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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJanuary 30, 2016

Civil Unions Battle Heats Up in Italy; Church Leaders in Malawi Defend Criminalization of Homosexuality; Report on LGBT Student Group Sparks Backlash in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Several reports relating to LGBT human rights internationally were released this week: Human Rights Watch…

OMFG, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJanuary 13, 2016

Religious Freedom Advocates Warn of “Theocratic Zones of Control”

By Patricia Miller

With Kim Davis and representatives of the Little Sisters of the Poor both trotted out…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderNovember 7, 2015

Mormons Declare Same-Sex Marriage Apostasy, Deny Baptism to Children of Same-Sex Couples; Colombian Court OKs Adoption Over Church Objections; Franklin Graham Praises Putin’s Anti-Gay Policies; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Transgender Europe celebrated its 10th anniversary. In the U.S., the Union for Reform Judaism, the…

Global LGBT Recap, Israel-Palestine, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderAugust 8, 2015

LGBT Human Rights in UN Sustainable Development Negotiation; Swiss Bishop Says Speaking of ‘Family Diversity’ is ‘Attack on the Creator’; Canadian Food Bank’s Anti-Gay Dogma; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Photographer Robin Hammond has launched a social media campaign with the hashtag #WhereLoveIsIllegal to document…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 31, 2015

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

Africa: Religious leaders criticize Obama comments on LGBT human rights A story from the Catholic…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 24, 2015

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

By Peter Montgomery

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

Archive, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesJuly 23, 2015

Fear of U.S. Marriage Equality Exported to Africa

By Kapya Kaoma

While LGBTQI people and allies in America enjoyed a hard-fought victory in last month’s Supreme…

Election 2012, OMFG, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 16, 2015

How the “Little Sisters” Won by Losing “Religious Liberty” Case

By Patricia Miller

Anyone scanning the headlines about the federal appeals court’s rejection of the Little Sisters of…

(A)theologies, Archive, It's Your Fault, Politics/Law, Sarah Morice-Brubaker, Sexuality/Gender, Stories, The CubitJune 30, 2015

What the Conservative Christian “Fake-Trans Bathroom Creeper” Has To Do With Suburban Anxiety

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

In the latest addition to It’s Your Fault, The Cubit’s series on blame in contemporary society, RD associate editor…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMay 29, 2015

What Irish Marriage Vote Means for Catholic Church; The Lonely Fight for Equality in Belize; Progress and Backlash in Tunisia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The big news of the week was Irish voters’ overwhelming “yes” vote on a…