A Story in Which the Gay Mormon Does Not Die
When 15-year-old Alex Cooper came out to her devout Mormon family, they drove her from…
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Civil 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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When we were kids growing up in the Mormon Church, my brother’s best friend Tony,…
Read MoreMormons Declare Same-Sex Marriage Apostasy, Deny Baptism to Children of Same-Sex Couples; Colombian Court OKs Adoption Over Church Objections; Franklin Graham Praises Putin’s Anti-Gay Policies; Global LGBT Recap
Transgender Europe celebrated its 10th anniversary. In the U.S., the Union for Reform Judaism, the…
Read MoreCatholic Bishops End Family Synod With Little To Say To Gays; World Congress of Families Has Plenty To Say, None of it Good; How Same-Sex Marriage Came to a Buddhist Temple in Japan; Global LGBT Recap
Intersex Awareness Day was observed around the world on October 26. In what one advocate…
Read MoreMormon Leaders Slam ‘Counterfeit’ Gay Families; Vatican Resists Gay Ambassador; ISIS Executes Man for Homosexuality; Global LGBT Recap
This week new US rules for federal contractors went into effect, forbidding workplace discrimination on…
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Indonesian Clerics Issue Anti-Gay Fatwa; Anti-Civil Union Peruvian Lawmaker Cites Hitler; Is Christianity more ‘un-African’ than Homosexuality?; Global LGBT Recap
A few quick hits to start this week’s recap: The Washington Blade’s Michael Levers reported…
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