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Singapore: Religious reactions on LGBT could cause discomfort
(Rei Kurohi,
Straits Times
)
Priest faces government inquiry over ‘homophobic’ remarks
(Eduardo Campos Lima,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
India poised to resrict surrogate pregnancies
(Neeta Lal,
YaleGlobal Online
)
Transgender cyclist wins femal cycling world championship
(Tobias Hoonhout,
National Review
)
Hong Kong court rules against same-sex unions
(Tiffany May and Gerry Mullany,
The New York Times
)
Melbourne Anglicans find regional same-sex blessings move ‘profoundly disappointing'
(
SBS News
)
Hong Kong Court rules same-sex marriage is not protected under their constitution
(Tim Zubizarreta,
Jurist
)
Hong Kong court: No protection for same-sex marriage or civil unions
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Invoking culture or religion to harm others can never be justified
(Pierre De Vos,
Daily Maverick (South Africa)
)
Rise in same-sex couples adopting as charity says they are more willing to care for 'harder to place' children
(Gabriella Swerling,
The Telegraph
)
Queerness and religion in conversation
(Nadia Krige,
University of Cape Town News
)
Australia: Submission on the Religious Freedom draft laws
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Urals Economics University not to expel student over contacts with LGBT
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Kadyrov ready for dialogue with PACE rep on rights of LGBT persons in Chechnya, although finds problem far-fetched
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Chaput: Fr. James Martin's message causes confusion about Church doctrine
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Nepal’s sexual minorities say progress in rights has stalled
(Binaj Gurubacharya,
Associated Press
)
Business fears Israel Folau religious freedom law
(John Kehoe,
Financial Review
)
LGBT advocates warn Australia's religious freedom bill 'hands a sword to people of faith'
(Taameen Mohammad,
Newsweek
)
Ethiopian church-affiliated group urges action against gays
(Elias Meseret,
Associated Press
)
Cyprus’ top lawyer: Bishop’s remarks on gays broke no law
(
Associated Press
)
Will Australia choose religious freedom? Bill might help Christian rugby star Israel Folau, fired for his faith
(Steve Warren,
CBN News
)
Despite religious opposition, Edmonton moves to ban conversion therapy
(Val Wilde,
Patheos Blog: Friendly Atheist
)
New global study: Do religious freedom and LGBT rights have common ground?
(
Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
)
Churches, same-sex ministries and the law
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Churches, same-sex ministries and the law: discrimination and religious freedom (full text)
(Neil Foster, Associate Professor, Newcastle Law School,
Liberty Christian Ministries Inc, Elective Seminar
)
An openly gay candidate is running for president in Tunisia, a milestone for the Arab world
(Claire Parker,
The Washington Post
)
Spot the news here: First openly gay presidential candidate in 'Arab' or 'Muslim' world?
(Terry Mattingly,
Get Religion
)
Judge says advertisers can’t refuse homophobic party’s campaign ads
(
Times of Israel
)
Israel's election laws require advertising companies to sell space for objectionable ads
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Judgment: Zhdanov and Others v. Russia - refusal to register three LGBT organisations
(Press Release,
European Court of Human Rights
)
European Court says Russia violated rights of LGBT organizations
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
'Offensive to my culture and religion': Rainbow flag row costs $2500
(Jacob Saulwick,
The Sydney Morning Herald
)
Uruguay bishops divided on transsexual referendum vote
(Inés San Martín,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Israel Folau: Sacked player sues Rugby Australia over anti-gay row
(
BBC News
)
Australian rugby star sues over his firing for Instagram post
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Lebanon festival drops popular band after Christian pressure
(Zeina Karam,
Associated Press
)
Transgender discrimination law in Australia- uncertainties
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Israeli minister’s remarks on gays widely condemned
(Shahar Golan,
Associated Press
)
Christian Porter says religious freedom bill won't erode state LGBT protections
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
Rights of sexual minorities should not be violated in Russia – Moskalkova
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Botswana court ruling is a ray of hope for LGBT people across Africa
(Frans Viljoen,
The Conversation
)
Georgian LGBT community calls off Tbilisi action due to threats
(
Interfax-Religion
)
How a rugby star’s homophobic posts got Australians arguing about religion
(Jamie Tarabay and Isabella Kwai,
The New York Times
)
Elton John musical genius but errs on issue of attitudes towards gays in Russia – Putin
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Aldo Dávila set to be Guatemala’s 1st openly gay congressman
(SONIA PÉREZ D.,
Associated Press
)
Same-sex relationships in Botswana: Motshidiemang
(Frank Cranmer,
Law & Religion UK
)
The Georgian Church official accuses US acting ambassador of trying to aggravate the situation around LGBT-action in Georgia
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Ethiopia tour for gay, lesbian travelers in jeopardy amid backlash from faith groups
(Emily McFarlan Miller,
Religion News Service
)
AP Explains: The rocky rise of LGBT rights in Latin America
(Christine Armario,
Associated Press
)
A win for gay rights in Botswana is a ‘step against the current’ in Africa
(Alan Yuhas,
The New York Times
)
During LGBTQ Pride Month, Vatican issues document rejecting gender change
(
CBS News
)
During LGBTQ Pride Month, Vatican issues document on gender theory in education
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Botswana legalizes gay sex, striking down colonial-era laws
(Max Bearak,
The Washington Post
)
How LGBT couples in Russia decide whether to leave the country
(Masha Gessen,
The New Yorker
)
Rights group cheers Bhutan’s move toward legalizing gay sex
(
Associated Press
)
Vatican rejects gender change to alarm of LGBT Catholics
(Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press
)
Jerusalem gay pride parade draws revelers, police
(Isabel Debre,
Associated Press
)
Ethiopian religious groups harassing U.S.-based LGBTQ tour company sending hundreds of messages, ‘threatening our lives’
(Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News
)
Ethiopia religious anger over US gay tour plan
(
BBC News
)
Israel Folau's fight for religious freedom leaves behind ugly mess
(Bret Harris,
The Guardian
)
Hope’s high stakes: ‘Rafiki’
(
Commonweal
)
Folau fired by Rugby Australia for contentious online posts
(John Pye,
Associated Press
)
Australian political leaders agree gays don’t go to hell
(Rod McGuirk,
Associated Press
)
Indonesian director calls for LGBT+ debate after film ban
(Michael Taylor,
Reuters
)
Brunei suspends death penalty for gay sex after global backlash
(Andreo Calonzo,
Bloomberg
)
Brunei death penalty moratorium applied to new Shariah laws
(
Associated Press
)
Brunei places moratorium on death penalty under sharia code; will ratify torture convention
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Alberta’s top court dismisses appeal in legal battle over gay-straight alliances
(Brennan Doherty,
Star Calgary
)
Canadian court refuses to enjoin law allowing gay student associations
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Welby reiterates dilemma he says he faced over inviting same-sex spouses to Lambeth
(Mary Frances Schjonberg,
Episcopal News Service
)
Marriage between man and transwoman is valid: Madras HC
(ETB Sivapriyan,
Deccan Herald
)
Indian court says Hindu Marriage Act covers marriage involving transgender woman
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Brunei wants to punish gay sex with death by stoning – can boycotts stop it?
