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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.

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 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…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMarch 27, 2015

Russian Attack on LGBTs at UN Rejected; Gay Cake Controversy Rages in N. Ireland; Bishop Calls for Marriage Referendum in Puerto Rico; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The White House announced this week that Pope Francis will visit President Barack Obama during…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMarch 6, 2015

Marriage equality comes to Slovenia, continues to spread in Mexico; Civil Union legislation approved in Sicily, debated in Peru; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

March 1 marked the second annual Zero Discrimination Day, which is promoted by UNAIDS to…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderFebruary 13, 2015

Swiss Priest Sacked for Blessing Lesbian Couple; Mormon Equality Advocate Excommunicated; Pope-Backed Anti-Gay Referendum Fails; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The World Press Photo of the Year, announced this week, featured Jon and Alex, a…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJanuary 30, 2015

LGBTs in Philippines Reflect on Papal Visit; Francis Meets Trans Man Shunned by Parish; French Group Turns ‘Bar of Sodom’ into ‘Pub of Mercy’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed around the world this week. While America’s globetrotting anti-gay religious…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderNovember 14, 2014

Church=State in Putin’s Orthodox Empire?; Evangelical-Orthodox Anti-Gay Alliance; Malaysian Court Protects Transwomen; Catholicism (Still) Declining in Latin America; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA law school and NORC at the University…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD BlogOctober 24, 2014

Conservative Bishops Still Mad at Pope; Oligarch Launches Orthodox Network; Yoga Won’t Change Sexuality; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Heads up: next week Mexico will host the International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex…