AHA Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision for Marriage Equality

The American Humanist Association applauds the United States Supreme Court for upholding the rights of same-sex couples in its ruling on the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges case. “Our country is finally moving beyond outdated, religious... Read More
Debunking Myths about Human Trafficking

For some people, the term “human trafficking” brings up images from the Hollywood film Taken—Kim Mills, the fictional daughter of a retired CIA operative, takes a vacation to Europe with her best friend only to... Read More
Beer Blasphemy: “Sweet Baby Jesus” Porter Offends Customers in Cleveland

Does putting Jesus’s name on a beer bottle constitute blasphemy? That seems to be what customers of a Cleveland, Ohio, area grocery store chain think. Indeed, their complaints led the Heinen’s stores to remove “Sweet... Read More
Fox News Uses Charleston Shootings to Propagate Culture War

In a move disturbing to even the most cynical critics of the network, Fox News has begun to use the recent tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina, in which an apparent white supremacist committed a mass... Read More
UN Update: AHA Submits Testimony in Support of Free Expression at Human Rights Council Meeting in Geneva

The 29th session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, an intergovernmental body made up of forty-seven states working to protect human rights around the world, opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 15. According to... Read More
By Any Other Name? Why the Facebook Real Name Policy Matters

No, I’m not going to start waxing un-poetically about roses. I am, however, hoping to continue the conversation being had in many online and offline spaces about identity. Drag queens and kings, First Nations and... Read More
The Jenner Factor: Former Olympian Now Carrying a Different Kind of Torch

By now, most of you know that Caitlyn Jenner, once known as Bruce Jenner, the former Olympian and reality show star, underwent sexual reassignment surgery and other feminization procedures to become a woman. Insisting that... Read More