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Mormon Leader Affirms Doctrine on Marriage; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ort appeared to backfire, reports Stuff, as “Same Love” shot to the top of Australian iTunes charts. Macklemore said he would donate a portion of Australian sales to the vote yes campaign. Abbott’s daughter Frances, meanwhile, has appeared in an ad for the “yes” campaign. Germany: Same-Sex Couples Begin Marrying Same-sex couples began getting married on Sunday, after decades of activism, and after Chancellor Angela Merkel abruptly changed course t…

Win For ‘Natural Family’ Crowd at UN Human Rights Council…

By Peter Montgomery

…the news was picked up as a success story by some socially conservative websites in America as well as Russia…. Indeed, Austin Ruse at C-FAM called it a “huge victory for the natural family” and has been gleefully gloating about “the angry response from the sex activists.” A joint letter to the president of the Human Rights Council from several UN offices expressing concern over the language, saying that it “falls short of requiring States to resp…

Trump Order A ‘Death Sentence’ For Some LGBT Refugees? Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…nding in the way of LGBT voters actually voting for Marine Le Pen in large numbers. But her anti-immigrant, anti-EU position — coupled with a more center-left economic policy that supports France’s robust social safety net — is pulling voters from left-wing constituencies to her side. Courting LGBT voters remains a high-wire act, because beneath Le Pen’s march to victory is a simmering internal battle that could build into a true revolt from withi…

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

…ast year, in which she’s holding a sign reading, “Marry me???” Separately, Australian Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson proposed in a commentary in the Australian newspaper on Saturday to separate the legal definitions of civil and religious marriage. Religious marriage would only be permitted in line with a faith’s teachings, he said. Butler told the paper that such a compromise might not be workable and risks creating two classes of marriage….

Mormons Declare Same-Sex Marriage Apostasy, Deny Baptism to Children of Same-Sex Couples; Colombian Court OKs Adoption Over Church Objections; Franklin Graham Praises Putin’s Anti-Gay Policies; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ttle bit longer before rolling up our sleeves and helping folks among us.” Australia: Surviving Spouse Describes Ordeal Caused By Lack of Marriage Equality In the Examiner, Ben Jago describes the way his grief over the suicide of his partner was compounded when police officials turned his partner’s body over to his estranged mother. He was denied the chance to see his partner’s body in the hospital and was forced to negotiate for the ability to at…

Russia Expels Gay American Pastor, An Epidemic of Anti-LGBT Violence in Brazil, And More in the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e equal access to the benefits of living in a country that is not at war.” Australia: Marriage equality, plebiscite still subject of political wrangling The Labor Party will try to force a vote on marriage equality legislation, which is supported by most Australians and a majority of members of Parliament, but opposed by the leadership of the ruling coalition. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been calling for a non-binding plebiscite, though he…

Greek Orthodox Bishop Says Spit on Inhuman Gay Scum: This Week’s LGBT Global Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…nia in recognizing overseas same-sex marriages – meaning a majority of the Australian states now legally recognize the existence of same-sex marriages in some way. An Australian Jesuit Priest, Fr. Frank Brennan, published an essay calling a proposed plebiscite on marriage equality a “waste of time” that “risks turning very nasty.” “When the plebiscite vote is carried in favour of same sex marriage, as I am confident it will be, there will still be…

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

…ah, which ranks in the top five of U.S. states in teen suicide, though the numbers have not been verified. In response to the Mama Dragons report, church officials mourned the deaths and called on churches and family members to make LGBT youth feel welcome. Tanzania: Activist Profiled The latest “world voices” feature from Alturi tells the story of James Ouma, an LGBTI activist who speaks “against a growing religious backlash in Tanzania while he…

‘Putin’s Children’ Push ‘Traditional Values’ in Latvia; Jewish Reparative Therapy Group Finds ‘Haven’ In Israel; Sikh Activist in UK Supports LGBT South Asians; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ofiles three LGBT Syrian refugees who fled ISIS and are part of “an untold number of LGBT Syrian refugees” who are building new lives in Turkey. “We are still not safe in Turkey,” says one, but “it’s a far cry from the dangers he faced while living in Syria.” Australia: Parliamentarians Push to Pass Marriage Equality Legislation, Avoid Plebiscite Marriage equality supporters are hoping to force a parliamentary vote on marriage equality legislation…

Can Eurovision’s Rainbow Arch Undermine Ukraine’s Orthodox Value System? This and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…; it could clear the way for same-sex couples to get married. Mexico: Some officials in Michoacán refuse marriage licenses in spite of legal change Some civil registry officials in Michoacán are reportedly continuing to refuse marriage licenses to same-sex couples even though the state legislature changed its Family Code last year to include marriage equality. Paraguay: Presidential candidate pledges support for marriage equality Finance Minister…