(Paula Gerber,
The Conversation
)
Reflections on the Israel Folau affair
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Facing uproar, Brunei says stoning law is meant to ‘educate’ and ‘nurture’
(
The New York Times
)
Radical transgender rights overhaul passes into law in Tasmania
(Matthew Denholm,
The Australian
)
Dozens protest in London against Brunei’s anti-gay laws
(
Associated Press
)
Fairness for All legislation protects religious and LGBTQ rights
(Robin Fretwell Wilson,
Real Clear Religion
)
Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery
(Annabelle Liang,
Associated Press
)
Brunei's new anti-gay law goes into effect this week. Here's how the world is reacting
(AnneClaire Stapleton,
CNN
)
Germany protests to Brunei envoy over anti-gay law plans
(
Associated Press
)
No First Amendment? In Canada, calling a trans woman a 'biological' man is hate speech
(Julia Duin,
Get Religion
)
Vancouver activist Morgane Oger wins ‘landmark’ transgender rights decision
(Tessa Vikander,
Star Vancouver
)
Canadian tribunal finds anti-transgender election pamphlet amounts to illegal discrimination
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Botswana joins list of African countries reviewing gay rights
(Andrew Novak,
The Conversation
)
Dutch Reformed Church loses court battle over same-sex unions
(
eNCA
)
South African court invalidates Dutch Reformed Church's LGBT policy
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Looking at this story internationally, what’s the status of modern church doctrines on gays?
(Richard Ostling,
Get Religion
)
Canada sees exponential rise in trans-identified kids, referrals to gender clinics
(Samuel Smith,
The Christian Post
)
Cuba expands rights but rejects radical change in updated constitution
(Maria Isabel Alfonso,
The Conversation
)
Explainer: what’s at stake in Kenyan court case on gay rights
(Adriaan van Klinken,
The Conversation
)
LGBT rights threatened in Brazil under new far-right president
(Anthony Faiola and Marina Lopes,
The Washington Post
)
Questions raised on conversion-therapy ban
(Madeleine Davies,
Church Times
)
Hindu monastic order is reclaiming transgender people’s status in Indian society
(Soumya Shankar,
Religion News Service
)
Kenyan United Methodists oppose allowing LGBT clergy, pray for church unity worldwide
(Tonny Onyulo,
Religion News Service
)
Gay Muslim comic gone from Instagram after Indonesia warning
(Stephen Wright,
Associated Press
)
Gay couples to 'live more freely' with Thai civil unions
(Rina Chandran,
Reuters
)
Experimental puberty blockers investigated in BBC documentary
(
The Christian Institute
)
Noted Indian transgender activist shakes up Hindu festival
(Emily Schmall and Biswajeet Banerjee,
Associated Press
)
Greek court sentences orthodox bishop for anti-gay blog post
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
New research reveals how the marriage equality debate damaged LGBT Australians’ mental health
(Stefano Verrelli, Fiona White, Lauren Harvey, and Michael R. Pulciani,
The Conversation
)
Egyptian TV host sentenced to one year in prison for interviewing gay man
(Emily Jacobs,
New York Post
)
Egyptian TV host sentenced for program featuring gay sex worker
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Chechnya LGBT: Dozens 'detained in new gay purge'
(
BBC News
)
Rights activists report detention of 40 LGBT in Chechnya, Grozny official says it's 'absolute lie'
(
Interfax-Religion
)
'Not acceptable': Indian army backs gay sex ban despite decriminalisation
(
The Guardian
)
Can a 14-year old girl decide on permanent infertility, facial hair and a male voice?
(John Carpay,
The Post Millennial
)
Celebrations planned, tension lingers a month after marriage equality resolution takes effect
(Mary Frances Schjonberg and David Paulsen,
Episcopal News Service
)
Bill of wrongs: The hastily passed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill does not ensure privacy, dignity and livelihood to the embattled group
(Faizan Mustafa and Prerna Dhoop,
The Indian Express
)
Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crime could improve how police and communities respond
(Andy Kaladelfos, Bianca Fileborn, Lisa Featherstone, Shileene Robinson, Yorick Smaal,
The Conversation
)
Once again, Pope Francis fails to make headlines (with conservative words on sex)
(Terry Mattingly,
GetReligion
)
LGBT people flee Tanzania amid police crackdown
(Doreen Ajiambo,
Religion News Service
)
Crash or crash through: Morrison politicises religious discrimination debate
(Katharine Murphy and Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
European court: Russia’s ban on LGBT rallies violates rights
(Thomas Adamson,
Associated Press
)
European Court finds Russia's ban on public LGBT events a convention violation
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Decolonize yourself and denounce homophobia
(Sameer Dossani,
The Daily Maverick
)
Twitter bans labeling transgender persons by wrong pronoun, name
(Michael Foust,
Christian Headlines
)
Same-sex marriage: is Cuba using it to ‘pinkwash’ other oppressive policies?
(Evie Browne,
The Conversation
)
Top Aussie wedding magazine forced out of business for not featuring gay couples
(Julia Duin,
GetReligion
)
Kenyan court orders mediation to solve Anglican homosexuality dispute
(Fredrick Nzwili,
Religion News Service
)
Transgender rights: Who decides your gender?
