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What Irish Marriage Vote Means for Catholic Church; The Lonely Fight for Equality in Belize; Progress and Backlash in Tunisia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…that LGBT people are seeking to live in communities where they are not merely welcomed and tolerated, but treated with equality. As long as our church leaders continue to say, in effect, “you can come in our doors, and you can even be fed, but you cannot marry here,” neither the bad cop nor the good cop will convince many estranged LGBT Catholics to cross their church’s threshold. At Political Research Associates (for which I have written), Kapya…

Catholic Cardinal Slams Jesuit’s Bridge-Building Book; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…try’ Will Never OK Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage Prime Minister Tuilaepa Seilele Malielegaoi said in a radio interview that Samoa is a Christian country and he would never allow “heathenistic practices” such as abortion and same-sex marriage to be legalized as long as his “Human Rights Protection Party” remains in power. Italy: Waldensian Church Will Give Formal Blessing to Same-Sex Couples The Waldensian Evangelical Church became the country’s firs…

Turkish Police Move Against Activists Who Defied Pride Ban; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e social consensus on sexual matters. Even so, paragraph 175 wasn’t completely deleted until 1994. Since then, German laws have become more liberal. Since 2001, gays and lesbians can register civil unions. These couples enjoy many of the same legal benefits as marriage. They are taxed as partners and have the same rights to health insurance. But besides the formal title “marriage,” one other crucial piece is still missing. This is right to have ch…

Hungarian Mayor Wants to Import White Christians, Ban Muslims & LGBT People; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…inst racism and sectarianism in Scotland for over 10 years and we passionately believe that raising awareness amongst young people about the issues some of their peers may be facing helps build empathy and breaks down barriers between young people. Tackling LGBTI bulling is just as important, young people need to understand the consequences of LGBTI bullying and learn to develop good relationships and respect the differences between people, regard…

Trump Order A ‘Death Sentence’ For Some LGBT Refugees? Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…vulnerable people such as trans* refugees from Syria, who often find themselves homeless, can come here, relax and do something as simple as have a shower, thereby reclaiming their basic dignity.” Helem was officially founded in 2004 as the evolution of an underground association called “Club Free”. As an activist organisation aiming to improve LGBT+ rights in Lebanon and the wider Arab world, one of Helem’s principal aims is to overturn Article…

Pope Francis meets with bishop who blessed gay couple; Proposed NGO law in Uganda threatens LGBT groups, civil society; Interfaith sexuality organizing in Indonesia; global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

…roups and discuss sexuality and faith.’ Yulia explains that people of all religions are welcome to join this discussion, providing they are willing to bring an open mind. The focus of YIFOS dialogues is always to put young people first, allowing them to search out grounds of commonality, negotiating religious values and issues of concern around sexuality and the LGBT community, without fear of judgement. The inclusion of religious authorities in d…

Catholic Groups Leading Mifepristone Ban Are Part of Century-Long Tradition Who See it as Patriotic Duty to Protect the Family

By Lauren Barbato

…nters for Disease Control and Prevention. Mifepristone can also be used safely in self-managed abortions, which are expected to increase in this post-Roe world in which 17 states currently ban or severely restrict access to abortion. If the circuit court’s ruling remains, it will dramatically sever access to medication abortion, particularly in rural areas and states where clinic access is limited. Both the circuit court and Kacsmaryk revived the…

Church=State in Putin’s Orthodox Empire?; Evangelical-Orthodox Anti-Gay Alliance; Malaysian Court Protects Transwomen; Catholicism (Still) Declining in Latin America; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…the culture to further the Gospel, then it will have to expose and ultimately expel the ‘new and alien spirits’ that have weakened its authentic voice,” argued Arida. “Among these spirits are Biblical fundamentalism and the inability to critique and build upon the writings and vision” of the theologians and “fathers” of early Christianity. Arida’s essay sparked fierce debate. Among the critics was the Brotherhood of the Orthodox Clergy Associatio…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…for a civil unions bill being considered in the legislature. President Michelle Bachelet supports the civil unions bill. Australia: Church Camp Loses Appeal Over Anti-Gay Discrimination A Christian organization that runs youth camps in Australia this week lost an appeal of an earlier court ruling that it had committed discrimination when it refused in 2007 to rent its facilities to WayOut, a suicide prevention program that works with LGBT youth. T…

Publisher Withdraws History of Hinduism, Amid Protest

By Laurie Patton

…ions of the Indian penal code which make it a crime to insult religion or religious beliefs, Penguin India has agreed to pulp all remaining copies of the book in India, and declare respect for all world religions. Another way to tell the story: A major international publishing house with financial resources at its disposal has destroyed its own intellectual product in response to a Hindu group who appealed to a law that was written in the colonial…