https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to Argentina en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/07/05/orthodox-tv-channel-offers-gays-one-way-ticket-out-russia-and-more-global-lgbt-recap Madrid hosted the massive WorldPride and an affiliated human rights conference this week. Among those who attended were Iceland’s former Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, the first openly LGBT head of government, and former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero… Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:55:16 EDT Peter Montgomery aa3dcdf8-ec16-4eac-939f-9af0a1f4de8f https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/26/duterte-cites-catholic-heritage-opposing-marriage-equality-and-more-global-lgbt-recap In conjunction with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences conference, the University of California Press blog republished “ Why Do Some Countries Disapprove of Homosexuality? Money, Democracy and Religion,” which was originally published on The Conversation earlier this month. The… Sun, 26 Mar 2017 07:53:20 EDT Peter Montgomery 8fc7eea5-8932-4aa9-8e30-dc597b157c2e https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/05/anti-trans-bus-tour-not-very-welcome-spanish-cities-gay-rights-weapon-nationalist-war The Guardian had asked readers for nominations of LGBT rights activists who are making a difference; they’ve now published their LGBT change heroes for 2017. The list includes activists and political leaders from South Africa, Syria, Brazil, Jordan, Pakistan, Turkey… Sun, 05 Mar 2017 11:07:01 EST Peter Montgomery bba3c759-3a43-4ceb-a9ba-2232042a70af https://religiondispatches.org/2017/02/26/trump-considers-pulling-usa-out-human-rights-council-indonesian-president-blames Politico reported this week that the Trump administration is considering pulling the USA out of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council last year created the UN’s first independent expert position dedicated to investigating anti-LGBT discrimination and… Sun, 26 Feb 2017 10:27:53 EST Peter Montgomery d319d9b3-37aa-4a02-a4cd-abedfc77fc8c https://religiondispatches.org/2016/11/27/what-fidel-castros-death-means-lgbt-rights-cuba-and-more-weeks-global-lgbt-recap Cuba’s long-time dictator Fidel Castro’s death was both celebrated and mourned. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 11:15:48 EST Peter Montgomery aa4c768e-da91-4e9d-9604-e16e87961bcf https://religiondispatches.org/2016/10/30/marriage-equality-coming-taiwan-spite-religious-objectors-anti-gay-ruling-sought October 30 marked the 30th anniversary of the Vatican’s “Letter to the Bishops on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons,” which New Ways Ministry calls “probably the most influential piece of church teaching on the topic of homosexuality.” Read more… Sun, 30 Oct 2016 09:57:43 EDT Peter Montgomery 2346c681-eb28-4019-bb57-8fbdb96bc036 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/09/17/more-bleak-times-indonesian-lgbts-south-africa-bans-extremist-anti-gay-us-pastor-mexican OutRight Action International’s Rashima Kwatra reviews the record of human rights work by Vitit Muntarbhorn, who has been tapped to fill a historic role created by the UN Human Rights Council this summer over the strong objections of anti-gay countries… Sat, 17 Sep 2016 12:10:47 EDT Peter Montgomery e2c50241-4183-432d-ae6c-68216f846ee3 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/03/25/malawi-catholic-bishops-call-enforcement-sodomy-law-ukrainian-thugs-disrupt-equality The World Psychiatric Association has released a statement on gender identity and same-sex attraction and behaviors, which says in part, “Psychiatrists have a social responsibility to advocate for a reduction in social inequalities for all individuals, including inequalities related to… Fri, 25 Mar 2016 04:19:19 EDT Peter Montgomery 3d9fa67c-0396-42d3-bfef-fd15e4d70172 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/11/30/pope-mum-lgbts-uganda-church-defends-anti-marriage-equality-efforts-australia-cyprus World AIDS Day will be observed on December 1. Also this week, ICASA, the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, is being held in Harare, Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe has a long track record of extreme anti-gay… Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:05:10 EST Peter Montgomery ba8b2f79-d0ac-435e-b84f-1f7e015a26c8 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/11/01/catholic-bishops-end-family-synod-little-say-gays-world-congress-families-has-plenty-say Intersex Awareness Day was observed around the world on October 26. In what one advocate has called a “life-saving” move, the U.S. State Department has indicated that it will include same-sex partners in the definition of “spouse” when dealing with… Sun, 01 Nov 2015 07:37:00 EST Peter Montgomery 334427f2-7e73-4f61-b122-c3d87bc7b2c8 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/10/18/conservative-bishops-unhappy-synod-ignore-walkout-call-australian-religious-leaders-step Novelist Marlon James became the first Jamaican author to be awarded the Man Booker Prize. “However,” writes Joe Williams at Pink News, “a number of Jamaican commentators have highlighted that while being celebrated as a Jamaican author, James in fact… Sun, 18 Oct 2015 11:08:08 EDT Peter Montgomery 41f48f0b-bff5-4d66-8fd9-b74e355d2711 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/09/19/brutality-life-syrian-lgbts-saving-anglican-church-dissolving-it-backlash-hindu-gay Syria: ISIS not the only source of brutality against LGBTs Dan McDougall’s feature story in the Sunday Times of London Magazine examines the situation in Syria, “where gay people are being persecuted and murdered – and not just by Isis.”… Sat, 19 Sep 2015 01:33:49 EDT Peter Montgomery 7012c0cb-594c-42e2-b1d3-195995f85de1 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/06/05/australian-prime-minister-church-leaders-resist-marriage-push-south-koreas-anti-gay On the first day of June, celebrated as Pride month in many places, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein called for all countries to provide legal protections for same-sex couples and their children. BuzzFeed’s Lester… Fri, 05 Jun 2015 01:29:36 EDT Peter Montgomery 47505e1e-90cd-4063-a4ba-70ca3a3e5893 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/05/02/seventh-day-adventists-gay-cures-legal-victory-kenyan-lgbts-political-religious-leaders In the U.S. this week, the Supreme Court heard cases asking whether the Constitution requires states to permit or recognize marriage for same-sex couples; a ruling is expected in June. New U.S. special envoy for LGBT rights Randy Berry is… Sat, 02 May 2015 11:05:59 EDT Peter Montgomery d641ed20-8807-4b31-8e00-953d3f8bc3b7 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/03/15/bergoglios-jesuitical-reaction-argentinas-dirty-war The latest bloggingheads. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:43:00 EDT Sarah Posner 3be30bb2-d9bf-42c0-a7aa-4bce6913609b https://religiondispatches.org/2013/03/14/new-pope-accused-conspiring-kidnapping Kidnapped Jesuit priest accused Bergoglio of virtually handing him over. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:52:57 EDT Nicole Greenfield 8f4d521e-59ed-40d3-ade3-6d9eaced956c https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/22/dont-cry-me-argentina-cry-catholic-church Two women drinking coffee together in a Buenos Aires café during the dictatorship (1973-1983) could have been arrested merely for being together. Today they can marry. What a difference a few decades can make. Eva Peron was right in her address to her people from the balcony, as crooned… Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:18:16 EDT Mary Hunt 332f5f95-b1a0-48ce-9232-1f83d4ca0de4 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/12/argentina-considers-gay-marriage-bill Mormons, Catholics, and Evangelicals call for protests of bill to be debated this week. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:45:37 EDT Joanna Brooks c5584e5d-2a2c-4c82-9a81-048bd465dd65