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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderAugust 20, 2015

Istanbul ‘Haven of Sorts’ For LGBT Syrians and Iraqis; Cayman Islands Affirm Marriage Ban with ‘Holy Bible Evidence’; No Room for LGBTs in Malaysia’s ‘Islam-Based’ Human Rights Policy; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Richard Blanco, the openly gay Cuban-American poet who read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration, composed…

Global LGBT Recap, Israel-Palestine, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderAugust 8, 2015

LGBT Human Rights in UN Sustainable Development Negotiation; Swiss Bishop Says Speaking of ‘Family Diversity’ is ‘Attack on the Creator’; Canadian Food Bank’s Anti-Gay Dogma; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Photographer Robin Hammond has launched a social media campaign with the hashtag #WhereLoveIsIllegal to document…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 3, 2015

International reax to US Marriage Ruling; Official violence at Turkey’s Pride; Marriage Advances in Mexico Over Church Objections; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Last Friday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn remaining state laws banning same-sex…

(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Featured, Politics/Law, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderJune 5, 2015

Céad Mile Fáilte: Open Hearts, Shifting Power Paradigms, and the Irish Same-Sex Referendum

By Gareth Higgins

Ireland is the most beautiful paradox. We have a centuries-long tradition of hospitality to the…

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

Australian Prime Minister, Church Leaders Resist Marriage Push; South Korea’s Anti-Gay Christians Block Pride Parade; Morocco Arrests Men for ‘Obscene Act’ of Kissing; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

On the first day of June, celebrated as Pride month in many places, the UN…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMay 22, 2015

Catholic ‘Soul-Searching’ as Ireland Votes on Marriage; Churches, American Activists Join Kenyan Anti-Gay Group’s ‘Family’ Confab; Indian Mom Seeks Spouse For Gay Son; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

PlanetRomeo released a global “Gay Happiness index,” placing Iceland at the top and Uganda at…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMay 2, 2015

Seventh-Day Adventists & Gay ‘Cures’; Legal Victory for Kenyan LGBTs; Political, Religious Leaders Spar on LGBT Issues in UK; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

In the U.S. this week, the Supreme Court heard cases asking whether the Constitution requires…

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

Pope Praises ‘Complementarity’ & Resists Gay Ambassador; Irish Religious Leaders Spar Over Marriage; Colombian Atty Gen Cites ‘Bogus’ Study Opposing Adoption; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on Wednesday, April 22,…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD BlogApril 17, 2015

Adventists Cancel ‘Holy Sexuality’ Confab; Egyptian Court OKs Deportation of Gays; Mongolian Trans Activist Gives TV Interview; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

A Russian nonprofit group, the St. Petersburg-based Coming Out, celebrated April 17 International Day of…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderMarch 27, 2015

Russian Attack on LGBTs at UN Rejected; Gay Cake Controversy Rages in N. Ireland; Bishop Calls for Marriage Referendum in Puerto Rico; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The White House announced this week that Pope Francis will visit President Barack Obama during…