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Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 17, 2016

More Bleak Times For Indonesian LGBTs; South Africa Bans Extremist Anti-Gay US Pastor; Mexican Marriage Struggle Heats Up; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

OutRight Action International’s Rashima Kwatra reviews the record of human rights work by Vitit Muntarbhorn,…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderJuly 8, 2016

Bishop Says Gay Couples Cannot Be Part of Parish Life; Does Rising Evangelical Political Power in Brazil Contribute to Anti-LGBT Violence?; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law released “A Development Agenda for Sexual…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderJuly 1, 2016

UN Human Rights Council Creates LGBT Watchdog; Orthodox Council Affirms Traditional Teaching on Family; Pope Francis Says Church Should Apologize to Gays; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

United Nations: Human Rights Council creates watchdog for LGBT rights The United Nations Human Rights…

Archive, Global LGBT Recap, Sexuality/GenderJune 13, 2016

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

By Peter Montgomery

Organizers of last month’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia have published their report…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderJune 5, 2016

Mormons Fight Marriage Equality in Mexico; Is Catholic Church Italy’s Anti-Gay NRA?; Nigerian Anglicans Cut Ties With UK Diocese; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Scott Lively, an American who has promoted anti-gay policies around the world, recently argued that,…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderMay 21, 2016

Competing Visions of Family & Freedom at UN; Methodists Try to Avoid Schism on Sexuality; Catholic Cardinal Denounces LGBT ‘Demonic Ideology’; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Tuesday, May 17 was commemorated as International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, or IDAHOT….

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderMarch 19, 2016

Country of Georgia Considers Constitutional Marriage Ban; Hindu Nationalist Leader Surprises India With Call to Decriminalize Homosexuality; No End to Anti-LGBT Propaganda Campaign in Indonesia; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power addressed the Obama administration’s promotion of LGBT…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderMarch 5, 2016

Broadcast Officials in China Censor Gay TV Characters

By Peter Montgomery

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

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderFebruary 6, 2016

‘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

By Peter Montgomery

International Activism and Advocacy The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…

Global LGBT Recap, OMFG, Sexuality/GenderDecember 17, 2015

Greek Orthodox Bishop Says Spit on Inhuman Gay Scum: This Week’s LGBT Global Recap

By Peter Montgomery

Hundreds of people attended last weekend’s conference on global LGBT activism in New York. At…