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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 3, 2016

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

The anti-equality World Congress of Families has regional conferences scheduled in Belgrade, Serbia on September…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderMay 21, 2016

Competing Visions of Family & Freedom at UN; Methodists Try to Avoid Schism on Sexuality; Catholic Cardinal Denounces LGBT ‘Demonic Ideology’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Tuesday, May 17 was commemorated as International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, or IDAHOT….

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderMarch 5, 2016

Broadcast Officials in China Censor Gay TV Characters

By Peter Montgomery

… and more, in this week’s Global LGBT Recap.

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderFebruary 27, 2016

Catholic Leaders Offer Criticism, Support to Boxer Pacquiao After Anti-Gay Comments…

By Peter Montgomery

Plus, reports from Italy, New Zealand, Turkey, and more in this week’s Global LGBT Recap.

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderFebruary 6, 2016

‘Putin’s Children’ Push ‘Traditional Values’ in Latvia; Jewish Reparative Therapy Group Finds ‘Haven’ In Israel; Sikh Activist in UK Supports LGBT South Asians; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

International Activism and Advocacy The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderDecember 7, 2015

Religious Hostility to Gay Nigerians; The Pope’s Visit To Africa; Ireland’s Religious Schools Can’t Discriminate Against Gays; Orthodox Church in Georgia Leads Anti-Gay Forces; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

International Human Rights Day is Thursday, December 10. On Saturday, December 12, OutRight International (formerly…

(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Sexuality/GenderNovember 25, 2015

Will Pope’s African Tour Change Attitudes on Divorce and LGBTQ Among African Catholics?

By Kaya Oakes

Today, Pope Francis arrives in Nairobi, Kenya. After two days in Kenya, he will travel to…

Global LGBT Recap, Israel-Palestine, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderNovember 12, 2015

New Mormon Anti-Gay Policy Sparks Mass Exodus From Church; Christian AID Workers in Africa Refuse to Help Gay Refugees; Ukraine Rejects, Then Accepts EU-Required Gay Rights Law; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Mormon Church: Policies Targeting Same-Sex Couples, Children Spark Mass Exodus We wrote in the last…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/Gender, UncategorizedOctober 18, 2015

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

Novelist Marlon James became the first Jamaican author to be awarded the Man Booker Prize….

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 11, 2015

Challenge to ‘un-Africanness’ of homosexuality; LGBT Catholics in Africa face church cooperation with persecution; lesbian cartoon project debuts in bangladesh under shadow of violence; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

In the Guardian, Bisi Alimi writes, “If you say being gay is not African, you…