Anti-LGBT Culture Warriors On The March; More in Global LGBT Recap
International ILGA published its 2017 Global Attitudes Survey on Sexual, Gender and Sex Minorities, which…
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Challenging Both Homophobia in Islam and Populist Bogeyman of ‘The Homophobic Muslim’; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Taken together, several articles published this week challenge populist portrayals of the “homophobic Muslim” as…
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Malta Adopts Marriage Equality Over Objections of Catholics and Evangelicals; And More in Global LGBT Recap
The parliament of Malta, an officially Catholic country, approved marriage equality legislation with a single…
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World Congress of Families Draws Anti-LGBT Activists to Budapest; More in Global LGBT Recap
Activists from around the world celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). The…
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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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In This Week’s LGBT Recap: Are Gay Priests Overdue for a Stonewall Moment?
“Unless gay priests decide that it’s time for their Stonewall moment, Church leaders–some of them closeted, sometimes self-loathing, homosexually-oriented men themselves–will continue to utter the slander that affects not just ordained gay men and seminarians, but every LGBTQ person in the Church.”
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Two Former Nuns Get Civil Union in Italy; Kenyan Govt Partners with World Congress of Families; Mexican Activists Debate Outing of Priests; Global LGBT Recap
The President of the Human Rights Council announced this week that he had chosen Vitit…
Read MoreMexican Marriage Marches Show Struggle Between Church and Secular State; Pro-LGBT Mormon Group Grows After ‘Apostate’ Declaration; Botswana Gives Anti-Gay US Pastor the Boot; Global LGBT Recap
Mexico: Anti-marriage marches stir clash between church officials and proponents of secular state A…
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Mexico’s Religious Conservatives Seek Anti-LGBT Constitutional Amendment, LGBT Activists Defend Secular Government; Cash From Qatar Funds ‘Traditional’ Family Activism Worldwide; Global LGBT Recap
The anti-equality World Congress of Families has regional conferences scheduled in Belgrade, Serbia on September…
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Belize Overturns Sodomy Law Defended by Religious Right, Ugandan Officials Will Continue to Suppress Gay Groups, And More on the Global LGBT Recap
The Rio Olympics, described by Associated Press as “decidedly gay-friendly,” feature a record number of…
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