essential care.
Interfaith Alliance, together with Keshet and the National LGBTQ Task Force, leads the Faith for Equality Coalition. We are working with the broader LGBTQ rights movement to pass the Equality Act, which would expand LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections at the federal level, into law.
For the past several years, we have also organized Faith for Pride events to ensure that the faithful majority in favor of LGBTQ equality is heard.
If you’re interested in learning more about our LGBTQ advocacy, please contact Tranée McDonald at tmcdonald@interfaithalliance.org.
Interfaith Alliance, together with Keshet and the National LGBTQ Task Force, leads the Faith for Equality Coalition. We are working with the broader LGBTQ rights movement to pass the Equality Act, which would expand LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections at the federal level, into law.
For the past several years, we have also organized Faith for Pride events to ensure that the faithful majority in favor of LGBTQ equality is heard.
If you’re interested in learning more about our LGBTQ advocacy, please contact Tranée McDonald at tmcdonald@interfaithalliance.org.
This week on The State of Belief, Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with author, commentator and attorney Wajahat Ali, who maintains that everybody has a superpower. Waj lists some of them, and stresses how important it is not to throw up our hands in the face of massive challenges and threats from the current administration and its supporters.
June, traditionally Pride Month, is almost here, and this year, Pride will test the courage of our nation. It has been a challenging time for the LGBTQ+ community – with attempts to erase trans people, roll back civil rights for the wider LGBTQ community, ban Pride flags, and in 10 states there are bills to take back the right to marry… as well as pressure for corporations and faith groups to distance themselves from Pride celebrations.
Explore the lasting legacy of Pope Francis through the eyes of Father James Martin. From LGBTQ+ inclusion and environmentalism to his compassionate leadership, reflect on what made Pope Francis a transformative figure.
Together, we can make a significant impact in this pivotal moment in our nation's history.