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US Names Int’l Envoy for LGBT Rights; Marriage revolution spreads in Mexico; Scott Lively Warns World of Anti-Christ; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…as what they say about Islam. JAKIM should withdraw the pamphlet, and the Malaysian government should stop spreading lies about LGBT people in Malaysia, and worldwide. Ireland: Marriage referendum campaigns heat up Catholic Bishop Kevin Doran, speaking at Holy Trinity Church in Dublin, said there is no obstacle to “a person of homosexual orientation getting married, just as a heterosexual person can” – just not to one another. “Marriage is not an…

‘Barbaric’ v ‘Progressive’ Islam; Catholic Church Objects to Mexican Court OK For Gay Adoption; Malaysian Court Weighs Boundaries Of Civil and Shariah Law; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…adoption, but it has said that it will not refuse to baptize any children. Malaysia: Civil and Shariah law boundaries tested “A non-Muslim woman who trained as a shariah lawyer, and three cross-dressers seeking to have their rights recognized are setting the legal world alight in Malaysia this week,” according to a story at Lapido Media. Basic liberties are being tested in the highest court, creating precedents that could affect the delicate relig…

Morality Police, Jihadists, Religious Competition, Grindr, & Americans Abroad: Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Crimes reports that police in Beirut are using messaging apps on the cell phones of arrestees to try to entrap other gay men. In related news, the smartphone app Grindr, which allows gay men to find each other, announced it would permanently disable an option that allowed people to see their distance from other users. There have been reports that police in Egypt and Iran have used Grindr to hunt and arrest gay men. Jamaica: Activist Drops Challen…

Glenn Beck’s Cheap Grace

By Karyn Carlo

…way from the hard work of repentance, who tickle our ears with promises of cheap grace, and offer a vision of the cross of Jesus that has nothing to say to the crosses, and lynching trees, of history. But, if we do, we will be settling for the gospel of Caesar, not the good news of Jesus Christ. Perhaps it is time to put down the chalk, stop drawing pyrotechnical conspiracy theories that play into our worst fears and listen, instead, for the diffi…

Pope’s ‘Joy of Love’ Brings Little Joy To LGBT Catholics; Gay Atheist Malaysian Granted Refugee Status In Canada; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…er,” he said before the hearing. “I’m trying to fight for survival because Malaysia’s not welcoming of homosexuals.” Ismail added that last week, he received an email from someone claiming to be doing research on apostates — people who no longer subscribe to a certain religious group — in Malaysia. That person “wanted me to reveal the names of apostates who have come out to me in private,” he said. Colombia: Court Orders Judges and Notaries to All…

Taqwacore Roundtable: On Punks, the Media, and the Meaning of “Muslim”

By Shahjehan Khan

…etically, that Pakistan was as capable of putting out punk rock as Turkey, Malaysia, Japan, and Lebanon. The USA is good to sell obscure Malaysian and Japanese records in, but it’s not a good place to play this kind of music. We’d do much better in South Eastern Asia, which yes, we get a lot of traffic from online. Tons of people from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia add us. We’ve been covered in the major Malaysian music magazine. I think it ma…

Swiss Priest Sacked for Blessing Lesbian Couple; Mormon Equality Advocate Excommunicated; Pope-Backed Anti-Gay Referendum Fails; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ecretary Lila Mani Poudyal in Kathmandu, the country’s capital, on Monday. Malaysia: Court upholds opposition leader’s sodomy conviction Malaysia’s high court upheld a conviction and five-year prison sentence against former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim this week, which Anwar described as the “murder of judicial independence.” The Washington Blade reports that Anwar had been acquitted of charges under the anti-sodomy law in 2012 but that pro…

Global Anti-Gay Forces Plot Against ‘Satanic’ Equality Movement

By Peter Montgomery

…performing weddings that are contrary to the rules of their denominations. Malaysia: Former Prime Minister Says Gays Can’t Reproduce, Will Disappear Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told students at the International Islamic University Malaysia, “If you understand your religion, you will never be gay,” according to The Malay Mail. The former prime minister said same-sex relations is now prevalent because the gay and lesbian communities have…

Malta Adopts Marriage Equality Over Objections of Catholics and Evangelicals; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…intention, in promoting the movie and wanting to show it,’ Nordin told the Malaysian Insight. ‘It is as if there is an agenda to make homosexuality something acceptable. ‘We urge everyone to respect Islam as the religion of state. No Malaysian should think of bringing in such a movie.’ Turkey: Article examines role of LGBT people in pro-democracy opposition A July 9 March for Justice was led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, chair of the CHP opposition party…

A Meditation on Shopping and Desire

By Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado

…We have an unprecedented access to cheap goods, yet we must recognize that cheap goods are cheaply made. I am not speaking of quality, I am speaking of cheap labor. We must recognize that through the act of shopping, whether it is for an article of clothing, a toy, a pint of strawberries, or even our morning cup of coffee, we participate in a global economy that values profit over people. Disposable goods are made by disposable people, faceless in…