Mormon Leader Affirms Doctrine on Marriage; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Global Religious Right: ADF Expands Again Alliance Defending Freedom, the US-based religious right legal group,…
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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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Mormon Leaks: Boring Meetings with Interesting Implications
The leaked Mormon videos show a serious regression in the denomination’s theology.
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Marriage Equality Coming To Taiwan In Spite of Religious Objectors?; Anti-Gay Ruling Sought By Indonesian Islamists Threatens Women & Poor Couples; LDS Church Launches New ‘Mormon and Gay’ Site; Global LGBT Recap
October 30 marked the 30th anniversary of the Vatican’s “Letter to the Bishops on…
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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Catholic Church Campaigns Against Gay US Ambassador; Global LGBT Recap
The Human Rights Campaign held a Global Summit this week, bringing together activists from around…
Read MoreCivil Unions Battle Heats Up in Italy; Church Leaders in Malawi Defend Criminalization of Homosexuality; Report on LGBT Student Group Sparks Backlash in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap
Several reports relating to LGBT human rights internationally were released this week: Human Rights Watch…
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Will “Religious Freedom” Be the Issue That Finally Unites the Religious Right?
It is by now widely accepted that the second half of the 20th century witnessed…
Read MoreUNESCO on Religion, Culture and SOGI in Asia; Orthodox Family Sues to Stop Cremation of Israeli Trans Woman; Struggles of Iraqi Queer Activists; Global LGBT Recap
Asia: UNESCO on religion, culture and anti-LGBT bullying and violence UNESCO released a report on…
Read MoreNew Mormon Anti-Gay Policy Sparks Mass Exodus From Church; Christian AID Workers in Africa Refuse to Help Gay Refugees; Ukraine Rejects, Then Accepts EU-Required Gay Rights Law; Global LGBT Recap
Mormon Church: Policies Targeting Same-Sex Couples, Children Spark Mass Exodus We wrote in the last…
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