Pride Month & Prejudice; ‘Worrisome Time’ For LGBT People; Global LGBT Recap
LGBT communities in many parts of the world celebrate Pride month in June. The U.S….
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Gambian Voters Reject Anti-Gay Strongman Jammeh; Activists Ponder Trump Impact on LGBT Human Rights; Global LGBT Recap
APCOM produced an animated video about the Yogyakarta Principles, which have provided a foundation for…
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What Fidel Castro’s Death Means for LGBT Rights in Cuba and More, in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap
Cuba’s long-time dictator Fidel Castro’s death was both celebrated and mourned.
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Two Former Nuns Get Civil Union in Italy; Kenyan Govt Partners with World Congress of Families; Mexican Activists Debate Outing of Priests; Global LGBT Recap
The President of the Human Rights Council announced this week that he had chosen Vitit…
Read MoreMexican Marriage Marches Show Struggle Between Church and Secular State; Pro-LGBT Mormon Group Grows After ‘Apostate’ Declaration; Botswana Gives Anti-Gay US Pastor the Boot; Global LGBT Recap
Mexico: Anti-marriage marches stir clash between church officials and proponents of secular state A…
Read MoreBishop Says Gay Couples Cannot Be Part of Parish Life; Does Rising Evangelical Political Power in Brazil Contribute to Anti-LGBT Violence?; Global LGBT Recap
The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law released “A Development Agenda for Sexual…
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Malawi Catholic Bishops Call For Enforcement of Sodomy Law; Ukrainian Thugs Disrupt Equality Festival Opposed by Orthodox Church; Indonesian Islamists Continue Rhetorical War on LGBTs; Global LGBT Recap
The World Psychiatric Association has released a statement on gender identity and same-sex attraction and…
Read MoreChallenge 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
In the Guardian, Bisi Alimi writes, “If you say being gay is not African, you…
Read MorePope Francis meets with bishop who blessed gay couple; Proposed NGO law in Uganda threatens LGBT groups, civil society; Interfaith sexuality organizing in Indonesia; global LGBT recap
We reported last week on the UN Security Council briefing convened by American and Chilean…
Read MoreGambian Prez Rails Against Gay ‘Evil Empire’; Irish Priest Comes Out During Mass; Trans Talk on Tunisian TV Sparks Debate; Global LGBT Recap
This week the Human Rights Campaign released its list of countries to watch in 2015,…
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