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UNESCO on Religion, Culture and SOGI in Asia; Orthodox Family Sues to Stop Cremation of Israeli Trans Woman; Struggles of Iraqi Queer Activists; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…active campaigning against LGBTI rights by evangelical Catholic groups in Hong Kong SAR, Republic of Korea and Singapore. In other countries, recent discourse and practice has been more embracing of sexual diversity,and may be further influenced by statements by the Catholic Pope Francis supporting greater integration of persons with diverse sexualities. Examples of Christian communities run by, and for, LGBTI people, while not large, exist in Au…

Marriage equality and ‘the end of Catholic Ireland’; Gambian Prez vows to slit gays’ throats; Colombian govt affirms support for marriage and adoption; global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

…uples. Among those providing blessings were clergy from the US and Canada. Hong Kong: British woman asks for spousal immigration status In what the BBC’s Juliana Liu calls a “landmark trial,” a British woman challenged discriminatory treatment by the Immigration Department. She and her partner entered a civil partnership in the UK when they moved to Hong Kong in 2011, following her partner’s job. But she was denied a dependant visa, normally grant…

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

…ex relationships, despite recommendations by the United Nations to do so.” Hong Kong: Pro-Democracy Protesters Join Pride Parade Hong Kong’s gay pride parade last weekend was joined by members of the pro-democracy Occupy movement, according to the South China Morning Post. Federation of Students leaders Alex Chow Yong-kang and Lester Shum, two key figures in the Occupy protests, took part and backed the call for equal rights for gays. “Regardless…

Conservative Bishops Headed For Synod Victory?; Indonesian Sharia Official Says Gay Caning Law Meant To ‘Safeguard Human Dignity’; Slovenian Court OK’s Referendum on Marriage Equality Law; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…social media coverage of the event, some participants have faced attacks. Hong Kong: Interview with Intersex Activist Activist Small Luk, an intersex activist from Hong Kong, describes the challenges facing her advocacy in Hong Kong and mainland China. Russia: Six Vigilantes Get Jail Terms for Torturing Gay Youth Public conversation around Russia’s anti-gay “propaganda” law came with a wave of vigilante violence against gays, often bragged abou…

Protests Force Torch Detour in San Francisco

By Lygia Navarro

…e opening ceremony rumors circulated that the Torch might not be coming to San Francisco after all. By the time the news finally came in, the city had already secreted the Torch down an unpublicized alternate route to avoid the protests completely, closing with a ceremony at the airport before the Torch continued on its “Journey of Harmony.” Unhappy throngs quickly took over nearby restaurants and benches. “The Olympics is a world event. It’s not…

Pricey Tickets, Cranky Citizens, and Priests Behind Bars as Philadelphia Prepares For Papal Visit

By Anthea Butler

…to continue to shrink into the insularity and disorganization that caused the Philadelphia Archdiocese to decline so precipitously? It remains to be seen. Meanwhile, faithful Catholics and others who want to see the Pope may be losing heart. 10,000 tickets for the Pope’s Speech at Independence Mall sold out in two minutes on Tuesday, with 394k people trying their best to get a few. Tickets are already being scalped at $100 and up on craigslist. I…

Catholic Archbishop Takes On Jesuit Magazine’s Slam on “Ecumenism of Hate”; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…some after opposing groups faced off in public protest earlier this month. Hong Kong: Trans woman’s death spurs call for legislation The death of a transgender woman, who fell from a bridge after saying on Facebook that she felt unable to fit into society, has spurred a petition campaign urging the government to act on a gender recognition ordinance, according to HKFP: Ray Chan, Hong Kong’s first openly-gay lawmaker, spoke to HKFP about the govern…

Catholic Church Bans Gay Film: This Week’s Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ic challenges facing LGBTI people, who may be subjected to abuse even in countries which are considered safe. Also on Tuesday, International Women’s Day, Transgender Europe released a fact seeh on transgender rights and gender equality. Hong Kong: Court Rejects Spousal Visa for British Wife of Hong Kong Woman A court rejected a British lesbian’s challenge to the government’s refusal to recognize her U.K. marriage to a Hong Kong woman, leaving her…

Dog Whistles and Holes in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Arguments?

By Patrick Hornbeck

…gender, religion, and sexual orientation. “[R]ace is particularly unique,” Francisco said, and “pretty much anything but race would fall in the same category.” On one level, Waggoner and Francisco were simply echoing an extensive series of rulings that have recognized that the government has a particularly compelling interest in preventing racial discrimination, as in the 1968 case Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises when the Court refused to counte…

Scottish Episcopal Church Angers Conservative Anglicans With Embrace of Same-Sex Marriage; and more in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…erosexual marriage system unchanged and add the same-sex marriage system.” Hong Kong: Multinational banks back lesbian couple in visa struggle Twelve multinational banks asked the Court of Appeals for permission to intervene on behalf of a lesbian couple. A woman whose partner has a job in Hong Kong has been seeking a dependent visa based on their British civil partnership. The immigration department rejected the application and a court sided with…