(
The Economist
)
Austsralia: There’s no argument or support for allowing schools to discriminate against LGBTIQ teachers
(Mary Lou Rasmussen, Andrew Singleton, Anna Halafoff, Gary D. Bouma,
The Conversation
)
Ruddock report (part 3): religious schools and gay teachers
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Ruddock Report: religious schools and same sex attracted students
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Ruddock Report (part 2): changing the law on religious schools and gay students
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Australia to stop religious schools expelling gay students
(Nik Martin,
Deutsche Welle
)
Australian law allows religious schools to reject gay students, PM says
(Joshua Berlinger,
CNN
)
Cakes and Christianity: Britain’s Supreme Court rules in favour of two Christian bakers
(
The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy]
)
UK court rules bakery didn’t discriminate in ‘gay cake’ case
(Danica Kirka,
Associated Press
)
Religious freedom review enshrines right of schools to turn away gay children and teachers
(Jewel Topsfield,
The Sydney Morning Herald
)
Don’t let ‘extreme ideas’ of LGBT dictate Malaysian life, Mujahid warns
(Yiswaree Palansamy,
Malay Mail
)
Singapore diplomat urges repeal of 'antiquated' gay sex law
(
New Straits Times
)
LBGT refugees say they face hostility, violence in Kenyan camp
(Tonny Onyulo,
Religion News Service
)
'Not a sin to thrash gays': as Russian meme convictions mount, police shrug at homophobic slurs
(
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
)
Indian Church displeased with ruling legalizing same-sex relationships
(
Catholic News Service
)
Malaysian PM says public caning of lesbians tarnishes Islam
(
Associated Press
)
India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
(Ashok Sharma,
Associated Press
)
India's top court decriminalizes gay sex in landmark ruling
(Manveena Suri,
CNN
)
Indian Catholic bishops unhappy with legalization of homosexuality
(
Law & Religion UK
)
India's Supreme Court legalizes consensual homosexual relations
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Is 'The Wedding' a new beginning for LGBTQ cinema in Egypt?
(Youssra el-Sharkawy,
Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
Malaysian Muslim lesbian couple caned in public punishment
(
Associated Press
)
Vatican removes reference to ‘psychiatric help’ for gay kids
(
Associated Press
)
At Vatican family summit, LGBT voices say they won’t be ignored
(Claire Giangravè,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Catholic LGBT group rejected by event pope will attend in Dublin
(Harriet Sherwood,
The Guardian
)
20,000 Israelis march in Jerusalem Pride parade
(Nathan Glover,
World Religion News
)
Doing some thinking, with the Catholic left, about Pope Francis, death penalty and LGBTQ future
(Terry Mattingly,
GetReligion
)
Doing some thinking, with the Catholic left, about Pope Francis, death penalty and LGBTQ future
(Terry Mattingly,
GetReligion
)
Thousands march in Jerusalem Gay Pride amid surrogacy uproar
(Caron Creighton,
Associated Press
)
Alberta man changes gender on government IDs for cheaper car insurance
(Reid Southwick,
CBC News
)
LGBT protest may herald a turning point in Israel's history
(Mordechai Kremnitzer,
Haaretz
)
Netanyahu flip-flops on surrogacy rights for gay men
(Mazal Mualem,
Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
Trinidad and Tobago’s religious leaders call on government to uphold anti-LGBT laws
(Melissa Williams-Sambrano,
Religion News Service
)
LGBT community in uproar after Knesset passes surrogacy law that excludes single men and gay couples
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Religious freedom can be protected with 'tweaks', says Ruddock review member
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
India on brink of biggest gay rights victory as Supreme Court prepares to rule on gay sex ban
(Adam Withnall,
The Independent
)
Why Australia does not need a Religious Discrimination Act
(Luke Beck,
The Conversation
)
Israeli bill allows surrogacy for single women, denies it to same-sex couples
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
LGBT rights not connected to religion, says DAP MP
(Jerry Choong,
Malay Mail
)
Liberal MP Tim Wilson warns on unintended consequences of religious freedom law
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
Christian group apologizes to LGBTQ community at Filipino pride march
(Elisa Meyer,
World Religion News
)
Taiwan's LGBTQ still struggling for equal marriage rights
(William Yang,
Deutsche Welle
)
Russian LGBT activists contest in ECHR bans on gay pride parades in 118 cities
(
Interfax-Religion
)
LGBTQ rights and the Bible in South Africa (Responding to: Religious decision-making on LGBTQ issues)
(Jeremy Punt,
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University
)
New Zealand cardinal: Church has ‘shortcomings’ with LGBT community
(
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
What does Trinity Western's Supreme Court loss mean for the summer jobs attestation?
(Brian Platt,
National Post
)
Decriminalisation of homosexuality
(
Stabroek News
)
Headlines about the Trinity Western case
The Supreme Court of Canada and Trinity Western Law School
(Frank Cranmer,
Law & Religion UK
)
Trinity Western loses
(Peter Stockland,
Convivium
)
Trinity Western University loses before Supreme Court of Canada
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Canada's Supreme Court: Provinces can refuse law school accreditation over LGBTQ rights
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
STATEMENT on Supreme Court of Canada against Trinity Western University
(Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett,
Cardus Religious Freedom Institute
)
The Supreme Court has dismissed religious practice as a matter of mere choice in its TWU decision
(Anna Su,
CBC Opinion
)
Trinity Western loses fight for Christian law school as court rules limits on religious freedom 'reasonable'
(Kathleen Harris,
CBC News
)
TWU law school ruling: 'limiting diversity' or 'a game-changer for LGBTQ rights'?
