Trump, “Big Fan of Hindu,” To Force Thousands of Nepalis Back to Disaster Zone
When most Americans think of the Hindu community here, they tend to conflate Hindus with…
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2017 Around the World: Progress and Persecution For LGBT People
Journalist Masha Gessen dubbed 2017 “the year Russian LGBT persecution defied belief.” Pink News called…
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U.S. Religious Right Groups Support Move Toward ‘Illiberalism’ of Hungary and Poland; and More in Global LGBT Recap
The European Lesbian* Conference, which brought together 500 activists, artists, academics, politicians, journalistas and civil…
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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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London’s ‘Big Gay Iftar’ And More in Global LGBT Recap
International Family Equality Day was celebrated on May 7 with events in 30 countries. The…
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Hungarian Mayor Wants to Import White Christians, Ban Muslims & LGBT People; Global LGBT Recap
February 6 was International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. US-based anti-LGBT activist…
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Biggest, Best & Worst LGBT Religion Stories of 2016 and more in Global LGBT Recap
At People For the American Way’s Right Wing Watch blog this week, I posted highlights…
Read MoreLGBT Victories at Olympics, Struggles in Brazil; Catholic Bishops Organizing Anti-Marriage Equality Protests in Mexico; Global LGBT Recap
Rio Olympics: Great games for LGBT athletes, tough times for LGBT Brazilians Outsports.com tracked the…
Read MoreReligious Resistance to Bolivian Gender Law; US Religious Right Celebrates Court OK For Romanian Marriage Initiative; Will LGBTs Be Banned from Indonesian TV?; Global LGBT Recap
July 22 was recognized as the European Day for Victims of Hate Crime; the date…
Read MoreUN Human Rights Council Creates LGBT Watchdog; Orthodox Council Affirms Traditional Teaching on Family; Pope Francis Says Church Should Apologize to Gays; Global LGBT Recap
United Nations: Human Rights Council creates watchdog for LGBT rights The United Nations Human Rights…
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