2017 Around the World: Progress and Persecution For LGBT People
Journalist Masha Gessen dubbed 2017 “the year Russian LGBT persecution defied belief.” Pink News called…
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Occultism and New Age Take Off in Iran: An Interview with Alireza Doostdar
RD: What inspired you to write The Iranian Metaphysicals: Explorations in Science, Islam, and the Uncanny?…
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Catholic Cardinal Slams Jesuit’s Bridge-Building Book; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Reports from several international LGBT gatherings: The Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa (IDNOWA), founded…
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No, CNN, Saudi Arabia and Iran Have Not Been Fighting For “1,000 Years”
Yesterday, after the ISIS attack on Teheran, this astonishing paragraph appeared in a CNN article:…
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Biggest, Best & Worst LGBT Religion Stories of 2016 and more in Global LGBT Recap
At People For the American Way’s Right Wing Watch blog this week, I posted highlights…
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Normalization is Control: Telling Stories to Survive
Respected journalists are no longer holding Trump accountable but have switched to presenting him as a reasonable politician.
Read MoreTutu’s Daughter Marries Woman & Loses Anglican Priest License; Romanian Anti-Marriage Activists Get 3 Million Signatures; Australian State Apologizes For Harmful Sodomy Laws; Global LGBT Recap
South Africa: Tutu’s Daughter Marries Woman, Loses License as Anglican Priest Mpho Tutu-Van Furth, Bishop…
Read MoreRussian Orthodox Patriarch Blames Gays For ISIS; ‘Christian Nationalist’ Sworn In As Guatemala’s President; Vatican Resists Civil Unions in Italy; Global LGBT Recap
US Vice President Joe Biden addressed a group of business leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland…
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No, Sunni and Shia Muslims Have Not Been Fighting Forever
Several days ago, before the Saudi government’s execution of prominent Shia religious leader Nimr al-Nimr…
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Greek Orthodox Bishop Says Spit on Inhuman Gay Scum: This Week’s LGBT Global Recap
Hundreds of people attended last weekend’s conference on global LGBT activism in New York. At…
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