(Clare Henning,
CBC News
)
Several thousand people participated in parade organized by LGBT activists in downtown Kiev
(
Interfax-Religion
)
3 legal reactions to the Supreme Court's Trinity Western University decision
(Peer Zimonjic,
CBC News
)
Bennett: Supreme Court decision relegates freedom of conscience, religion
(
Global News
)
Trinity Western spokesperson Janet Buckingham ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court decision
(
Global News
)
LGBT rights vs. religious freedom: top court ruling on Trinity Western case today
(Kathleen Harris,
CBC News
)
Trinity Western University 'will not be starting a law school in the near future' following court ruling
((interviews with students),
Montreal Gazette
)
The LGBT refugees in Turkey who refuse to be forgotten
(Masha Gessen,
The New Yorker
)
Religious heads reject same sex marriage: ‘God made Adam and Eve’
(Shaliza Hassanali,
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
)
Vatican-backed family rally to have speech on welcoming gays
(Nicole Winfield,
Religion News Service
)
Head of Byelorussian Ministry of Interior about LGBT: they won't go anywhere
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Colorado wedding cake baker wins before US Supreme Court
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Lebanon LGBT scene empowered despite crackdown
(Sarah El Deeb,
Associated Press
)
Love, violence and daily survival: inside Morocco’s LGBTIQ community
(Moha Ennaji,
The Conversation
)
Iran’s transgender people face discrimination despite fatwa
(Mehdi Fattahi and Nasser Karimi,
Associated Press
)
Transgender Filipinos and playing journalism's conflict card when the conflict's largely settled
(Ira Rifkin,
GetReligion
)
Pope Francis tells gay man: 'God made you like this'
(Stephanie Kirchgaessner,
The Guardian
)
The pope says God made gay people just as we should be – here’s why his comments matter
(Ruth Hunt,
The Guardian
)
LGBT community cheers pope’s ‘God made you like this’ remark
(Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press
)
Forcibly outing LGBT children to their parents is monstrous
(Drew Brown,
The Guardian
)
Catholics warn against 'winner-takes-all' approach on marriage equality
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
Religion, the state, and the states explain why Mexico has stronger LGBT rights than the US
(Caroline Beer and Victor D. Cruz-Aceves,
The London School of Economics and Political Science
)
Pakistan's first school for transgender students opens
(Shah Meer Baloch,
Deutsche Welle
)
Church supports move to legalize homosexual acts in Trinidad and Tobago
(Laura Ann Phillips,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Though opposition remains, Trinidad & Tobago takes a historic legal step towards LGBT equality
(Janine Mendes-Franco,
Global Voices
)
T&T bogged down by religion vs ‘human rights’
(
Guardian
)
Conservative faith leaders worry Kenya will repeal ban on gay sex
(Fredrick Nzwili,
Religion News Service
)
The struggle of Egypt's transgender community
(Marc Espanol,
Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
Charter challenge of Alberta GSA legislation will face difficulties, law professor says
(
CBC News
)
Gay Kenyans sense they may be on the brink of a historic legal triumph
(Max Bearak and Rael Ombuor,
The Washington Post
)
Same-sex marriage supporter easily wins Costa Rica elections
(Javier Cordoba,
Associated Press Religion
)
Gay marriage question could define Costa Rican election
(
Associated Press Religion
)
Religious freedom review: Margaret Court claims anti-gay marriage voices silenced
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
Op-ed: Gay clergy will live in torment until the Catholic church drops this hypocritical oath
(Kevin McKenna,
The Guardian
)
Where does Catholic thinking on “gender theory” go from here?
(John L. Allen Jr.,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
“Irrational and illogical” to believe that sexual orientation can never change: Federal judge
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Religious freedom must not be a green light to discriminate
(Hugh Harris,
The Sydney Morning Herald
)
Allegations about 40 gay priests in Italy sent to Vatican
(The Associated Press,
Religion News Service
)
Tunisian court rejects imams' challenge to LGBTQ radio station
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
The IACtHR Advisory Opinion: one step forward or two steps back for LGBTI rights in Costa Rica?
(Elena Abrusci,
EJIL: Talk!
)
Brazilian court rejects censorship of play depicting Jesus as trans woman
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Update on the Canada Summer Jobs Program: positives & negatives, and lawyers will be Involved
(Reflections by Winnipeg Free Press Faith Page columnist John Longhurst,
On Faith Canada
)
The peculiar position of India’s third gender
(
The New York Times
)
Protect freedom to reject weddings, say Catholics
(Greg Brown,
The Australian
)
The scandal of firing LGBT Catholics
(John Gehring,
Commonweal
)
Catholic Church says its hiring practices do not discriminate against gay people
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
Churches demand new 'religious freedom' law to combat era of 'hatred'
(Michael Koziol,
The Sydney Morning Herald
)
ACT government says religious freedom inquiry could undermine Human Rights Act
(Katie Burgess,
Brisbane Times
)
It's in our hands how the flawed religious freedom inquiry will play out
(Rodney Croome,
The Guardian
)
UN rights chief warns 'intolerance' and political extremism making inroads in Indonesia
(Adam Harvey,
abc.net.au
)
Gay marriage ruling boosts evangelical in Costa Rica vote
(Javier Cordoba,
Associated Press
)
Indonesia police probe Aceh abuse of transgender women
(Muchtar Yusuf and Niniek Karmini,
Associated Press
)
Vatican nixes former Irish president from Women’s Day event
(Nicole Winfield,
Religion News Service
)
Zimbabwe’s LGBT community: why civil rights and health issues go hand in hand
(Candice Chikura-Mtwazi,
The Conversation
)
Religious and liberal MKs spar over surrogacy for homosexuals and lesbians
(Judy Siegel-Itzkovich,
The Jerusalem Post
)
Podcast: Bary Bussey speaking on the Canada Summer Jobs Program
(
Alberta at Noon
)
The term ‘LGBTI’ confuses desire, behaviour and identity – it’s time for a rethink
(Dennis Altman,
The Conversation
)
Inter-American human rights court recognizes same-sex marriage and transgender rights
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Court orders Costa Rica to implement same-sex marriage and respect transgender rights
(María Fernanda Cruz y Andrea Rodríguez,
La Voz
)
LGBT rights rise in Catholic Latin America
(Corey Barnett,
World Religion News
)
Gay men can now freely donate blood in Israel
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
India's highest court to review colonial-era law criminalising gay sex
(Michael Safi,
The Guardian
)
Public submissions to Philip Ruddock's review of religious freedom to be kept secret
(Michael Koziol,
The Sydney Morning Herald
)
2017 was a bad year for Egypt’s LGBT community. 2018 could be even worse.
(Alyssa Bernstein,
Foreign Policy
)
Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country, blocks petition to criminalize gay sex
(Elisa Meyer,
World Religion News
)
Canada's spy agency settles lawsuit over alleged racist and homophobic bullying
(Ashifa Kassam,
The Guardian
)
Fears rise over LGBT discrimination in conservative Paraguay
(Pedro Servin,
Associated Press
)
Puerto Rico Senate approves religious freedom bill
(Eve Kucharski,
Pride Source
)
Countries around the world and their status on gay marriage
(Corey Barnett,
World Religion News
)
Peru to withdraw controversial “gender ideology” curriculum
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Rights campaigners think up gay persecution issue in Chechnya - Kadyrov
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Gay teacher sacked from Rockingham school over Facebook post
(Phoebe Wearne,
PerthNow
)
Christian couple rejected as adoptive parents, due to religious beliefs
(Press Release,
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
)
Canadian Christian couple sues over Alberta's policy on adoptions
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Justice Ministry regrets ECHR rejection of Russian request to review decision on law banning gay propaganda among children
(
Interfax-Religion
)
New book alleges gay sex in Vatican dorm, shady banking
(The Associated Press)
Egyptian lawmaker to propose anti-gay bill as part of crackdown
(
Reuters
)
WA Government seeks legal advice on religious schools’ right to discriminate against LGBTI teachers and students
(Phoebe Wearne,
The West Australian
)
University student dismissed for expressing Biblical view on homosexuality
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Are conservative news media downplaying the brutal crackdown against Egyptian gays?
