Gimme Shelter: Queer Space Is Sanctuary
Queer spaces are sanctuaries. Sanctuaries are spaces of safety and freedom. When violence enters a…
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Our Dance Clubs, Our Churches
I don’t know how we ever forgot that we are graced with every breath of…
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Orlando Massacre; Legal Gray Area in Jordan Amid Rising Fundamentalism; Push and Pull on LGBT Human Rights at UN; Global LGBT Recap
Organizers of last month’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia have published their report…
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Mississippi Religious Lib Law Violates First Amendment and Shuts Out Religious Progressives
As I predicted after the first two lawsuits were filed against Mississippi’s House Bill 1523,…
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Secularist Activists Are Being Murdered in Bangladesh: An Ongoing Crisis Causes Many to Flee
If you’ve seen any news headline on Bangladesh in Western media over the past 15…
Read MoreMormons Fight Marriage Equality in Mexico; Is Catholic Church Italy’s Anti-Gay NRA?; Nigerian Anglicans Cut Ties With UK Diocese; Global LGBT Recap
Scott Lively, an American who has promoted anti-gay policies around the world, recently argued that,…
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Manufacturing Religious Freedom Martyrs
On May 12, the conservative advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom introduced the newest Christian martyrs…
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…
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Competing Visions of Family & Freedom at UN; Methodists Try to Avoid Schism on Sexuality; Catholic Cardinal Denounces LGBT ‘Demonic Ideology’; Global LGBT Recap
Tuesday, May 17 was commemorated as International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, or IDAHOT….
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Will “Do No Harm Act” Do Any Good in Religious Lib Battle?
Two Democratic congressmen this week introduced the “Do No Harm Act,” a proposed amendment to…
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