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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 19, 2015

The Brutality of Life for Syrian LGBTs; Saving the Anglican Church by Dissolving It; Backlash to Hindu Gay Wedding Ceremony in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Syria: ISIS not the only source of brutality against LGBTs Dan McDougall’s feature story in…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 11, 2015

Challenge 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

By Peter Montgomery

In the Guardian, Bisi Alimi writes, “If you say being gay is not African, you…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 3, 2015

Pope 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

By Peter Montgomery

We reported last week on the UN Security Council briefing convened by American and Chilean…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderAugust 20, 2015

Istanbul ‘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

By Peter Montgomery

Richard Blanco, the openly gay Cuban-American poet who read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration, composed…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesAugust 14, 2015

‘Barbaric’ v ‘Progressive’ Islam; Catholic Church Objects to Mexican Court OK For Gay Adoption; Malaysian Court Weighs Boundaries Of Civil and Shariah Law; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Islam: ‘Barbaric’ and Progressive The United Nations ambassadors from the US and Chile have invited…

Global LGBT Recap, Israel-Palestine, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderAugust 8, 2015

LGBT Human Rights in UN Sustainable Development Negotiation; Swiss Bishop Says Speaking of ‘Family Diversity’ is ‘Attack on the Creator’; Canadian Food Bank’s Anti-Gay Dogma; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Photographer Robin Hammond has launched a social media campaign with the hashtag #WhereLoveIsIllegal to document…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 24, 2015

Win For ‘Natural Family’ Crowd at UN Human Rights Council…

By Peter Montgomery

… and much more, in this week’s LGBT Global Recap.

Archive, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesJuly 23, 2015

Fear of U.S. Marriage Equality Exported to Africa

By Kapya Kaoma

While LGBTQI people and allies in America enjoyed a hard-fought victory in last month’s Supreme…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 3, 2015

International reax to US Marriage Ruling; Official violence at Turkey’s Pride; Marriage Advances in Mexico Over Church Objections; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Last Friday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn remaining state laws banning same-sex…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Peter Montgomery, RD Blog, Sexuality/Gender, UncategorizedJune 14, 2015

Mexico moves toward national marriage equality; Greek govt announces civil partnership legislation; Pope warns against ‘secularism and relativism’; Global LGBT recap

By Peter Montgomery

Vatican: Pope will meet married gay activist; warns against “secularism and relativism” A Paraguayan LGBT…