(Ira Rifkin,
GetReligion
)
Prominent writer unleashes controversy around sexuality in Turkey
(Nazlan Ertan,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Egypt’s authoritarian regime plays to conservative mainstream in wave of LGBTQ arrests
(Hendrik Kraetzschmar and Barbara Zollner,
The Conversation
)
There’s a rising global tide of crackdowns on LGBT communities
(Max Bearak,
The Washington Post
)
By excluding Hannah Mouncey, the AFL’s inclusion policy has failed a key test
(Catherine Ordway and Allistar Twigg,
The Conversation
)
Interior Ministry official suggests criminalizing gay propaganda
(
Interfax-Religion
)
With midnight raids and chat-room traps, Egypt launches sweeping crackdown on gay community
(Sudarsan Raghavan,
The Washington Post
)
Tajikistan authorities draw up list of gay and lesbian citizens
(
The Guardian
)
A man tortured in Chechnya for being gay dares to go public with his story
(Andrew Roth,
The Washington Post
)
As a Muslim, I'm proud to support marriage equality
(Mehreen Faruqi,
The Guardian
)
Australia: Churches vandalized by gay marriage supporters ahead of legalization vote
(Veronica Neffinger,
Christian Headlines
)
Greece passes gender identity law amid church protest
(Florian Schmitz,
Deutsche Welle
)
Perth’s Anglican church offers ‘heartfelt apology’ to LGBT community
(Michael McGowan,
The Guardian
)
In a few years we’ll wonder why it took us so long to legalise marriage equality
(Peter Tatchell,
The Guardian
)
Gender and Greek Orthodoxy: A row over transgender rights erupts between Greece’s politicians and its clerics
(Erasmus,
The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy]
)
I never became straight. Perhaps that was never God's goal.
(Rachel Gilson,
Christianity Today
)
Parents slam transgender push to remove gender-specific terms in school sex ed
(Stoyan Zaimov,
The Christian Post
)
Paraguay's government rejects gender ideology
(
Catholic News Agency
)
Homosexuality and Catholic evangelization: “The Dorothy Day Way”
(Charles D. Beard,
Aleteia
)
Where's the biff? Free speech has won every round in the marriage equality debate
(David Marr,
The Guardian
)
Israeli government to amend adoption law to give same-sex couples equal rights
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Christians are divided over Australian gay marriage debate
(Gary Nguyen,
World Religion News
)
Conservative Christians’ anti-marriage equality lines ‘betray gospel of grace’, says reverend
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
We need more analysis and less emotion in the marriage equality debate
(Bede Harris,
The Guardian
)
Ultra-Orthodox lawmaker resigns after attending gay wedding
(
Associated Press
)
Nashville and Sodom
(Aaron Taylor,
First Things
)
Nationwide vote on gay marriage moves ahead in Australia
(Kiley Crossland,
Christian Headlines
)
South Africa: Married transgender people can change their official sex, court finds
(Safura Abdool Karim,
Ground Up
)
South African court reconciles marriage law with gender identity change statute
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
A Sinner in Mecca review – Islam, homosexuality and the hope of tolerance
(Charles Kaiser,
The Guardian
)
Canada should be asked about reports on plans to take gays from Chechnya - Russian Foreign Ministry
(
Interfax Religion
)
Human sexuality and the spirit of the age: A statement abandoning the faith
(John Stonestreet, Roberto Rivera,
Christian Headlines
)
Keeping an eye on religion-infused intolerance in Chechnya, Myanmar and the U.S.A.
(Ira Rifkin,
GetReligion
)
Same-sex marriage debate: conservative Muslims steer clear for fear of backlash
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
Israeli ministry drops opposition to adoption by same-sex couples
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Rights clash looms in same-sex debate
(Konstantin Klein,
The Weekend Australian
)
Jerusalem chief rabbi: Pride parade is causing more damage than benefit
(Udi Shaham,
Jerusalem Post
)
Mass Nigerian arrests for 'homosexual acts' in Lagos State
(
BBC News
)
Prominent national religious rabbis applaud stance against gay adoption
(Jeremy Sharon,
Jerusalem Post
)
Key ally of Philippines president introduces bills allowing for divorce, same-sex unions
(
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Catholic transgender woman's life was celebrated Sunday at her diverse church
(Elisa Meyer,
World Religion News
)
Why Colombia's peace process could mean trouble for LGBT rights
(Ari Shaw,
World Politics Review
)
Most Christians in Australia support marriage equality and want a free vote
(Gareth Hutchens,
The Guardian
)
Thousands rally in Israel for same-sex couples who want to adopt
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Israel, play fair with LGBT families!
(Jeffrey Salkin,
RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred)
)
Israeli government has two months to rethink gay adoption policy, Supreme Court says
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Notable Christians who’ve had a change of heart on LGBT issues
(Madeleine Buckley,
Religion News Service
)
Not a single instance of harassment against gays reported in Chechnya – Lavrov
(
Interfax-Religion
)
LGBT issues are raised in Western organizations only for purpose of condemning Russia or other countries – Slutsky
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Malaysian Muslim group joins Indonesian call for Starbucks boycott over LGBT stand
(reporting by Ebrahim Harris in Kuala Lumpu and Yuddy Cahya in Jakarta; writing by Rozanna Latiff; editing by Robert Birsel and Paul Tait,
Reuters
)
Investigative Committee has not registered persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya yet – Moskalkova
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Canadian baby given health card without sex designation
(Zamira Rahim,
CNN
)
Why choose celibacy? A gay Catholic speaks out
(Kerri Lenartowick,
Catholic News Agency
)
Israeli flags expelled from gay pride parade
(Jim Denison,
Christian Headlines
)
Birth certificate alteration for a married person?
