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Peter Montgomery

Peter Montgomery, a Washington, DC-based writer, is an associate editor for Religion Dispatches and a Senior Fellow at People For the American Way. His work focuses on religion, politics, and LGBT issues. Follow him on twitter @petemont.

OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD BlogJuly 29, 2014

Obama Nominates First Non-Christian to Lead Religious Freedom Initiative

By Peter Montgomery

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced yesterday that President Barack Obama is nominating the first non-Christian,…

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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJune 6, 2014

Global Anti-Gay Forces Plot Against ‘Satanic’ Equality Movement

By Peter Montgomery

This week’s recap includes evidence of ongoing struggles over LGBT equality within Europe and between…

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Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMay 16, 2014

Gambian President Threatens to Kill Asylum Seekers

By Peter Montgomery

Gambia: President Threatens to Kill Asylum Seekers Fiercely anti-gay President Yahya Jammeh, who has called…

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StoriesApril 28, 2014

UCC First Church to Sue State Over Gay Marriage Ban

By Peter Montgomery

UCC leaders say North Carolina ban on same-sex marriage violates First Amendment.

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Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderApril 18, 2014

Trans Protections in India and Malta; Death-by-Stoning Law in Brunei; Church-State Divides on Marriage

By Peter Montgomery

All that and more from this week’s global LGBT recap.

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Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, StoriesApril 10, 2014

Bad News for LGBT Anglicans, Mormons, Adventists, Norwegians, Russians, Georgians, Egyptians, Kuwaitis, Saudis…

By Peter Montgomery

This week’s global LGBT recap

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Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, StoriesApril 3, 2014

Anti-Gay Celebration in Uganda; Weddings in England; ‘Francis Effect’ at the Vatican

By Peter Montgomery

The weekly global LGBT recap.

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Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, StoriesMarch 28, 2014

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

By Peter Montgomery

An Archbishop and a Nun Take on Anti-Gay Politics in Church and Society

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Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, StoriesMarch 20, 2014

Global LGBT Recap: Adventists Talk About, Not To, LGBT People; British Muslim Group Welcomes Gay-Rights Activist; Homophobia Exports Continue

By Peter Montgomery

Protest of church-sponsored “family” rally in Taiwan includes Buddhist Nuns

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Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, StoriesMarch 13, 2014

Global LGBT Recap: Francis’s First Year; Homophobia and Development; African Activists Push Back

By Peter Montgomery

World Bank joins international agencies that see homophobia as threat to human and economic well-being

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