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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

…Adoption Bill Two months before leaving office, President Anibal Cavaco Silva vetoed a law that would have granted full adoption rights to same-sex couples and allowed lesbian couples to receive medical assistance with fertilization. According to Nick Duffy at Pink News, “He claimed in a statement that the law doesn’t regard ‘the child’s best interest’ as a priority, which he claims is more important than equality for gay couples.” Duffy notes th…

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Does Donald Trump Have a Catholic Problem?

Next week’s New Hampshire primary will be the first test of Donald Trump’s staying power in a true primary and right now he holds a commanding lead. If the Trumpster holds sway in the Granite State, the Republican primary calendar moves southward to states like South Carolina, where Trump is polling well. But Trump’s momentum and the structure of the GOP primary calendar could be hiding a potential weakness for Trump that may hurt him both in an…

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The Bindi Isn’t Indie

It’s early, the sun not yet high enough to pierce the LA skyline, when Kat gets up to meditate. She spends half an hour cross-legged on a low wooden stool—yoga mats are harder to get up from at her age, she jokes—and then gets ready for the day. As she’s finishing up her makeup with setting powder, she chooses a clear crystal bindi from her collection and carefully sticks it on. “It centers me. I know I’m gonna be rushing through the day, so this…

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I’m Too Sexy for My Church: Will a Thriving Singles Scene Renew American Catholicism?

…ur months into their marriage, Mike Steinberger and his wife are still involved in the group because they’ve benefit from it not only as a couple, but as individuals. Like many others, Steinberger had been away from the church and came to St. Monica looking for a “community that nurtured my faith.” He had been involved for a few years when he and his now-wife became friends while running Tuesday Night Vespers, which he describes as a “mini-retreat…

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Pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Declare Shared View of Marriage & Family; Government & Muslim Officials Ramp Up Anti-LGBT Rhetoric in Indonesia; Australian Religious Leaders Ask Parliament to Act on Marriage Equality; Global LGBT Recap

…in sentiment against L.G.B.T.I. people and emboldened the government’s resolve to enact laws that outlaw or severely limit organizing by them and other human rights advocates. Formal registration as a group is already forbidden to L.G.B.T.I. organizations. In this campaign to suffocate the civic space for L.G.B.T.I. groups, the Uganda Registration Bureau explained its refusal to register the leading umbrella group, Sexual Minority Uganda, or SMUG,…

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“We All We Got”: The Black Church As an Oasis in Baltimore’s Food Deserts

…already done a fine job of that.) In this void, Black Lives Matter has evolved as a movement free of monoliths—as RD’s interview with #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Patrisse Cullors shows. Even those at the “forefront” such as Johnetta Elzie and DeRay McKesson—who recently announced that he is running for mayor of Baltimore—have stressed that the work is bigger than any one person. The challenge then becomes reconciling all this when that one perso…

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The Revolutionary Spirituality of ‘Hamilton’

…ted loss of my father that winter, I postponed my graduation. I became involved in racial justice activism on Duke’s campus and around Durham. I watched the ways people on the street embodied the work of Jesus while the church remained silent. At the time, Hamilton was in previews at The Public Theater, already generating buzz. As I wrote my thesis, I was struck by how well Hamilton articulated a gospel the church refused to preach. As a member of…

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LGBT Victories at Olympics, Struggles in Brazil; Catholic Bishops Organizing Anti-Marriage Equality Protests in Mexico; Global LGBT Recap

…owly missed making the medal podium. Italian Rachele Bruni dedicated her silver medal in the 10k marathon swim “to her girlfriend as well as her family and coach.” Journalist Nico Hines left the country in the wake of controversy over his Daily Beast story, which was eventually deleted, about athletes using the gay hook-up site Grindr. One of his outspoken critics, Tonga’s Amini Fonua, sat down for an interview with reporter Charley Walters. CBC r…

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Mormon Leaks: Boring Meetings with Interesting Implications

…“moral hazard.” Elder Robert Hales spoke of a “delusion of collusion” involving financiers and multiple insurance houses that together deceived investors concerning these defective instruments. Yet, the only response to these grave realities was to suggest that the “perfect storm” might have an impact on the ability of senior couples to serve missions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFI5J-W7Wc Science of morality… immoral In 1966, 25-year-old C…

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