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Third time, no charm: Eid proves unlucky for Istanbul Pride
(Barin Kayaoglu,
Al Monitor: Turkey Pulse
)
Census 2016: 39% increase in same-sex couples since 2011 – live
(Christopher Knaus,
The Guardian
)
Can InterVarsity leaders seek doctrinal unity with staff and volunteers? On sex, CBC says 'no'
(Julia Duin,
GetReligion
)
Canada’s new human rights law: use trans pronouns or else
(Bruce Pardy,
MercatorNet
)
Moscow City Hall denies authorization for gay pride parade, rally in support of ECHR decision on law banning gay propaganda
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Russia doesn't persecute LGBT but bans forcing this orientation on children – Lavrov
(
Interfax-Religion
)
ECHR orders Russia to pay some 50,000 euros to Russian LGBT community activists
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Russian Justice Ministry to appeal ECHR judgment on Russian law banning gay propaganda amongst minors
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Kremlin to look into ECHR judgment on law banning gay propaganda amongst minors, waits to see details
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Kiev gay pride parade participants set upon by group of men three hours after event
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Canadians to face hate crimes charges, prison for anti-transgender speech
(Anugrah Kumar,
The Christian Post
)
Canada's Parliament adds transgender protections to discrimination and hate crime laws
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
LGBT community struggles for recognition, rights in Iraqi Kurdistan
(Fazel Hawramy,
Al Monitor: Iraq Pulse
)
Is opposition to the LGBT agenda child abuse?
(Kiley Crossland,
Christian Headlines
)
This Vatican adviser is moving Catholics toward LGBT inclusion
(Jonathan Merritt,
RNS Column: On Faith and Culture
)
Ontario passes law allowing gov't to seize children from parents who oppose gender transition
(Anugrah Kumar,
The Christian Post World
)
No gays from Chechnya have made requests for state protection – Moskalkova
(
Interfax-Religion
)
We agree with Putin to jointly monitor situation surrounding gays in Chechnya - Macron
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Investigators verifying media reports on possible harassment of LGBT community in Chechnya – ombudsman
(
Interfax-Religion
)
A complex conversation: LGBT Catholics & the Francis Papacy
(John Gehring,
Commonweal
)
Religious believers disrupt gay march in Chisinau
(
Interfax-Religion
)
LGBT organizations' ICC lawsuit attempt to pressure Kadyrov - source close to Chechen govt
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Court in Indonesia sentences gay men to 85 cane strokes
(
Deutsche Welle
)
Printing T-shirts and religious freedom
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Ombudsman submits Novaya Gazeta's info on persecution of gays in Chechnya to Investigative Committee
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Tel Aviv to celebrate bisexuality at 2017 pride parade
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Gay couple to file banns after court ruling
(Sarah Lagan,
Royal Gazette
)
Bermuda court legalizes same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Kadyrov says ready to help inquiry into reports on sexual minorities' situation in Chechnya
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Merkel says asks Putin to address problem of gays in Chechnya, guarantee their rights
(
Interfax-Religion
)
A backlash against same-sex marriage tests Taiwan’s reputation for gay rights
(Emily Rauhala,
The Washington Post
)
First same-sex conjugal visit approved by Israel Prison Service
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Novaya Gazeta to urge Investigative Committee to probe reports on harassment of gays in Chechnya
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Russian newspaper fears for staff after Chechen clerics vow vengeance
(Andrew Osborne,
Reuters
)
OSCE info on possible persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya needs verification – Kremlin
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Kremlin doubts reports of Chechnya gay killings
(Nik Martin,
Deutsche Welle
)
'Anti-Romeo' vigilante squads target men suspected of being gay; more in the global LGBT recap
(Peter Montgomery,
Religion Dispatches
)
Indonesia: gay men facing 100 lashes for having sex
(Vincent Bevins,
The Guardian
)
Top Vatican and US church officials back new gay-friendly book
(David Gibson,
Religion News Service
)
Gender identity politics is erasing and silencing women
(Michelle A. Cretella,
Mercator Net
)
Info on alleged persecution of sexual minorities in Chechnya should be investigated by law enforcement agencies – Peskov
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Reports about persecutions of homosexuals in Chechnya is lie and disinformation, such people just do not exist in the republic - Kadyrov's press secretary
(
Interfax Religion
)
Sweeping purge against gays in Chechnya: People killed
(
Crime Russia
)
How a folk saint of death took off among transgender women in Mexico
(Stephen Woodman,
Religion News Service
)
Duterte sides with Catholic Church on same-sex marriage
(Joe Torres,
UCA News
)
The right to be yourself? Gender identity as the baptism of autonomy
(Douglas Farrow,
First Things
)
The right to be yourself: McGill expands its Preferred First Name Procedure
(
McGill Reporter
)
Transitioning out of mediocrity
(Martin E. Marty,
University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings
)
Peruvian marches against gender ideology attract 1.5 million
(David Ramos,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Former officers fight to keep Israel’s military friendly to women and gays
(Andrew Tobin,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
Is biology truth or homophobic?
(Chelsen Vicari,
Juicy Ecumenism: The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog
)
Why do some countries disapprove of homosexuality? Money, democracy and religion
(Amy Adamczyk,
The Conversation
)
Supreme Court to decide fate of Canada's first Christian law school: Does religious freedom to ban student sex outside of heterosexual marriage trump LGBTQ rights?
(Paul Caron,
TaxProf Blog
)
Is Lebanon on the path to decriminalizing homosexuality?
