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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/Gender, StoriesAugust 14, 2015

‘Barbaric’ v ‘Progressive’ Islam; Catholic Church Objects to Mexican Court OK For Gay Adoption; Malaysian Court Weighs Boundaries Of Civil and Shariah Law; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Islam: ‘Barbaric’ and Progressive The United Nations ambassadors from the US and Chile have invited…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/Gender, UncategorizedJune 14, 2015

Mexico moves toward national marriage equality; Greek govt announces civil partnership legislation; Pope warns against ‘secularism and relativism’; Global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

Vatican: Pope will meet married gay activist; warns against “secularism and relativism” A Paraguayan LGBT…

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/GenderFebruary 6, 2015

Pope Backs Anti-Gay Referendum; Islamic State Executions Include Gay Syrian; ‘Conscience Clause’ Debated in Northern Ireland; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The Boston Globe reported this week that the U.S. State Department will appoint a special…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD BlogJanuary 9, 2015

Anti-Gay Forces On Offense in Europe; ‘African Islam’ Challenged by Extremists; Irish Marriage Foes & ‘Sounds of Sodomy’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

In our precap of global LGBT stories we expect to follow in 2015, we discussed…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD BlogDecember 12, 2014

The Politics of Anti-Gay Persecution: Gambia, Egypt, Jamaica, Russia, with a Helping Hand from US Religious Conservatives; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Human Rights Day was celebrated this week, on December 10. Michael Adee celebrated with a…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD BlogOctober 16, 2014

Synod ‘Fight for Soul’ of Catholic Church, Flap On English Translation of Key Report; Anti-Gay Law Advances in Kyrgyzstan; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The big story this week is the ideological warfare and spin-control struggles that broke into…

Global LGBT Recap, Peter Montgomery, RD BlogOctober 9, 2014

Vatican Considers ‘Disordered’ Language; HBO Doc on LGBT Persecution in Russia; Nigerian Bishop Shifts on Anti-Gay Law; Arson at ‘Open Mosque’ in South Africa; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

[Image above from HBO’s “Hunted,” a new documentary on LGBT persecution in Russia.] LGBT News…