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Conservative Bishops Unhappy At Synod, But Ignore Walkout Call; Australian Religious Leaders Step Up Marriage Equality Opposition; Italy Debates Civil Unions; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ong after, the former acquaintance called to threaten Subhi from a Turkish phone number. Power noted that Subhi spoke at a recent UN Security Council Session, the first-ever dedicated to LGBT rights, which she said was an important precedent to set: But also, it allowed us to convey, in a single voice, and with the authority of the Security Council – which is the premiere global enforcement body for peace and security – it allowed us to convey tha…

Anglican Communion Gets Anti-Gay Secretary General; Black Gay Christians Challenge Conservative Evangelicals in Africa; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…also appeal to parents not to reject their LGBT children, and condemn the Jamaican tendency to blame gay victims for their own murders. Such lyrics are unprecedented in the hard-man world of Jamaican reggae and dancehall music, where eight of the best known performers have, for over a decade, made homophobic murder music a staple part of their repertoire – variously inciting and glorifying the shooting, burning, hanging and drowning of LGBT peopl…

Burma’s Spirit Festival, and More in This Week’s Global LGBT Roundup

By Peter Montgomery

…or LGBT people and religious minorities whose rights are already in peril. Jamaica: Column calls for separating religious views from LGBT legal rights Michael Abrahams, described by the Jamaica Gleaner as a gynecologist, obstetrician, comedian and poet, authored an op ed calling for the repeal of the colonial era “buggery law.” From his column: Many religious folk believe that anal sex is wrong, as is homosexuality which, in the case of men, is as…

‘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

…phobia in Caribbean media, based on analysis from Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica and Saint Lucia. The report’s section on Belize refers to the role played by the Belize Association of Evangelical Churches and its vice president, Scott Stirm, who is a U.S. citizen. And from its section on Jamaica: In addition, politicians and other public figures such as faith leaders use the press to promote a message of intolerance against lesbians and gays. In…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…that police in Egypt and Iran have used Grindr to hunt and arrest gay men. Jamaica: Activist Drops Challenge to Sodomy Law in Face of Threats A Jamaican gay-rights activist dropped his legal challenge to the country’s colonial era anti-sodomy law, Associated Press reported last Friday. Javed Jaghai had initiated a constitutional challenge to the law last year, but says he and his loved ones have been threatened with violence. “Though the cause and…

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

By Peter Montgomery

…ruggles to come out and calls on parliament to legalize same-sex marriage. Jamaica: Court delays case on pro-equality TV ad The Jamaica Court of Appeal has adjourned until February 1, 2016 its hearing in a case brought by human rights activist Maurice Tomlinson against TV stations that refused in 2012 to run a 30-second ad calling for respect for the human rights of LGBTI people. Sri Lanka: Equality group releases pride video EQUAL GROUND released…

Global LGBT Recap: Mandela and Equality; Elton John Defies Russian Ban; Fake-Healing of AIDS

By Peter Montgomery

…amed Americans For Truth About Homosexuality), participated in an event in Jamaica this past weekend, where he had tweeted in advance that his message would be “don’t open up Pandora’s box of homo’l ‘rights.’” The conference was sponsored by the Jamaican Coalition for a Healthy Society and the Christian Lawyers’ Association in Kingston. LaBarbera was joined by Andrea Williams, a Christian conservative lobbyist from the United Kingdom. Buzzfeed’s L…

‘Open Mosque’ in South Africa Receives Threats; ‘Blood Test’ for ‘Degeneratism’: Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…d in the past on U.S. and British religious conservatives’ efforts to stop Jamaican officials from repealing the country’s colonial era “buggery” law. This week, a joint select committee of the Jamaican Parliament began an official review of the Sexual Offences Act, a 2009 law that further criminalized same-sex relations. In a June interview, Jamaican LGBT rights lawyer Maurice Tomlinson had accused Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller of a “blata…

African Religious leaders complain about Obama advocacy for LGBT rights; Ultra-Orthodox Man Stabs Jerusalem Pride Parade Marchers, Again; Struggles over sexuality in Islam, Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican Churches; Global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

…orted efforts against the repeal of colonial-era sodomy laws in Belize and Jamaica, also testified during the hearing. Lavers notes that the Court “in 2011 ruled that same-sex couples could register their relationships in two years if lawmakers in the South American country did not pass a bill that would extend to them the same benefits heterosexuals receive through marriage.” But lawmakers have defeated legislation to extend marriage equality to…

“Saints Are Only Human”: Leaving the Church, But Heeding this Pope’s Lessons

By Elizabeth Colmant Estes

…slogans about immigration reform. On line I heard that parishes with large numbers of undocumented immigrants had received many tickets. No outside food or water, statues, gifts or selfie sticks were permitted. Despite 10,000 folding chairs, most of us would have no choice but to stand. Once in my appointed place behind the last row of seats, I found myself in a community of fellow pilgrims, lottery winners from local parishes, nearby colleges, an…