(Florence Massena,
Al Monitor: Lebanon Pulse
)
Trump keeps special envoy for LGBTI rights at State Department
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Australian inter-State vilification orders overturned
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Canadian parents told to accept gender ideology or be refused adoption
(
The Christian Institute
)
Discrimination changes in marriage equality bill rejected by Australian law council
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
Salekhard administration bans gay pride parade on Polar Circle
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Marriage equality bill contains discrimination law loophole, NSW warns
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
Church in Kerala state forms support group for transgender people
(Catholic News Service,
Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse
)
Religious freedom, transgender issues and abortion – overruling the US Health Department
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Namibian Christians vest hopes in ‘pray the gay away’ tactic
(Martha Mukaiwa,
Religion News Service
)
In your newspaper? Vatican reaffirms its teachings on homosexuality and the priesthood
(Terry Mattingly,
GetReligion
)
The Vatican reaffirms its position suggesting gay men should not be priests
(Julie Zauzmer,
The Washington Post: Acts of Faith
)
Vatican reaffirms ban on gay priests
(Michael O'Loughlin,
American Magazine
)
Three controversial Victorian bills defeated
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Gambian voters reject anti-gay strongman Jammeh; Activists ponder Trump impact on LGBT human rights; Globlal LGBT recap
(Peter Montgomery,
Religion Dispatches
)
Judge upholds forced LGBT indoctrination in Ontario schools, tells Christian dad to pull kids out if he objects
(Lianne Laurence,
Life Site News
)
International law 'requires' marriage equality, human rights commissioner says
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
New Zealand quake: Preacher under fire over homosexuals claim
(
BBC
)
Law Society of BC appeals TWU to Supreme Court of Canada
(Barry W. Bussey,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection
)
B.C. Law Society seeks to appeal decision allowing Christian law school
(Geordon Omand,
Toronto Star
)
UN fight over LGBT protection threatens to undermine the human rights system
(Rosa Freedman,
The Conversation
)
Caritas India to recruit transgender people
(
Vatican Radio
)
Gay Muslims: This RNS feature offers one-sided coverage of a retreat in South Africa
(Jim Davis,
GetReligion
)
'Gay cake' row: born-again Christian bakers lose court appeal
(Henry McDonald,
The Guardian
)
Northern Ireland appeals court upholds anti-gay discrimination finding against bakery
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
The Ashers “Gay Cake” appeal - one of these things is not like the others
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Catholic charity in India says it will recruit transgender people to fight bias
(Josephine McKenna,
Religion News Service
)
Transgender identities are not always permanent: A man who lived as a woman for years shares his traumatic experience
(Walt Heyer,
MercatorNet: Conjugality
)
Marriage equality: Christian lobby backs legal help for businesses refusing gay couples
(Joshua Robertson,
The Guardian
)
Ten cities of the Central Russia refused to hold gay pride parades
(
Interfax-Religion
)
At long last, change is coming for Caribbean gays
(Boris Dittrich,
Human Rights Watch
)
Did the suicide rate decrease during Ireland’s referendum on same-sex marriage?
(Christopher Ryan,
The Conversation
)
Botswana deports U.S. pastor Steven Anderson over anti-gay views
(
Reuters
)
$104-million lawsuit filed against Toronto Pride parade crashers
(Claire Wählen,
Daily Xtra
)
In Canada, gay activists sue Christian group that infiltrated Pride parade
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Indonesia: Court reviews anti-LGBT law
(
Human Rights Watch
)
Hundreds protest over murder of trans woman in Istanbul
(
Al Jazeera
)
Lesbian sues NJ Catholic high school for firing
(
Associated Press
)
Massive nationwide protests prompt Colombian president to cancel 'transgender education' plan
(Hazel Torres,
Christian Today
)
Iraq: Cleric’s call against anti-LGBT violence
(
Human Rights Watch
)
IACHR welcomes progress on human rights of LGBTI persons
(Press Release,
Organization of American States | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
)
IACHR welcomes the adoption of the UN Resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity
(Press Release,
Organization of American States | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
)
IACHR welcomes creation of LGBTI core group at the OAS
(Press Release,
Organization of American States | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
)
How to combat the new intolerance, ‘a rival faith, rooted in the sexual revolution’
(Joan Frawley Desmond, interviewing Mary Eberstadt,
National Catholic Register
)
Indonesia's top court hears case on criminalizing gay sex
(Ali Kotarumalos,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Socially conservative Guatemala sees quiet LGBTQ gains
(Sonia Perez D.,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Will WHO declassify transgender identity as a mental illness?
(Lonnie Shekhtman,
The Christian Science Monitor
)
American pastor expelled from Russia in LGBT case
(
The Associated Press
)
Priest slain in France while saying Mass; ISIS claims attack
(Josephine McKenna,
Religion News Service
)
The triumph of Jerusalem's Gay Pride Parade
(Mazal Mualem trans. Danny Wool,
Al Monitor: Israel Pulse
)
Russian Jews speak strongly against gay pride parade in Jerusalem
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Bowing to ultra-Orthodox, Jerusalem mayor snubs gay pride march a year after killing
(Naomi Zeveloff,
Forward
)
Jerusalem mayor defends decision to skip city’s Pride parade
(
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
)
LGBTI vote at the UN shows battle for human rights is far from won
(Henning Melber,
The Conversation
)
Religious Freedom and Gay Rights: Emerging Conflicts in the United States and Europe
(Timothy Shah, Thomas Farr, and Jack Friedman,
Oxford University Press Academic
)
Brazil is confronting an epidemic of anti-gay violence
(Andrew Jacobs,
The New York Times
)
Ontario appeals court upholds law society’s stand on Trinity Western University
(Sean Fine,
The Globe and Mail
)
Christian law school can be denied accreditation over Biblical stance on homosexuality, Ontario court rules
(Michael Gryboski,
The Christian Post
)
Pakistan's transgender community cautiously welcomes marriage fatwa
(
BBC News
)
Pope says Church should ask forgiveness from gays for past treatment
(Philip Pullella,
Reuters
)
Jerusalem gay pride parade attacker given life sentence
(
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Pakistani clerics declare transgender marriages legal under Islamic law
(Mubasher Bukhari,
Reuters
)
Orlando, Anti-Gay Bigotry & Religion
(Barry W. Bussey: Intersection,
Canadian Council of Christian Charities
)
Egypt condemns Orlando attack, yet continues crackdown on LGBT citizens
(Shahira Amin,
Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse
)
Bermuda: Civil unions the lone undeniable human right
(Opinion,
The Royal Gazette
)
Turkish riot police break up LGBT rally in Istanbul
(
Al Jazeera
)
Homosexuality and “hate speech”
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Friday essay: The Qur’an, the Bible and homosexuality in Islam
(Christopher van der Krogt,
The Conversation
)
Turkish riot police block gay pride march in Istanbul
(
Voice of America
)
Istanbul authorities ban transgender and gay pride marches
(
The Guardian
)
Iraqi businessman rescues Yazidi girls from ISIS
(Philip Kosloski,
Aleteia
)
Hardliner groups vow to prevent Istanbul Gay Pride
(Umat Uras,
Al Jazeera
)
Kiev gay pride parade ends within half an hour with no incident
(
Interfax-Religion
)
Pakistan's transgenders mocked by most, abhorred by many
(Kathy Gannon,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Islamic scholar in homosexuality comments row leaves Australia
(Jane Wardell,
Reuters
)
Anglican priest in Kenya joins lawsuit demanding greater rights for gays
(Fredrick Nzwili,
Religion News Service
)
200,000 party at Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade, region's biggest
(
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Defenders of Christian values clash with LGBT liberals in Brazil's gay pride parade
(Shianee Mamanglu-Regala,
Christian Today
)
Canadian Christian law school fights accreditation ban over iopposition to homosexuality
(Michael Gryboski,
The Christian Post
)
Israel's first transgender beauty pageant a rare show of tolerance among faiths
(Rami Amichay,
Reuters
)
How did public bathrooms get to be separated by sex in the first place?
