Challenging Both Homophobia in Islam and Populist Bogeyman of ‘The Homophobic Muslim’; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Taken together, several articles published this week challenge populist portrayals of the “homophobic Muslim” as…
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Kuwait “Morals Committee” Announced Deportation of 76 Gay Men; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Brian Brown, president of the International Organization for the Family, the parent organization to the…
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Burma’s Spirit Festival, and More in This Week’s Global LGBT Roundup
The Washington Blade spoke to bisexual activists in a dozen countries and reported on the…
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*UPDATE*: Sam Brownback as Religious Freedom Ambassador? His Distinguished Predecessor Hopes for the Best
[Editor’s note: a clarification/correction to the author’s reporting of his interview with Rabbi Saperstein was…
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Jesus Said Punch Up, Not Down: Why William Barber’s Attack on the Religious Right May Not Be What It Seems
William Barber, rising face of the religious left, managed to kick up some dust last…
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In the end, it would be a fitting sort of justice if it were the…
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Catholic Archbishop Takes On Jesuit Magazine’s Slam on “Ecumenism of Hate”; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Earlier this month, the Jesuit magazine La Civilta Cattolica published an article on the political…
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The Bad Religion at the Heart of GOP Healthcare Policy
Even as Mitch McConnell’s last-ditch and putatively face-saving “repeal, then replace” maneuver fails, it’s important…
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Vatican Fires Shot at US Religious Right, Calls Out “Religious Liberty” Industry and “Evangelical-Catholic Alliance”
An article being described as “explosive,” written by two allies of Pope Francis in a…
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Malta Adopts Marriage Equality Over Objections of Catholics and Evangelicals; And More in Global LGBT Recap
The parliament of Malta, an officially Catholic country, approved marriage equality legislation with a single…
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