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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.

Archive, Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderDecember 19, 2016

In This Week’s LGBT Recap: Are Gay Priests Overdue for a Stonewall Moment?

By Peter Montgomery

“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.”

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Global LGBT Recap, Sexuality/GenderDecember 12, 2016

For International Human Rights Day, a Snapshot of LGBT Rights from the Vatican to Cape Town

By Peter Montgomery

The International Organization for the Family rolled out its “Cape Town Declaration” in South Africa Friday, reaffirming the “critical role” of traditional man-woman marriage as the bedrock of civilization.

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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderDecember 5, 2016

Gambian Voters Reject Anti-Gay Strongman Jammeh; Activists Ponder Trump Impact on LGBT Human Rights; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

APCOM produced an animated video about the Yogyakarta Principles, which have provided a foundation for…

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Archive, Culture, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyDecember 1, 2016

The Gaines Brouhaha, BuzzFeed’s Gift to the Religious Right’s Martyr-Making Machinery

By Peter Montgomery

Churchgoers have all kinds of reasons for choosing to worship where they do and that’s a zone of privacy that should generally be respected.

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Archive, Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderNovember 27, 2016

What Fidel Castro’s Death Means for LGBT Rights in Cuba and More, in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Cuba’s long-time dictator Fidel Castro’s death was both celebrated and mourned.

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Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderNovember 21, 2016

Donald Trump Scares LGBT People Worldwide and More, in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Backlash At UN & Elsewhere; Religious Leaders Rally Against Marriage Equality in Taiwan & El Salvador.

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Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Global LGBT Recap, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderNovember 14, 2016

Trump Election Could Threaten LGBT Rights Globally

By Peter Montgomery

A Trump administration could hold serious consequences for the entire global human rights framework.

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UncategorizedNovember 5, 2016

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

At Quartz, Ana Campoy examines in depth the global adoption by far-right advocates of conspiracy…

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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderOctober 30, 2016

Marriage Equality Coming To Taiwan In Spite of Religious Objectors?; Anti-Gay Ruling Sought By Indonesian Islamists Threatens Women & Poor Couples; LDS Church Launches New ‘Mormon and Gay’ Site; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

  October 30 marked the 30th anniversary of the Vatican’s “Letter to the Bishops on…

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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderOctober 23, 2016

Conservative French Catholics a ‘Rightwing Patriarchal Bunch’?; Indonesian Prez Decries Anti-LGBT Discrimination; Romanian Prez Warns Against ‘Religious Fanaticism’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

October 20 was Spirit Day, organized to create visible support for LGBT youth. October 22…

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