Anti-Gay, Anti Catholic Evangelical Sworn In As Mayor of Rio; More in Global LGBT Recap
Durga Sengupta at CatchNews.com reported on progress and backlash on LGBT issues in India and…
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In This Week’s LGBT Recap: Are Gay Priests Overdue for a Stonewall Moment?
“Unless gay priests decide that it’s time for their Stonewall moment, Church leaders–some of them closeted, sometimes self-loathing, homosexually-oriented men themselves–will continue to utter the slander that affects not just ordained gay men and seminarians, but every LGBTQ person in the Church.”
Read MoreMexican Marriage Marches Show Struggle Between Church and Secular State; Pro-LGBT Mormon Group Grows After ‘Apostate’ Declaration; Botswana Gives Anti-Gay US Pastor the Boot; Global LGBT Recap
Mexico: Anti-marriage marches stir clash between church officials and proponents of secular state A…
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Catholic Church Campaigns Against Gay US Ambassador; Global LGBT Recap
The Human Rights Campaign held a Global Summit this week, bringing together activists from around…
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Malawi Catholic Bishops Call For Enforcement of Sodomy Law; Ukrainian Thugs Disrupt Equality Festival Opposed by Orthodox Church; Indonesian Islamists Continue Rhetorical War on LGBTs; Global LGBT Recap
The World Psychiatric Association has released a statement on gender identity and same-sex attraction and…
Read MoreAustralia’s Harsh Refugee Policies Stirring Backlash; Malawi Court Sides With Pastors To Lift Moratorium on Sodomy Prosecutions; Uzbek President Says God Has Taken Gays’ Reason Away; Global LGBT Recap
The current issue of ILGA-Europe’s Destination EQUALITY magazine focuses on reconciling sexual orientation, gender identity,…
Read MoreCivil 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
Several reports relating to LGBT human rights internationally were released this week: Human Rights Watch…
Read MoreConservative Anglican Bishops Threaten To Split Communion; Malawi Opposition Leader Says Gays Should Be Killed; Anti-Marriage Effort Makes European Union Question Initiative Process; Global LGBT Recap
A four-day conference convened by the Gay Christian Network is under way in Houston. The…
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Adventists Cancel ‘Holy Sexuality’ Confab; Egyptian Court OKs Deportation of Gays; Mongolian Trans Activist Gives TV Interview; Global LGBT Recap
A Russian nonprofit group, the St. Petersburg-based Coming Out, celebrated April 17 International Day of…
Read MoreTexas Textbooks, Kenyan Constitution, And Slurs Of “That Jew” and “Monkey God”
The Week In Religion, Poetically.
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