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The Pope in My Pocket; We Are All Dilettantes Now

By Michael A. Elliott

…or sell for under two dollars). And unlike the internet, the space of the iPhone feels not just private, but personal. Yes, the iPhone might be my means of connection with the world—it is, after all, a phone—but it is also my own little password-locked garden that I carry with me wherever I go. Moreover, I can remake the landscape with a few flicks of my fingers whenever I choose. As a result, the territory necessarily mixes the sacred and the pro…

Hajj Journal: M & M

By Amina Wadud

…though this, the men would hover around the tent entries, send notes, make phone calls, actually get their phone cords recharged, and send food and drink through every possible opening in the tent. As far as I could tell, it was always the men hanging around our tent and not the women hanging around the men’s tent. Pretty funny if you think about it. They were like lost puppies without their women. Yet patriarchy would have us think they are the m…

Grasping At Straws: The Problem with Common Ground on Abortion

By Frances Kissling

…e Common Good, favors making abortion illegal, and only views reducing the number of abortions as an interim step toward that goal. It is hard to take seriously a movement that thinks they can dramatically reduce the number of abortions while largely ignoring or denying the issue of access to contraception—including emergency contraception. One understands that they feel their hands are tied by the official position of the Catholic church against…

African Religious leaders complain about Obama advocacy for LGBT rights; Ultra-Orthodox Man Stabs Jerusalem Pride Parade Marchers, Again; Struggles over sexuality in Islam, Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican Churches; Global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ity and viewed with unease by some Israelis for his brand of nationality.” Mexico: Marriage equality advances; opponents take to the streets An estimated 5,000 to 10,000 people marched in Guadalajara, Mexico, in an anti-abortion and anti-gay protest organized by a coalition called Jalisco Is One for Children and, as reported by EFE, supported by the archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega. LifeSiteNews reported that similar mar…

Russian Politician Wants to Ban Apple CEO Who Says Being Gay is God’s Gift; Violence After Preachers Blame Liberian Gays for Ebola; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Mr Milonov told the FlashNord website. “Ban him for life.” Also this week, Mexico City has been hosting the International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) World Conference. The Washington Blade’s Michael Lavers reminds us, “Same-sex couples have been able to legally marry and adopt children in Mexico City since 2010. The Mexican capital’s comprehensive anti-discrimination law includes both sexual orientation and gender id…

Country of Georgia Considers Constitutional Marriage Ban; Hindu Nationalist Leader Surprises India With Call to Decriminalize Homosexuality; No End to Anti-LGBT Propaganda Campaign in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…op 20 box office chart – that it is been shown on 21 screens this weekend. Mexico: Marriage Equality on the Slow but Steady March A court granted an amparo, or injunction, to 10 same-sex couples seeking to get married in the state of Baja California, another step in the steady march of marriage equality through Mexico’s complex judicial system. The first public same-sex marriage in Tabasco drew television coverage. Journalist Rex Wockner explains…

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

…ersecution based on their sexual orientation throughout Maldives in 2014.” Mexico: First gay couple marries in Tijuana Marriage equality continues its steady spread in Mexico over the objections of Catholic leaders. The first gay couple to be married in the city of Tijuana had a civil ceremony on Wednesday after they received an amparo – an injunction – from the federal Supreme Court of Justice. Unlike some other localities who have resisted such…

‘No Room’ for Gays in Country that Worships God [Kenya] | Churches Fight to Keep Sexuality Out of Sex Ed [S. Korea] | Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…stly Roman Catholic duchy.” The two have been in a civil union since 2010. Mexico: Abundance of patience and pesos needed to get marriage ‘amparo’ We have been reporting on the ongoing spread of marriage to same-sex couples in Mexico, where federal courts have ruled that marriage bans are unconstitutional, but due to the structure of the Mexican justice system, requires couples to sue their local states and receive a federal injunction or amparo a…

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

…name to in 2013 to LGBT Voice Tanzania and settled into permanent offices. Mexico: Unanimous Supreme Court Overturns State of Jalisco Marriage Ban In an 11-0 ruling, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation overturned the state of Jalisco’s ban on same-sex couples getting married. Greece: Civil Unions Law Goes Into Effect Civil unions legislation passed in December went into effect this week, with the first same-sex union conducted by Athens May…

Trump Election Could Threaten LGBT Rights Globally

By Peter Montgomery

…ls that consider the natural woman-man union only one model among others.” Mexico: Legislators reject president’s proposal for marriage equality in constitution. After a massive public campaign by religious conservatives, Mexican legislators on a committee dealing with the Constitution overwhelmingly rejected President Enrique Peña Nieto’s proposed constitutional revisions on marriage equality. During the debate, legislator Benjamin Medrano came o…