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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 27, 2015

Pope’s US Visit Provokes Intense Attention; New Vatican Book on Man-Woman Complementarity & New Int’l Report on Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The United Kingdom’s Stonewall has published “Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality,” a booklet that tells…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 19, 2015

The Brutality of Life for Syrian LGBTs; Saving the Anglican Church by Dissolving It; Backlash to Hindu Gay Wedding Ceremony in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Syria: ISIS not the only source of brutality against LGBTs Dan McDougall’s feature story in…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, 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, Sexuality/GenderAugust 29, 2015

Marriage Vote ‘Transforms’ Not-So-Catholic Ireland; Activist to Malaysian PM – ‘Love Is Not Terrorism’; LGBTs Find Growing Acceptance in Colombia, Not At World Meeting of Families; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Islamic State: Nine men reportedly executed for sodomy; UN Security Council hears testimony Islamic State…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderAugust 20, 2015

Istanbul ‘Haven of Sorts’ For LGBT Syrians and Iraqis; Cayman Islands Affirm Marriage Ban with ‘Holy Bible Evidence’; No Room for LGBTs in Malaysia’s ‘Islam-Based’ Human Rights Policy; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Richard Blanco, the openly gay Cuban-American poet who read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration, composed…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, 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, 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.

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderJuly 3, 2015

International reax to US Marriage Ruling; Official violence at Turkey’s Pride; Marriage Advances in Mexico Over Church Objections; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Last Friday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn remaining state laws banning same-sex…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderMay 8, 2015

‘No Room’ for Gays in Country that Worships God [Kenya] | Churches Fight to Keep Sexuality Out of Sex Ed [S. Korea] | Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

University of Pennsylvania senior Katie Sgarro writes about her involvement with friend Sayid Abdullaev in…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, 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…