Is Twitter Doing Enough to Remove Extremist Content? An Ex-Employee Weighs In
As a former (veteran, even) employee of Twitter, I am used to people expressing shock and…
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Tweeting ISIS Attacks: A Lesson in Not Learning a Lesson
After Friday’s horrific attacks on Paris, France, leaving 129 dead, hundreds wounded, a nation traumatized,…
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Why ISIS War Would Make Paris Attacks a Success
Update: According to CNN, “the French air force carried out bombing missions on ISIS targets…
Read MoreCatholic Bishops End Family Synod With Little To Say To Gays; World Congress of Families Has Plenty To Say, None of it Good; How Same-Sex Marriage Came to a Buddhist Temple in Japan; Global LGBT Recap
Intersex Awareness Day was observed around the world on October 26. In what one advocate…
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The World Congress of Families, which brings together American Religious Right activists with their counterparts…
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Is ISIS A Sign of the End Times? It May Only Matter That They Believe So
To bolster a weakened Assad regime, Russia has spent the last few weeks sending military…
Read MoreThe Brutality of Life for Syrian LGBTs; Saving the Anglican Church by Dissolving It; Backlash to Hindu Gay Wedding Ceremony in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap
Syria: ISIS not the only source of brutality against LGBTs Dan McDougall’s feature story in…
Read MoreIstanbul ‘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
Richard Blanco, the openly gay Cuban-American poet who read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration, composed…
Read MorePope Backs Anti-Gay Referendum; Islamic State Executions Include Gay Syrian; ‘Conscience Clause’ Debated in Northern Ireland; Global LGBT Recap
The Boston Globe reported this week that the U.S. State Department will appoint a special…
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The Black and White (and Blood-Red) Roots of ISIS
The latest gruesome video released by ISIS showing the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff, just…
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