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

By Peter Montgomery

…annulled or changed by laws, but must be made through a cultural change.” Canada: Stamp marks marriage equality as milestone in country’s history A postage stamp commemorating marriage equality is one of ten being released to celebrate the country’s 150th birthday. The series honors “10 milestones that together have helped shape the story of Canada.” On another front, Gortnacul House presented “To Live With Moral Confrontation,” a paper on legal…

Mexico’s Religious Conservatives Seek Anti-LGBT Constitutional Amendment, LGBT Activists Defend Secular Government; Cash From Qatar Funds ‘Traditional’ Family Activism Worldwide; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…people.” Trinidad and Tobago: Advocate for LGBT equality finds freedom in Canada At Erasing 76 Crimes, Colin Stewart reports on activist David D. K Soomarie, who visited Canada and joined a protest at the consulate of Trinidad and Tobago on August 31, the country’s Independence Day. From Soomarie’s thoughts on the “life-changing” experience: The “protest” took place outside of the Trinidad and Tobago consulate here in Toronto. I had never partici…

Some Christian and Muslim Leaders Urging ‘No’ Vote in Australian Mail Ballot on Marriage Equality; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…books in Tonga, as well as up to ten years in prison for male homosexuals. Canada and Ghana: Activists urge Canada to speak up for LGBT Ghanaians, drawing death threats LGBT equality activists created an unofficial “Ghana pavilion” at the Folklorama festival in Winnipeg, reported the CBC last week. Wearing pink shirts with “Ghana pavilion” and the country’s flag on the front, and “LGBTQ Equal Rights Now” on the back, the activists have been gather…

Catholic Cardinal Slams Jesuit’s Bridge-Building Book; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…c adoption agencies in Britain and Canada had been impacted in Britain and Canada and warning that “Safe Schools” curricula would follow. The anti-equality Campaign for Marriage – urging a “no” vote – has begun running ads, complete with ominous music, portraying marriage equality as a threat to children and to parents’ ability to protect their children. One ad features a mother saying her young son was told he could wear a dress to school next ye…

Anti-Gay Forces On Offense in Europe; ‘African Islam’ Challenged by Extremists; Irish Marriage Foes & ‘Sounds of Sodomy’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…, which it said “may keep authorities in Egypt from victimizing more men.” Canada: Activists Fight Deportation of Gay Palestinian Convert to Christianity Canadian activists are urging the Canadian government not to deport a gay Palestinian who converted from Islam to Christianity. He received a letter on New Years Eve, reports the Huffington Post, because of family ties with Hamas. “If deported, he could be executed on both counts of apostasy and…

Surprise: Local Press Does Good Job Covering Anti-Islam Campaigning…

By Hussein Rashid

…forth about Muslims in America, something interesting happened in Calgary, Canada. I believe CNN was the only national news outlet to recognize that Canada’s most conservative city elected a Muslim mayor, in a campaign where his faith was of little importance. The situation is instructive as to how fear, or lack of understanding, does not have to be the defining characteristic of a group of people. The election was about substance, not vitriol. Wh…

Australian Church Nixes Straight Couple’s Wedding Over Their Marriage Equality Support; and More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…or the Family (a group of associations supported by the Orthodox Church).” Canada: Government Forming Advisory Council on Apology for Anti-LGBT Actions The Canadian government is forming an advisory council “charged with crafting an apology to LGBT Canadians who suffered in the past at the hands of federal officials.” From the Globe & Mail: After the Second World War, and right up until the late 1980s, federal officials sought to identify homosexu…

TED-Evangelism Harkens Back to a Forgotten 19th-Century Tradition

By Michael Schulson

…D (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference, which is taking place in Vancouver. The conference, whose theme is “Dream,” costs $8,500, and attendees had to apply for spots. The chosen few get to schmooze, network, and listen to upwards of 60 original TED lectures, videos of which will then be posted online. The least popular can expect thousands of viewers. The most popular could hit upwards of 30 million. These aren’t exactly Justin Bieber n…

Is the State a Religious Actor in Deeming Teen’s Crotch-Rubbing of Jesus Statue Illegal?

By Joseph Laycock

…ernment in maintaining distinctions between sacred and profane objects. In Vancouver, a guerilla artist erected a statue of a red, nude Satan (complete with a thorny phallus) atop a pedestal that formerly featured a statue of Columbus. City workers removed Satan, breaking a leg off in the process. However, a petition to return Satan to his original place has already gathered 1,000 signatures. In Everett, Pennsylvania, a teenager is facing up to tw…

TLC Premieres Polygamy Reality Show Sister Wives

By Joanna Brooks

…the series itself but the rave reviews it’s getting from the critics. The Vancouver Sun calls Sister Wives “a fascinating, surprising eyeopener.” (Never mind that British Columbia is home to one of the larger Mormon polygamous communities on the continent.) Us Magazine calls it “provocative” and “utterly fascinating” and gives it four stars. And over at the Los Angeles Times a reviewer crows: “I’ve seen the feminist revolution and it is . . . pol…