(Terry S. Kogan,
The Conversation
)
The UN and gay rights: At the UN, new global fault-lines over moral matters are emerging
(ERASMUS,
The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy]
)
Muslim states block gay groups from U.N. AIDS meeting; U.S. protests
(Michelle Nichols,
Reuters
)
Protecting gay employees where being gay is a crime
(Laura Colby,
Bloomberg
)
Militant attacks force Bangladesh's gay community into hiding
(Sanjeev Miglani,
Reuters
)
Predicting how US and African Methodists will square off over homosexuality
(Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra,
Gleanings
)
Greens promise to end religious exemptions to Sex Discrimination Act
(Paul Karp,
The Guardian
)
New Zealand postpones decision on same-sex blessings
(Gavin Drake,
Anglican Communion News Service
)
Rein in religious police raids against transgender people
(Boris Dittrich,
Human Rights Watch
)
Medical experts rip Alberta’s ‘reckless’ and ‘dangerous’ transgender mandate
(Steve Weatherbe,
LifeSite News
)
Murder of LGBTQ+ editor highlights danger facing all rational voices in Bangladesh
(Ibtisam Ahmed,
The Conversation
)
Al-Qaida says it killed Bangladesh gay activist, friend
(
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Bangladesh LGBT editor hacked to death
(
BBC News
)
Bathrooms and discrimination
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Two gay-rights activists hacked to death in Bangladesh
(
Al Jazeera
)
Ultra-Orthodox Jew convicted over Jerusalem Gay Pride stabbings
(
Agence France-Presse
)
The Contradiction of Secular Liberalism
(Andrew Sorokowski,
Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU)
)
Intolerance in Indonesia extends to religious minorities; Lutheran church in Norway OK's same-sex marriage, but not in Finland; Catholic church warns Australian CEOs to back off marriage equality support; Global LGBT Recap
(Peter Montgomery,
Religion Dispatches
)
Chinese court in first ruling of its kind rejects same-sex marriage
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Papal document prescribes pragmatic view of family
(Rosie Scammell,
Religion News Service
)
Applause, dismay, confusion over pope’s words
(Cathy Lynn Grossman,
Religion News Service
)
Transgender at ‘beauty pageant’ to be charged with encouraging vice, group says
(Boo Su-Lyn,
MalayMail Online
)
Dominicans see LGBT rights advancing with gay US diplomat
(Ezequiel Abiu Lopez,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
WPA position statement on gender identity and same-sex orientation, attraction, and behaviours
(
World Psychiatric Associations
)
Fear and loathing reigns in Safe Schools and same-sex marriage debates
(Dennis Altman,
The Conversation
)
What’s behind the Indonesian president’s troubling silence on LGBT persecution?
(Phelim Kine,
The Conversation
)
Blacklisted in Iran, gay poet seeks asylum in Israel
(Isabel Kershner,
The New York Times
)
South Africa’s Anglican bishops move toward gay inclusion
(Fredrick Nzwili,
Religion News Service
)
Call to suspend hate laws 'disgraceful': Gillian Triggs
(Judith Ireland,
The Examiner
)
Protecting free speech in the Same Sex Marriage Plebiscite debate
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Free speech and the plebiscite (part 2)
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Call to suspend hate laws 'disgraceful': Gillian Triggs
(Judith Ireland,
The Sydney Morning Herald
)
Criticised for rejecting same-sex marriage, but is the Anglican church actually helping gay rights?
(Adriaan van Klinken,
The Conversation
)
Family and Society: Farewell, religious liberty, farewell, conscience
(Augusto Zimmerman,
News Weekly
)
Reparative therapy practitioners, enjoined in New Jersey, move work to Israel
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Gay prayer in Uhuru Park, or Christianity and LGBT empowerment in Kenya
(Adriaan Van Klinken,
Sightings (blog)
)
India Supreme Court reopens case on decriminalising gay sex
(
BBC News
)
PM says Australian vote to decide gay marriage
(
Al Jazeera America
)
Activists contest Vatican over gay rights before key Italian vote
(Rosie Scammell,
Religion News Service
)
Dispatches: Mozambique’s double speak on LGBT rights
(Zenaida Machado,
Human Rights Watch
)
Heartbreak, humiliation and a death certificate
(Neil Foster,
Law and Religion Australia
)
Alberta gets transgender-friendly schools
(Michael Cook,
Conjugality: A Blog on the Future of Marriage
)
Pronouns and the march of gender diversity
(Carolyn Moynihan,
MercatorNet
)
Church split over homosexuality would be a failure - Welby
(
BBC News
)
In a first, Chinese gay man sues for right to marry
(Sui-Lee Wee,
Reuters
)
Dispatches: Tackling India’s archaic LGBT law
(Meenakshi Ganguly,
Human Rights Watch
)
Slovenia says No to gay marriage
(Ivo Oliveira,
Politico
)
For gays under IS rule, isolation and fear of a cruel death
(Bassem Mroue,
The Associated Press, The Big Story
)
Israeli High Court rejects religious family's appeal to prevent transgender woman's cremation
(Tia Goldenberg,
Star Tribune
)
Japan same-sex couples recognised in two Tokyo districts
(
BBC News
)
Defrocked priest decries Vatican treatment of gays
(
Al Jazeera America
)
Balancing LGBT rights? Mormon leader speaks at 'natural family' conference
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press,
The Christian Science Monitor
)
The “Islamic State” as a security problem for Russia: The nature and scale of the threat
(Ekaterina Stepanova,
PNARS Eurasia
)
Catholic bishops debating family issues still split on divorcees, gays
(Philip Pullella,
Reuters
)
Safe house in South Africa offers gays refuge, hope and ministry
(Brian Pellot,
Religion News Service
)
Federal court sets aside ruling on Syariah law
(Ho Kit Yen,
Free Malaysia Today
)
Malaysia's federal court rules on procedural grounds against transgender challenge to state law
(Howard Friedman,
Religion Clause
)
Dispatches: Delhi court protects transgender teen
(Yuvraj Joshi,
Human Rights Watch
)
