Even Amid Controversy, ‘My Soul Still Sings,’ Says UMC’s First Lesbian Bishop
The first out lesbian bishop consecrated by the United Methodist Church has long known that…
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London’s ‘Big Gay Iftar’ And More in Global LGBT Recap
International Family Equality Day was celebrated on May 7 with events in 30 countries. The…
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A Time to Break Down, and A Time to Build Up: Reinventing Ministry in Post-Katrina New Orleans
A disaster is not an “Act of God.”
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Russia Expels Gay American Pastor, An Epidemic of Anti-LGBT Violence in Brazil, And More in the Global LGBT Recap
Alturi profiles human rights activist Neela Ghoshal, senior researcher for the LGBT rights program at…
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United Methodists Elect 1st Gay Bishop; Canadian Anglicans OK Same-Sex Marriage
This week’s Global LGBT Recap.
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Of God, But Not God: A Methodist Minister Speaks About Church’s Refusal to Open Its Doors to LGBT
Two U.S. jurisdictions will consider three openly gay candidates for bishop this month. Long before she learned…
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Competing Visions of Family & Freedom at UN; Methodists Try to Avoid Schism on Sexuality; Catholic Cardinal Denounces LGBT ‘Demonic Ideology’; Global LGBT Recap
Tuesday, May 17 was commemorated as International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, or IDAHOT….
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The Human Dignity Trust has released a report, Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and…
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The United Methodist Church to LGBTQ People: You’re ‘Sacred,’ But Not Welcome
The month of May has marked a decided shift in the strategy for full inclusion…
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With New York Joining DC in Defiance Methodist Church Faces Showdown on LGBT Ordination
As the United Methodist Church approaches it next quadrennial General Conference this May, its members…
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