Warships, Animals, Pubs Eligible For Blessings From Church of England, But Not Same-Sex Couples; Global LGBT Recap
Vitit Muntarbhorn, the UN independent expert charged with investigating discrimination and violence on the basis…
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Orlando Massacre; Legal Gray Area in Jordan Amid Rising Fundamentalism; Push and Pull on LGBT Human Rights at UN; Global LGBT Recap
Organizers of last month’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia have published their report…
Read MoreMormons Fight Marriage Equality in Mexico; Is Catholic Church Italy’s Anti-Gay NRA?; Nigerian Anglicans Cut Ties With UK Diocese; Global LGBT Recap
Scott Lively, an American who has promoted anti-gay policies around the world, recently argued that,…
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LGBT Editor In Bangladesh Murdered by Islamists—and More, In this Week’s Global LGBT Recap
The Global Philanthropy Project has published “The Perfect Storm: The closing space for LGBT civil…
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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 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 MoreMormons Declare Same-Sex Marriage Apostasy, Deny Baptism to Children of Same-Sex Couples; Colombian Court OKs Adoption Over Church Objections; Franklin Graham Praises Putin’s Anti-Gay Policies; Global LGBT Recap
Transgender Europe celebrated its 10th anniversary. In the U.S., the Union for Reform Judaism, the…
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 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 MoreMexico moves toward national marriage equality; Greek govt announces civil partnership legislation; Pope warns against ‘secularism and relativism’; Global LGBT recap
Vatican: Pope will meet married gay activist; warns against “secularism and relativism” A Paraguayan LGBT…
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