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Warships, Animals, Pubs Eligible For Blessings From Church of England, But Not Same-Sex Couples; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…rought relief to many people when he said homosexuality is not an issue in Gambia, and that the economy is a bigger priority. defeated and replaced strongman President Yahya Jammeh, who called homosexuality “anti-God” and called gay people “vermin.” Jammeh had signed a law that includes a sentence of life in prison for “aggravated homosexuality.” Jammeh’s fall was welcomed by LGBT Gambians. A despot for more than two decades, he not only advocated…

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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

…osture. Another example was reported last week by Kayla Ruble at Vice: The Gambia’s notorious dictator Yahya Jammeh recently intensified his anti-homosexual rhetoric, threatening to slit the throats of gay men living in the small West African nation while seeming to claim that the West could do nothing to stop him, according to a translation provided to VICE News of a speech he made last week on a nationwide agricultural tour. The 49-year-old pres…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…Oil and Gas Lobby in an endeavor to understake a Regime Change Coup in the Gambia.” The inauguration of Adama Barrow, certified as the election winner by the country’s Independent Electoral Commission, is scheduled for January 19. As the Washington Blade’s Michael Lavers reminds us, “Jammeh in 2015 said he would slit the throats of gay Gambian men. He has described homosexuality as among the three ‘biggest threats to human existence’ and claimed h…

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Competing Visions of Family & Freedom at UN; Methodists Try to Avoid Schism on Sexuality; Catholic Cardinal Denounces LGBT ‘Demonic Ideology’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e key questions and complaints we keep hearing from activists and funders. Gambia: Europe calls for decriminalization, better human rights protections The European Parliament last week adopted a resolution calling on Gambia to do away with laws criminalizing LGBT and to protect their human rights. China: Trans man continues fight over firing A transgender man who challenged his firing in court is vowing to challenge a ruling that his dismissal was…

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Australian Prime Minister, Church Leaders Resist Marriage Push; South Korea’s Anti-Gay Christians Block Pride Parade; Morocco Arrests Men for ‘Obscene Act’ of Kissing; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…. The images show a large crowd gathered to watch the executions in Mosul. Gambia: Post examines US role in defeat of unsuccessful coup We have reported extensively on the violently anti-gay President Yahya Jammeh. This week the Washington Post’s Craig Whitlock and Adam Goldman reported on actions by US law enforcement agencies that had tipped off West African authorities to the travel of at least one plotter involved in a failed coup attempt. “In…

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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Orlando Massacre; Legal Gray Area in Jordan Amid Rising Fundamentalism; Push and Pull on LGBT Human Rights at UN; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ge did order a polling place moved out of a church as a matter of fairness Gambia: Nephew of president gets asylum in U.S. Alagie Jammeh, nephew of Gambia’s viciously anti-gay president Yahya Jammeh, was approved for asylum in the U.S., reports the Washington Blade’s Michael Lavers. Alagie Jammeh argued that he would be at risk of persecution if he returne to the country based on a 2014 Facebook post in which he said “no one should be denied of th…

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Anti-Gay Forces On Offense in Europe; ‘African Islam’ Challenged by Extremists; Irish Marriage Foes & ‘Sounds of Sodomy’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…on January 1. The country’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, is openly gay. Gambia: Anti-Gay President Survives Coup Attempt The anti-gay dictator-president of Gambia, Yayha Jammeh, survived a clumsy coup attempt last week, which seems likely to lead to even more brutal political repression. Vietnam: New Law Drops Ban on Same-Sex Couples Marrying “Vietnam’s new marriage law, which went into effect New Year’s Day, abolished regulations that ‘prohibi…

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Global Precap: 5 Religion and LGBT Stories to Look For in 2015

By Peter Montgomery

…oweri Museveni’s resistance to passage of a new Anti-Homosexuality Act. In Gambia, viciously anti-gay President Yahya Jammeh has portrayed his vehement anti-gay stance as a heroic effort to defend Islam and African independence from European influence. In 2015, Gambia will celebrate 50 years of independence, which will give Jammeh plenty of opportunities for anti-gay posturing. In December, the U.S. dropped the country from special trade status un…

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Global LGBT Recap: Culture War Claims More Victims

By Peter Montgomery

…be fought like malaria-carrying mosquitoes Reuters reported this week that Gambian President Yahya Jammeh “called homosexuals ‘vermin’ and said his government would tackle them in the same way it fights malaria-causing mosquitoes.” He made his remarks in a televised speech commemorating the 49th anniversary of Gambia’s independence from Great Britain. According to Reuters, last year Jammeh called gays a threat to humanity. Britain and some other W…

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Gambian President Threatens to Kill Asylum Seekers

By Peter Montgomery

…o the West and claim they are gays and that their lives are at risk in The Gambia, in order for them to be granted a stay in Europe. If I catch them I will kill them,” the Gambian leader warned.” WCF’s Nigerian Honoree: Gay Rights Activists Conspire with Boko Haram The World Congress of Families, a U.S.-based organization that partners with many Religious Right groups to promote its anti-gay and anti-choice work globally, announced this week there…

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