World Congress of Families Blessed By Georgian Orthodox Patriarch and George W. Bush; Global LGBT Recap
The Human Dignity Trust has released a report, Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and…
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Intolerance in Indonesia Extends to Religious Minorities; Lutheran Church in Norway OK’s Same-Sex Marriage, But Not in Finland; Catholic Church Warns Australian CEOs to Back Off Marriage Equality Support; Global LGBT Recap
The Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs), a collaboration of more than a dozen…
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Plus, reports from Italy, New Zealand, Turkey, and more in this week’s Global LGBT Recap.
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Pope and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Declare Shared View of Marriage & Family; Government & Muslim Officials Ramp Up Anti-LGBT Rhetoric in Indonesia; Australian Religious Leaders Ask Parliament to Act on Marriage Equality; Global LGBT Recap
Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill met in Cuba last Friday, the first meeting between…
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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…
Read MoreNew Mormon Anti-Gay Policy Sparks Mass Exodus From Church; Christian AID Workers in Africa Refuse to Help Gay Refugees; Ukraine Rejects, Then Accepts EU-Required Gay Rights Law; Global LGBT Recap
Mormon Church: Policies Targeting Same-Sex Couples, Children Spark Mass Exodus We wrote in the last…
Read MoreConservative Bishops Headed For Synod Victory?; Indonesian Sharia Official Says Gay Caning Law Meant To ‘Safeguard Human Dignity’; Slovenian Court OK’s Referendum on Marriage Equality Law; Global LGBT Recap
The World Congress of Families, which brings together American Religious Right activists with their counterparts…
Read MoreCatholic Bishops Meeting For Family Synod; South Africa’s Dutch Reformed Church OKs Gay Weddings, Ordination; Court in Malaysia Deals Setback To Transgender Advocates; Global LGBT Recap
Sunday, October 11 was National Coming Out Day. The Canada-based Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights…
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Clashing human rights visions for LGBTs at United Nations; More Mixed Messages from the Vatican as Family Synod Begins; Timeline of Worsening Homophobia by Turkey’s AKP Party; Global LGBT Recap
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (pronounced iggle-hurk) announced last Monday that it…
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“What Kind of Islam Is That?”: Talking With Refugees From ISIS
“They believe in some strange religion, not Islam,” a Muslim refugee from the Iraq city…
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