News Sites

Websites where you can keep up with the latest news and developments

            There is a constant flow of new developments around the issues of gay rights and the role of religion in that effort.  To help you keep up, we have provided below some websites devoted to reporting news.

 

INDEPENDENT AND NON-SECTARIAN
NEWS SERVICES ON RELIGION
 

Religious News Service
- an independent news service exclusively covering all religions and ethics
   

belief net   
- usually contains a section called "Latest Gay Rights Post"
                       

Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life   
- not a news service, but a collection of research, surveys, articles and opinion
pieces on various issues involving religion that often make the news

 

RELIGOUS / DENOMINATIONAL NEWS SITES

Catholic News Service  
- official news site of the U.S. Conference of Bishops covering stories of interest
        to Roman Catholics

Christian Century
- news from a mainstream Protestant perspective

Ecumenical News Service International
- religious news from a world-wide perspective 

Christianity Today   
- news from a conservative, evangelical perspective                      

World Magazine
- another source for news from a conservative, evangelical perspective

JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
- the global news service for Jewish People          

Islamic News Media
- not a single news source, but a selection of links to Islamic news services worldwide

 

NEWS SITES FROM GAY MEDIA OR ORGANIZATIONS

The Gay Agenda: - featuring top gay news stories from around the world aggregated from various sources as well as some original reporting and commentary

Advocate Magazine National News Site 
- updated twice daily Monday - Friday 

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief

- twice weekly email summarizing major stories impacting the LGBT community To sign up for this free service, click here.

365 Gay Latest News  
   - survey from different sources of gay news organized by day and date

Planet Out News and Politics Site 
- mainly culture and lifestyle news, but some stories involving religious issues

Gay/Lesbian International News Network 

            

           

POLITICAL NEWS WEBSITES

 

Huffington Post

- a progressive news site that features political news, international and national, with constant updates, often carries stories about lesbians and gays in their politics, lifestyle and entertainment sections

 

Politico

- one of the most popular websites devoted to just political news

 

CNN (Cable News Service)

- it does strive, unlike other cable news outlets, to present the news in a non-ideological manner

 

MSNBC

- the cable news outlet for NBC and Microsoft, often presents a progressive view as a counter-balance to Fox News

 

Google News

- headlines major news stories in the U.S. and around the world, and provides links to various news media covering them

 

Yahoo News

- provides somewhat brief articles on top news stories, mainly from Associated Press