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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Marriage Debate in Australia Shifts To Push For Religious Exemptions; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Queer Asia has issued a call for submissions for the Queer Asia Film Festival and…
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Australians Vote Overwhelmingly For Marriage Equality; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Australia: Voters overwhelmingly support marriage equality; opponents seek religious exemptions Australian voters overwhelmingly expressed support…
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Will International Criminal Court Bring Charges Against ISIS For Gender-Based Persecution?; And More in Global LGBT Recap
Gay Times (U.K.) has compiled a map with nations marked by colors representing eight legal…
Read More‘Rising Global Tide’ Of Anti-Gay Crackdowns; More in Global LGBT Recap
International At the Washington Post, Max Bearak takes note of the “rising global tide of…
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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…
Read MoreIs LGBT-Muslim Clash Aiding Rise of Right in Europe?
OutRight Action International has published quotes from speakers at the meeting of the LGBTI Core…
Read MoreAustralian Church Nixes Straight Couple’s Wedding Over Their Marriage Equality Support; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Vitit Muntarbhorn, a Thai lawyer and diplomat, cited health problems in resigning effective October 31…
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Catholic Cardinal Slams Jesuit’s Bridge-Building Book; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Reports from several international LGBT gatherings: The Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa (IDNOWA), founded…
Read MoreSome Christian and Muslim Leaders Urging ‘No’ Vote in Australian Mail Ballot on Marriage Equality; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Author Michael Muhammad Knight writes at Vice on “Editing Homophobia Out of the ‘Islamic Tradition.’”…
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