Norwegian Catholic Church May Stop Civil Marriages; Global LGBT Recap
… and more, in this week’s Global LGBT Recap.
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‘Putin’s Children’ Push ‘Traditional Values’ in Latvia; Jewish Reparative Therapy Group Finds ‘Haven’ In Israel; Sikh Activist in UK Supports LGBT South Asians; Global LGBT Recap
International Activism and Advocacy The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…
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Sikh Prof Attacked on Heels of New Study
It’s all about the turban.
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Atheists Ignore Islamophobia at their Peril
There’s been a lot of talk in the American atheist movement about social justice, but why doesn’t it include justice for religious minorities like Muslims and Sikhs?
Read MoreHow Sikhs Handle Hate
Something like the immortal words of one prosecutor to the KKK: “kiss my ass.”
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How Will We Teach About Sikhism After the Tragedy?
Something is deeply wrong when the burden remains exclusively on the community itself to conduct all of the outreach, to articulate its values and defend its contributions to the rest of society. Should the educational burden be entirely on the community? There is a deep isolation, not to mention exhaustion, in that “cultural tax”—especially after a tragedy. Do we as Americans simply leave the community to articulate itself to its neighbors? Do we ask them to teach us at the same time as they are burying their dead? Or are there ways that fellow travelers can participate in the educational process?
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