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Pittsburgh Paradox: A City Haunted by God and Steel

By Ed Simon

…han New York. Pittsburgh was the birthplace of my writing.” She understood Pittsburgh’s paradox, a city haunted by both God and steel. The numinous is threaded through Pittsburgh, from the earliest known humans to live in North America at the Meadowcroft Rock Shelter just south of the city through the establishment of the Iroquois Confederation and the revelation of the Code of Handsome Lake; from the arrival of the German utopian visionaries know…

Country of Georgia Considers Constitutional Marriage Ban; Hindu Nationalist Leader Surprises India With Call to Decriminalize Homosexuality; No End to Anti-LGBT Propaganda Campaign in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…has ever raised this issue of [same-sex marriage] in Georgia,” one of the participants of the rally, Lado Bitsadze, said. Two lawmakers from the GD ruling coalition have reacted to this small rally outside the Parliament by making homophobic insults. A member of the Conservative Party said the proposed amendment is necessary because “question marks have been raised” by a lawsuit. He was referring to a complaint that was lodged with the Constituti…

US Names Int’l Envoy for LGBT Rights; Marriage revolution spreads in Mexico; Scott Lively Warns World of Anti-Christ; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…dez said. “It is very slow, it is very invisible — but it is irreversible. Dominican Republic: Religious, political leaders criticize push for LGBT tourism The openly gay US Ambassador to the Dominican Repuiblican, James “Wally” Brewster, criticized comments by Tourism Minister Franciso García’ that the country “is not interested in exploiting the potential” of the LGBT tourism market. More from the Washington Blade’s Michael Lavers: García’s comm…

Conservative 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

By Peter Montgomery

…that identified LGBTs from Syria as some of the most vulnerable refugees. Dominican Republic: Anti-Gay Leaders Say Gay Ambassador Should Be ‘Persona Non Grata’ We have previously noted the war of words waged by some Catholic Church officials against openly gay U.S. Ambassador Wally Brewster; those efforts reached a new level with a letter from two dozen religious leaders and intellectuals urging the government to declare Brewster “persona non gra…

Global LGBT Recap: Culture War Claims More Victims

By Peter Montgomery

…of a law that criminalizes not only sexual activity but advocacy and even participation in social clubs. According to a report by the New York Times’ Adam Nossiter: Activists said the mob violence was a sign that the new law appeared to have given mobs license to act on widespread antigay sentiment in Nigeria. “The government has given a go-ahead authority to mob jungle justice,” said Mr. Orazulike of the International Center for Advocacy on the…

South Asian Religious Leaders Challenged to Take on Stigma and Discrimination: Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Dhaka, Bangladesh. According to a report from the UN Development Program, participants affirmed that “Religious leaders and faith-based organizations have a crucial role to play in upholding the human rights of sexual minorities and ensuring appropriate and accessible health services, including for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people.” The meeting provided an avenue for open, inclusive exploratory discussions on religious persp…

Indonesia Allows Abusive Sharia Laws to Stand; Kenyan Priest Joins Challenge to Anti-LGBT Laws; Dominican Republic Bishop Slams ‘Gender Ideology’ at OAS; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…they were gay. They have since gone to court to challenge the suspension. Dominican Republic: Bishop slams OAS for undermining Christian tradition with ‘gender ideology’ New Ways Ministry points to an interview in Crux earlier this month with Bishop Víctor Masalles, who has been critical of openly gay ambassador from the U.S. and who has criticized the Organization for American States. Masalles says he supports OAS goals on sustainable developmen…

Wesolowski Sexual Abuse Case a New Approach or Same Old Same Old?

By Mary E. Hunt

…crimes and reactions to them invite critical analysis. First, what does a papal nuncio do in the Dominican Republic, or anywhere else for that matter? It’s not as though there’s a Vatican consulate handling visas, or reciprocal military and political policies to iron out. Supposedly this office of nuncio, dating to the 16th century, is the liaison between the Holy See (Vatican City State) and the local church. How odd that a Polish priest would b…

Global LGBT Recap: World Vision Caves, World Congress of Families Vamps, God Weeps

By Peter Montgomery

…anda. All of them by very religious people, they tell us. The other kind.” Dominican Republic: Vatican Official Backs Down in Diplomatic Standoff with Gay Ambassador We previously noted that a diplomatic event in the Dominican Republic was cancelled after the Vatican’s ambassador and dean of the diplomatic corps Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo told U.S. Ambassador James “Wally” Brewster that he would not be allowed to attend with his husband. The W…

The Contested Religious Powers of Baseball on Display in Cuba

By Sean O'Neil

…efiant David Ortiz, one of the many Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic, respond to the Boston Marathon bombing with a resounding and defiant message of unified goodwill against pockets of hate, “This is our f—ing city!” Hence, for much of Tuesday’s monumental matchup between the Cuban national team and the Tampa Bay Rays, Obama was an enthusiastic fan, exchanging pleasant smiles with his neighbor, President Raul Castro. If b…