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LGBTs in Philippines Reflect on Papal Visit; Francis Meets Trans Man Shunned by Parish; French Group Turns ‘Bar of Sodom’ into ‘Pub of Mercy’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…oare at Slate and Michelle Garcia at the Advocate. In the US Congress, The International Human Rights Defense Act was introduced by Sen. Edward Markey and Rep. Alan Lowenthal. The bill would create a special envoy for LGBT human rights and require the State Department to make a priority of preventing and responding to anti-LGBT violence and discrimination. From Reuters: “We must do what we can as a nation to enforce the precept that all human bein…

Turkish Police Move Against Activists Who Defied Pride Ban; And More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ts culture and human identity,” Vitaly Milonov, a lawmaker from the ruling United Russia party, said in an article on his website. “I’m sure that we will support the institution of a traditional strong family in future and shield children from attacks by all manner of minorities.” Homosexuality in Russia, where the influence of the socially conservative Orthodox Church has grown in recent years, was a criminal offence until 1993 and classed as a m…

Pope Backs Anti-Gay Referendum; Islamic State Executions Include Gay Syrian; ‘Conscience Clause’ Debated in Northern Ireland; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ople. Think Progress has posted video of Ozanne’s coming-out announcement. United Kingdom: ‘Christian Soldiers’ denounce ‘New Sodom’ A group called “Christian Soldiers of UKIP,” a group that the right-wing party says is “authorised but not official” released newsletter slamming the pride parade as a “display of wickedness” and warning that “New Sodom is being largely unopposed and are intent…of enforcing their agenda upon all.” Latin America: A ‘R…

Conservative Anglican Bishops Threaten To Split Communion; Malawi Opposition Leader Says Gays Should Be Killed; Anti-Marriage Effort Makes European Union Question Initiative Process; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…try fearing for his life, and who in a history-making speech addressed the United Nations last year about LGBT persecution in Syria, told The Daily Beast that there were possible cultural reasons behind the murder of one young man and the reprieve of his older sexual partner, described as the teen’s “rapist” in some reports. “A tradition in which adult males engaged in sexual pleasure with pre-pubescent boys–ghelman–including hermaphroditic boys,…

Hungarian Mayor Wants to Import White Christians, Ban Muslims & LGBT People; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…t Muslim countries without too much American interference would look like. International Business Times reported earlier this month that an Arabic-language pro-LGBT hashtag trended worldwide In the Washington Post, Emma-Kate Symons published an op ed with the not-so-subtle title, “How Pope Francis can cleanse the far-right rot from the Catholic Church.” In the column, she urges Pope Francis to “take tougher action against the United States’ most i…

2017 Around the World: Progress and Persecution For LGBT People

By Peter Montgomery

…blished “Gender is Not an Illness: How pathologizing trans people violates international human rights law.” Among the 2017 recipients of a human rights award granted by Italian civil liberties group CILD was Wajahat Abbas Kazmi, “a Pakistani activist and director who has been working in Italy for many years.” The group cited his Allah Loves Equality project, which challenges religious fundamentalism and giving voice to “the many Muslim believers w…

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

…of marriage equality. Northern Ireland is the last jurisdiction within the United Kingdom that does not grant legal recognition to same-sex couples. BBC notes that the Northern Ireland Assembly rejected a marriage equality in proposal in April. ISIS: More executions of men charged with homosexuality The group calling itself the Islamic State released images this week showing the executions of three men charged with homosexuality. The images show a…

More Bleak Times For Indonesian LGBTs; South Africa Bans Extremist Anti-Gay US Pastor; Mexican Marriage Struggle Heats Up; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…against the decadent heresies, notably liberal democracy, promoted by the United States and what they frequently call “Gayropa.” “The church has become an instrument of the Russian state. It is used to extend and legitimize the interests of the Kremlin,” said Sergei Chapnin, who is the former editor of the official journal of the Moscow Patriarchate, the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church and affiliated churches outside Russia. QueerFest, celebr…

Seventh-Day Adventists & Gay ‘Cures’; Legal Victory for Kenyan LGBTs; Political, Religious Leaders Spar on LGBT Issues in UK; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…and ministries since the 1970s. We reported last year on the SDA Church’s international summit on dealing with “alternative sexualities” and subsequent adoption of guidelines saying that people who live outside biblical teaching on sexual conduct should not be admitted or retained as church members. Kenya: Legal victory for LGBT groups generates religious praise, condemnation “In a move that has stirred the anger of Kenya’s anti-gay Christian gro…

Adventists Cancel ‘Holy Sexuality’ Confab; Egyptian Court OKs Deportation of Gays; Mongolian Trans Activist Gives TV Interview; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…he law’s discriminatory features: Jessica Stern, executive director of The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission said: “It’s appalling that a law that attempts to address a serious human rights abuse like child and forced marriage would then also target Malawians for discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. “It is stunning that the United Nations so far has been unwilling to state unequivocally that it rejects…