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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJanuary 8, 2016

Conservative Anglican Bishops Threaten To Split Communion; Malawi Opposition Leader Says Gays Should Be Killed; Anti-Marriage Effort Makes European Union Question Initiative Process; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

A four-day conference convened by the Gay Christian Network is under way in Houston. The…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderDecember 7, 2015

Religious Hostility to Gay Nigerians; The Pope’s Visit To Africa; Ireland’s Religious Schools Can’t Discriminate Against Gays; Orthodox Church in Georgia Leads Anti-Gay Forces; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

International Human Rights Day is Thursday, December 10. On Saturday, December 12, OutRight International (formerly…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderNovember 30, 2015

Pope Mum on LGBTs in Uganda; Church Defends Anti-Marriage-Equality Efforts in Australia; Cyprus Passes Civil Partnerships; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

World AIDS Day will be observed on December 1. Also this week, ICASA, the International Conference…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderNovember 7, 2015

Mormons 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

By Peter Montgomery

Transgender Europe celebrated its 10th anniversary. In the U.S., the Union for Reform Judaism, the…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderOctober 5, 2015

Clashing human rights visions for LGBTs at United Nations; More Mixed Messages from the Vatican as Family Synod Begins; Timeline of Worsening Homophobia by Turkey’s AKP Party; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (pronounced iggle-hurk) announced last Monday that it…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 11, 2015

Challenge to ‘un-Africanness’ of homosexuality; LGBT Catholics in Africa face church cooperation with persecution; lesbian cartoon project debuts in bangladesh under shadow of violence; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

In the Guardian, Bisi Alimi writes, “If you say being gay is not African, you…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 31, 2015

African Religious leaders complain about Obama advocacy for LGBT rights; Ultra-Orthodox Man Stabs Jerusalem Pride Parade Marchers, Again; Struggles over sexuality in Islam, Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican Churches; Global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

Africa: Religious leaders criticize Obama comments on LGBT human rights A story from the Catholic…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 24, 2015

Win For ‘Natural Family’ Crowd at UN Human Rights Council…

By Peter Montgomery

… and much more, in this week’s LGBT Global Recap.

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/Gender, Stories, UncategorizedJuly 10, 2015

Brazilian Evangelicals Launch ‘Sin-Free’ (Read: Gay-Free) Version of Facebook

By Peter Montgomery

Plus news from Turkey, South Korea and more, in RD’s Global LGBT Roundup.

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMay 8, 2015

‘No Room’ for Gays in Country that Worships God [Kenya] | Churches Fight to Keep Sexuality Out of Sex Ed [S. Korea] | Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

University of Pennsylvania senior Katie Sgarro writes about her involvement with friend Sayid Abdullaev in…