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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 3, 2015

Pope Francis meets with bishop who blessed gay couple; Proposed NGO law in Uganda threatens LGBT groups, civil society; Interfaith sexuality organizing in Indonesia; global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

We reported last week on the UN Security Council briefing convened by American and Chilean…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJune 22, 2015

Mexican Bishops Exorcism Against Equality; African Bishops Oppose ‘Enemy of Human Race’; Israeli Islamic Leader Anti-Gay Op-Ed

By Peter Montgomery

Mexico: Catholic bishops perform anti-marriage-equality exorcism At conservative journal First Things, intern Matthew Young contrasts…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMay 22, 2015

Catholic ‘Soul-Searching’ as Ireland Votes on Marriage; Churches, American Activists Join Kenyan Anti-Gay Group’s ‘Family’ Confab; Indian Mom Seeks Spouse For Gay Son; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

PlanetRomeo released a global “Gay Happiness index,” placing Iceland at the top and Uganda at…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMay 2, 2015

Seventh-Day Adventists & Gay ‘Cures’; Legal Victory for Kenyan LGBTs; Political, Religious Leaders Spar on LGBT Issues in UK; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

In the U.S. this week, the Supreme Court heard cases asking whether the Constitution requires…

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

Pope Praises ‘Complementarity’ & Resists Gay Ambassador; Irish Religious Leaders Spar Over Marriage; Colombian Atty Gen Cites ‘Bogus’ Study Opposing Adoption; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on Wednesday, April 22,…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderApril 10, 2015

Mormon Leaders Slam ‘Counterfeit’ Gay Families; Vatican Resists Gay Ambassador; ISIS Executes Man for Homosexuality; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

This week new US rules for federal contractors went into effect, forbidding workplace discrimination on…

(A)theologies, ArchiveMarch 27, 2015

A Debate Rages in India Over Conversion, Secularism, and “Spiritual Violence”

By Murali Balaji

Does an anti-conversion campaign threaten India’s secular ideals?

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD BlogJanuary 16, 2015

Gambian Prez Rails Against Gay ‘Evil Empire’; Irish Priest Comes Out During Mass; Trans Talk on Tunisian TV Sparks Debate; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

This week the Human Rights Campaign released its list of countries to watch in 2015,…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD BlogJanuary 9, 2015

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

By Peter Montgomery

In our precap of global LGBT stories we expect to follow in 2015, we discussed…

Archive, StoriesDecember 29, 2014

Rage Against the New Age Machine: Three Days at the Osho International Meditation Resort

By Diane Winston

I went to India searching for spiritual enlightenment. I found a neoliberal heaven that catered…