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Mormon Leader Affirms Doctrine on Marriage; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…d that suspected homosexuals can no longer be forced to take an anal exam. Hong Kong: Court Rules for Lesbian on Spousal Visa, Says Ruling Not ‘Validation’ of Same-Sex Unions An appeals court ruled in favor of a lesbian who had been denied a spousal visa to allow her to stay in Hong Kong where her partner works. “While the court ruled that it was a form of indirect discrimination for the Immigration Department to base its definition of ‘spouse’ on…

Civil Unions Battle Heats Up in Italy; Church Leaders in Malawi Defend Criminalization of Homosexuality; Report on LGBT Student Group Sparks Backlash in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…which entails many, but not all of the rights of a heterosexual marriage. Hong Kong: Majority Support Nondiscrimination Laws on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity A survey released by the Equal Opportunities Commission found that 55.7 percent support legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status, nearly double the support measured in 2005. Support was overwhelming – more than 90 perce…

World Congress of Families Draws Anti-LGBT Activists to Budapest; More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…‘make a big deal’ of” Taiwan’s marriage equality ruling. The government of Hong Kong has appealed a ruling by the city’s high court that the city must provide spousal benefits to civil servants who married same-sex partners abroad. Alfred Chan, the South China morning post reported that the chairman of Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission, said he thinks he “can do better in terms of fighting for the legal protection and rights of sexual and…

Hajj Journal: The Journey Begins and Ends

By Amina Wadud

…ly swarm to three million persons! But others travel to Jeddah too on this flight, including Muslims and non-Muslims. Jeddah is a port city; and as the major airport hub for Saudi Arabia, this flight has all types. Now, I’ve been on many planes, but this is the first time I’ve been on a plane where 50% of the seats are business- and first-class. Sorta gives you an idea who comes to the Kingdom, among Muslims and non-Muslims alike: big business. Ok…

6 Reservations About U.S. Intervention in Libya

By Haroon Moghul

…get a bill far larger than you expected. (In that case, wars are like cell phones.) We have a right to know just how much can be spent on uncertain military objectives, and it would be nice to know whether that much money could be spent, without consulting Congress, on the betterment of the condition of the American people. The roads around my apartment need repair. Can we get NATO to send some army engineers in? New York City also desperately nee…

Global LGBT Recap: Asylum for Victims of Homophobia Exports; Orthodox Church Sees Anti-Gay Campaign Turned Toward Itself

By Peter Montgomery

…” Haaretz reported last month on the construction of the memorial park. Hong Kong: Polls Show Widespread Support for LGBT Rights, Not Marriage Equality Researchers from the University of Hong Kong released polling data that showed strong public support for moves toward greater LGBT equality, but only 27 percent support for allowing same-sex couples to legally marry. Three quarters of respondents said they supported hospital visitation, protect…

Equality Opponents Try to Reverse UN Progress; Anti-Gay Pentecostal Pastor Elected Mayor of Rio; Indonesian University Official Tells LGBT Students To ‘Normalize’ Or Be Punished; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ysia” is having a hard time finding a publisher. One Catholic publisher in Hong Kong said, If we publish a book about pro-gay Catholics, we have to publish another one with an opposite opinion.” Romania: Party leader wants to separate marriage amendment vote from parliamentary elections Liviu Dragnea, chairman of the Social Democratic Party, asked two of his colleagues to withdraw a bill calling for a referendum on a constitutional amendment to re…

Family Planning is Vatican’s Blind Spot on Environment

By Frances Kissling

…of the Academy of Sciences and a Nobel laureate in medicine was asked by a Hong Kong attendee Hsin-chi Kuan if he believed in birth control. Arber replied that he did. Many delegates believe in birth control, or family planning—the less politically charged expression. Jeffery Sachs from Colombia University and Tim Wirth from the UN Foundation, for example, both see a link between the ability of women to decide on the number of children they want a…

Betrayed at the Polls, Evangelicals of Color at a Crossroads

By Deborah Jian Lee

…y a team including Walker-Barnes, that was exclusively for women of color, Hong says she finally “felt seen and heard.” Hong is the creative director of Willow Chicago, a satellite site for the megachurch Willow Creek, and has spent the bulk of her life in evangelical communities in the South. At the retreat, Hong remembers “this weight coming off.” When the emcee invited the women to “take off our sharp edges…the tears just started flowing,” she…

Betrayed at the Polls, Evangelicals of Color at a Crossroads

By Deborah Jian Lee

…y a team including Walker-Barnes, that was exclusively for women of color, Hong says she finally “felt seen and heard.” Hong is the creative director of Willow Chicago, a satellite site for the megachurch Willow Creek, and has spent the bulk of her life in evangelical communities in the South. At the retreat, Hong remembers “this weight coming off.” When the emcee invited the women to “take off our sharp edges…the tears just started flowing,” she…