Warships, Animals, Pubs Eligible For Blessings From Church of England, But Not Same-Sex Couples; Global LGBT Recap
Vitit Muntarbhorn, the UN independent expert charged with investigating discrimination and violence on the basis…
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Trump Order A ‘Death Sentence’ For Some LGBT Refugees? Global LGBT Recap
Many LGBT advocates protested U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order barring refugees from entering the country as…
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Conservative French Catholics a ‘Rightwing Patriarchal Bunch’?; Indonesian Prez Decries Anti-LGBT Discrimination; Romanian Prez Warns Against ‘Religious Fanaticism’; Global LGBT Recap
October 20 was Spirit Day, organized to create visible support for LGBT youth. October 22…
Read MoreAnti-Gay Campaign In Indonesia Leads to Arrests; Mexico’s Religious Right Wars Against Secular State & LGBT Equality; Muslim Preacher Sparks Controversy in UK Re Death Penalty For Gays; Global LGBT Recap
Indonesia: Arrests Reflect Impact of Ongoing Anti-LGBT Panic Two men, aged 22 and 24, were…
Read More#HijabiLivesMatter: The Burkini Ban, Black Hair and the Meaning of “Natural”
A woman’s bare head in France is no more “neutral” than white skin in the U.S.
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What Did ISIS Have to Do With Nice?
“He was more into women than religion,” remarked one of the neighbors of Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel,…
Read MoreUN Human Rights Council Creates LGBT Watchdog; Orthodox Council Affirms Traditional Teaching on Family; Pope Francis Says Church Should Apologize to Gays; Global LGBT Recap
United Nations: Human Rights Council creates watchdog for LGBT rights The United Nations Human Rights…
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Norwegian Catholic Church May Stop Civil Marriages; Global LGBT Recap
… and more, in this week’s Global LGBT Recap.
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Tweeting ISIS Attacks: A Lesson in Not Learning a Lesson
After Friday’s horrific attacks on Paris, France, leaving 129 dead, hundreds wounded, a nation traumatized,…
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“Religion, O Diabolic”: Lamenting Religious Violence, Then and Now
Paris has known religious violence before. Over the course of two days in August of 1572, agents…
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