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Exclusion is Causing Great Harm: A Conversation With Suspended UMC Pastor Rev. Cynthia Meyer

By Joel Pitney

…o be waiting and to not know what’s going to happen. Right now, I’m really open to the possibilities for ministry and work that is meaningful, and I’d love to do that within the United Methodist Church. But I’m open to visiting with others too, and we’ll see where it goes. I don’t know when I’ll be allowed to preside over sacraments again. That’s a hard thing and will impact my decisions going forward. What did you think of the recent decision by…

Of God, But Not God: A Methodist Minister Speaks About Church’s Refusal to Open Its Doors to LGBT

By Joel Pitney

…ere not companionship-based. They were economic arrangements. Okay, that’s number 1. Number 2, let’s say that your wife didn’t provide you with a male offspring. A man could take another wife and another wife and another wife until one of them did. This is the “sanctity of marriage” that is being protected. Are you kidding me? Wow. Okay, so that’s Old Testament. Then along comes Jesus. Well for those of us who follow Jesus, I always like to point…

Civil Unions Battle Heats Up in Italy; Church Leaders in Malawi Defend Criminalization of Homosexuality; Report on LGBT Student Group Sparks Backlash in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…marriage is “right” and 35 percent say it is “wrong.” Three years ago, the numbers were nearly reversed, with 47 percent against and 38 percent in favor. Germany: More than Two-Thirds of Catholics and Protestants Back Marriage Equality A poll released this week found 68 percent of Germans in favor of legal equality and only 24 percent opposed. Although Chancellor Angela Merkel remains opposed, 61 percent of voters for her conservative Union suppor…

Uncertainty About US Role In LGBT Human Rights Under Trump; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ase should be heard by a panel of three judges as a constitutional matter. Canada: The challenge of being a gay Hutterite Hutterite author Mary-Ann Kirkby writes about Tyrone Hofer, who was raised in a Hutterite colony in Maintoba, but who left the colony and whose parents cut ties with him when he came out to them. Kirkby writes about the four Hutterite sects and their respective bishops and senior pastorsthe country’s Hutterite bishops, who for…

Peru’s Civil Unions Bill Killed as Bishop Calls Sponsor ‘Faggot’; Germany Fines Men For Trying To Force Gay Muslim Teen Into Hetero Marriage; LGBT Global Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ion: “Father Rodríguez says the past few years have seen an upsurge in the number of baptisms into the Catholic Church in Spain of children who have been born to or adopted by same-sex couples, and that this has posed a new challenge for priests and parish leaders which often leaves them with questions and confusion.” The guide encourages respect, as well as pastoral sensitivity, for gay and lesbian couples who bring their children to be baptized….

LGBT Human Rights in UN Sustainable Development Negotiation; Swiss Bishop Says Speaking of ‘Family Diversity’ is ‘Attack on the Creator’; Canadian Food Bank’s Anti-Gay Dogma; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ital city of Kingston and a member of the Jamaican senate, participated in opening ceremonies for city’s first-ever LGBT pride celebration last weekend, telling the Washington Blade, ““I come from the point of view that I, as mayor, have a responsibility to all the individuals of Kingston.” Homosexual conduct is still illegal in Jamaica, and, as we have reported, conservative religious figures from the U.S. have lobbied against efforts to do away…

LGBT Victories at Olympics, Struggles in Brazil; Catholic Bishops Organizing Anti-Marriage Equality Protests in Mexico; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…as suggesting that militia action was the remedy. In 2012, militia members opened a second wave of attacks on people categorized as part of the “emo” subculture, styles that critics associated with heavy metal music, and rap. In early February 2012, signs and fliers appeared in the Baghdad neighborhoods of Sadr City, Hayy al-Habibiyya, and Hayy al-‘Amil that threatened people by name with “the wrath of god” unless they cut their hair short, concea…

LGBT Activists Challenge Church Anti-Marriage Efforts; Gov’t in Belize Creates Church-State ‘Public Morality’ Commission; Opponents Seek To Stop Finland’s Marriage Equality Law Before It Takes Effect; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…nment-run radio station because of his “collaboration with private media.” Canada: Provinces adopt policies on trans ID, anti-LGBT bullying The province of Ontario will no longer identify a person’s gender on the front of health care identification cards, and will begin offering the option of an “X” rather than male or female on divers licenses. In British Columbia, all schools, including independent schools, must adopt anti-bullying policies that…

Duterte Cites Catholic Heritage in Opposing Marriage Equality, and More in the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…the president supports. From the BBC: It’s the first time the judiciary is opening the Constitutional Court on the issue. If the judges rule that Taiwan’s current ban is unconstitutional, then parliament will be forced to amend the laws to offer gay couples protection. Lawmakers, while initially supportive, have become less enthusiastic about passing such bills after vocal opposition by mainly religious groups and parents. If the judges rule in fa…

Anti-Gay, Anti Catholic Evangelical Sworn In As Mayor of Rio; More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…identity and sexual orientation. Denmark: Trans Identities Removed From Mental Disorders ist Denmark removed transgender identities from its official list of mental health disorders. Italy: Bologna Opens the First Center for LGBT Refugees in Italy The city of Bologna is reportedly preparing to open Italy’s first shelter designated for LGBT refugees. …