Women as Head Pastors Was Final Straw for Southern Baptist Convention — Not Scandal, Sexual Abuse, or Dalliance with Dictators
Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention voted during a plenary session to disfellowship six of…
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Indonesian Court Rejects Religious Conservatives’ Bid To Criminalize Gay Sex; More in Global LGBT Recap
Costa Rican human rights and anti-torture activist Victor Madrigal-Borloz is the new UN Independent Expert…
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Author Michael Muhammad Knight writes at Vice on “Editing Homophobia Out of the ‘Islamic Tradition.’”…
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Malta Adopts Marriage Equality Over Objections of Catholics and Evangelicals; And More in Global LGBT Recap
The parliament of Malta, an officially Catholic country, approved marriage equality legislation with a single…
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World Congress of Families Draws Anti-LGBT Activists to Budapest; More in Global LGBT Recap
Activists from around the world celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). The…
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Religious Traditionalists Resist Marriage Equality, Artist Questions What Is “Un-African” & More in This Global LGBT Recap
ILGA notes that some women in more than 50 countries went on strike on Wednesday’s…
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Hungarian Mayor Wants to Import White Christians, Ban Muslims & LGBT People; Global LGBT Recap
February 6 was International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. US-based anti-LGBT activist…
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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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Donald Trump Scares LGBT People Worldwide and More, in This Week’s Global LGBT Recap
Backlash At UN & Elsewhere; Religious Leaders Rally Against Marriage Equality in Taiwan & El Salvador.
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…
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