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Mormons Fight Marriage Equality in Mexico; Is Catholic Church Italy’s Anti-Gay NRA?; Nigerian Anglicans Cut Ties With UK Diocese; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…hts of LGBTQ peoples in Nigeria and of the violence against them. In other news, the BBC reports that, in response to a request from Nigerian authorities, the reality show about Caitlyn Jenner will no longer be shown anywhere in Africa. Republic of Georgia: Vegan café attacked by far-right, perhaps over LGBT clientele Tbilisi, which recently played host to the vehemently anti-LGBT and anti-West summit of the World Congress of Families, was the sit…

The Anti-Trans Hate Machine’s Conspiracies Don’t Stop at the US Border

By Annika Brockschmidt

…forefront of Europe’s anti-trans bigotry—with even some leftist or liberal news outlets like the Guardian or the BBC enabling the effort, the UK is far from the only place in Europe where anti-trans hatred thrives. Just last week, the well-known conservative, yet still “respectable,” German newspaper, Die Welt, escalated the mainstreaming of right-wing talking points. A number of researchers wrote an op-ed, in which they accused the ARD and ZDF, t…

High on Drugs: Breaking the Just Say No Addiction

By Gary Laderman

…ed, intoxicating, illuminating medicines are a proven, reliable channel to worlds of meaning and experience relevant to truths about the here and now, as well as those beyond space and time. But of course the historical and anthropological arguments about the sacred values of certain drugs are too subtle and complicated for those largely social conservative voices that have dominated the public debate and only see such matters in simplistic and na…

Vick Redeemed by Record-Breaking Performance

By Anthea Butler

…ll the wrong he committed to pit bulls. Giving up his body to the pain, by running, passing, and strategizing his way into the record books, (bruised ribs and all), his penance is made pure in the eyes of the public because of the resulting touchdowns. That is, if one believes in penance. Judging from some of the commentary, prison isn’t even enough to garner forgiveness. Had the Eagles not taken a chance in signing Vick, I don’t think he would ha…

Islamophobia and Racism: Civil Rights at the Breaking Point

By Erik Love

…ing to read this rather depressing book, my intention is to show them the truth, no matter how unpleasant. I tried my best to deliver the truth as it was told to me by the dozens of advocates I spoke with, and as I saw it in the archival record. If I am even partially successful, then anyone who reads the book will want to learn more about what these remarkable advocates are doing. I hope some will get inspired to become more personally involved i…

Orthodox TV Channel Offers Gays One-Way Ticket Out of Russia; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…gay people leave country Tsargrad TV, a channel affiliated with right-wing Russian Orthodox activists and modeled after Fox News, offered to pay for a one-way ticket overseas for gay people who want to emigrate. The channel was funded by Konstantin Maofeev, a billionaire known as “God’s oligarch” who dreams of Vladimir Putin becoming a Tsar. More from the BBC: In a video on its social media channels this week, Tsargrad TV called on gay people to c…

Istanbul ‘Haven of Sorts’ For LGBT Syrians and Iraqis; Cayman Islands Affirm Marriage Ban with ‘Holy Bible Evidence’; No Room for LGBTs in Malaysia’s ‘Islam-Based’ Human Rights Policy; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…bbott, a former Roman Catholic seminarian, and the legislation was, in the words of one news report, “consigned to [the] legislative scrap heap.” “This bill does not create different classes of marriage,” said Mr Entsch. “The main purpose of this bill is not a complex one. It is to give same sex couples in Australia the same right to marry the person they love as that currently only granted by law to heterosexual couples. “It does not establish a…

Bishop Says Gay Couples Cannot Be Part of Parish Life; Does Rising Evangelical Political Power in Brazil Contribute to Anti-LGBT Violence?; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ants for at least three years.” Uruguay: Territorial asylum granted to gay Russian man Uruguay granted territorial asylum to a Russian man who said that he would be harassed and discriminated against if he returned to Russia. Thailand: Separate prison planned for LGBT inmates Officials announced plans to house LGBT prison inmates in their own facility to protect them from sexual and physical abuse from non-LGBT prisoners. Bermuda: Gay couple pushe…

Frodo and Mormon Share Stage in South Park Mormon Musical

By Seth Perry

…esus, Moroni, and Mormon. To the assertion that some of these characters’ stories are true while others are definitely not, Parker and Stone’s answer has long been the same: no they aren’t, and it doesn’t matter anyway. Their combination of gently-mocking disbelief in, and appreciation of, Joseph Smith’s revelations are already well known from a 2003 episode of South Park, “All About the Mormons,” which ends with a teased Mormon kid defending his…

Even Calling the Debate a ‘Shitshow’ Normalizes the Threat to Democracy

By John Stoehr

…opaganda and thus make it respectable. Oliver Darcy rounded up some of the headlines from last night: “CNN: ‘Pure chaos at the first debate’; NYT: ‘Sharp Personal Attacks and Name Calling in Chaotic First Debate’; HuffPost: ‘ROUND 1: MAYHEM’; BuzzFeed: ‘DEBATE NIGHT: THE GREAT AMERICAN SHITSHOW.’” “Shitshow,” indeed, evolved into the evening’s theme. CNN’s Dana Bash used the colorful phrase on live TV. The Times’ Alex Burns used it on the paper’s…