https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to Bangladesh en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/08/21/some-christian-and-muslim-leaders-urging-no-vote-australian-mail-ballot-marriage Author Michael Muhammad Knight writes at Vice on “Editing Homophobia Out of the ‘Islamic Tradition.’” New Ways Ministry’s Bob Shine reflects on an interview conducted with former Vatican official Krzysztof Charamsa that was published in Religion and Gender at the… Mon, 21 Aug 2017 04:13:12 EDT Peter Montgomery d3e1e04a-5501-4520-81a5-bacd506d9f1c https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/29/world-congress-families-draws-anti-lgbt-activists-budapest-more-global-lgbt-recap Activists from around the world celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). The Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality compiled 14 IDAHOT projects from the Middle East and North Africa region. The World Congress of Families, a global… Mon, 29 May 2017 07:00:59 EDT Peter Montgomery 5533e1ff-e036-4223-8692-67da160d004a https://religiondispatches.org/2017/02/12/hungarian-mayor-wants-import-white-christians-ban-muslims-lgbt-people-global-lgbt-recap February 6 was International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. US-based anti-LGBT activist Brian Brown traveled to Russia to build support for his new International Organization for the Family and its recently launched manifesto. In Politico, Casey Michel… Sun, 12 Feb 2017 10:41:45 EST Peter Montgomery 537353aa-a05a-4703-a1dd-3df4e213f873 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/12/12/international-human-rights-day-snapshot-lgbt-rights-vatican-cape-town The International Organization for the Family rolled out its “Cape Town Declaration” in South Africa Friday, reaffirming the “critical role” of traditional man-woman marriage as the bedrock of civilization. Mon, 12 Dec 2016 08:57:02 EST Peter Montgomery 6083369e-4378-435b-9e50-8f758814f82a https://religiondispatches.org/2016/12/05/gambian-voters-reject-anti-gay-strongman-jammeh-activists-ponder-trump-impact-lgbt-human APCOM produced an animated video about the Yogyakarta Principles, which have provided a foundation for the promotion of LGTBTI human rights for 10 years. World AIDS Day was commemorated on December 1; Pope Francis put out a statement that included… Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:03:47 EST Peter Montgomery 872fff1a-e4a4-488e-862e-fedbeed44fad https://religiondispatches.org/2016/10/23/conservative-french-catholics-rightwing-patriarchal-bunch-indonesian-prez-decries-anti October 20 was Spirit Day, organized to create visible support for LGBT youth. October 22 was the annual Day of Action for Trans Depathologization; Trangender Europe released a video on human rights and the classification of trans identity as a… Sun, 23 Oct 2016 11:47:51 EDT Peter Montgomery 0fde9601-56d2-422d-90f2-f3c1a88c93da https://religiondispatches.org/2016/07/01/un-human-rights-council-creates-lgbt-watchdog-orthodox-council-affirms-traditional United Nations: Human Rights Council creates watchdog for LGBT rights The United Nations Human Rights Council voted this week to create its first-ever LGBT rights watchdog, a step that LGBT equality advocates called a major victory. Before the vote, anti-LGBT… Fri, 01 Jul 2016 03:45:55 EDT Peter Montgomery 9f32fb0b-3dc0-4a17-8489-98f787e37dc1 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/06/07/secularist-activists-are-being-murdered-bangladesh-ongoing-crisis-causes-many-flee If you’ve seen any news headline on Bangladesh in Western media over the past 15 months, odds are strong the headline included the phrase “hacked to death”: Writer hacked to death outside a book fair. Blogger hacked to death on… Tue, 07 Jun 2016 06:18:47 EDT Michael De Dora 3420d0e9-2f3b-49c9-a290-87814eef71ed https://religiondispatches.org/2016/05/21/competing-visions-family-freedom-un-methodists-try-avoid-schism-sexuality-catholic Tuesday, May 17 was commemorated as International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, or IDAHOT. Among the many projects undertaken: The Bedayaa Organization for LGBTQI in the Nile Valley Area (Egypt & Sudan), the Maseahat Foundaiton for Sexual and Gender… Sat, 21 May 2016 04:08:15 EDT Peter Montgomery f37de147-b48c-4a22-8271-f084be5d0573 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/05/15/world-congress-families-blessed-georgian-orthodox-patriarch-and-george-w-bush-global The Human Dignity Trust has released a report, Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and Bisexual Women and its Impacts, which it says is “the first ever global in-depth analysis of how laws against homosexuality specifically impact lesbians and bisexual… Sun, 15 May 2016 09:06:00 EDT Peter Montgomery d672fd23-5261-40c2-8042-cc154ca01de0 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/05/07/us-offers-help-investigation-bangladesh-killings Plus: Religious Nationalists Support Anti-Gay Push In Kyrgyzstan; Malaysian Religious Police Target Trans People; and more, in this week’s Global LGBT Recap. Sat, 07 May 2016 01:59:42 EDT Peter Montgomery f6cfe0e4-2748-45d4-adbb-329575333dc1 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/05/01/lgbt-editor-bangladesh-murdered-islamists-and-more-weeks-global-lgbt-recap The Global Philanthropy Project has published “The Perfect Storm: The closing space for LGBT civil society in Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, Kenya, and Hungary.” The report notes that governments have responded to growing pressure for democracy, transparency and accountability by passing new… Sun, 01 May 2016 09:54:00 EDT Peter Montgomery 2169bfe9-5690-4607-a695-5298a823707e https://religiondispatches.org/2016/04/17/intolerance-indonesia-extends-religious-minorities-lutheran-church-norway-oks-same-sex The Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs), a collaboration of more than a dozen NGOs, has launched a new web platform. The project’s purpose is “to monitor, analyze, and share information on initiatives that misuse religion, culture, and tradition… Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:31:11 EDT Peter Montgomery 52127100-91d5-4659-9449-29d8546db1d7 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/09/11/challenge-un-africanness-homosexuality-lgbt-catholics-africa-face-church-cooperation In the Guardian, Bisi Alimi writes, “If you say being gay is not African, you don’t know your history.” His story notes, “The idea that homosexuality is ‘western’ is based on another western import – Christianity. True African culture celebrates… Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:28:01 EDT Peter Montgomery b0622fb5-2241-4ed1-826b-ae3faa9a08d5 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/08/19/arrests-made-murders-atheist-bloggers-bangladesh-intl-response-violence-remains-anemic Authorities in Bangladesh announced yesterday that three men suspected of the brutal machete murders of bloggers Avijit Roy and Ananta Bijoy Das have been arrested. But the violence against secular and minority-rights activists continues. Hindu writer Niloy Neel was murdered… Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:24:42 EDT Murali Balaji 5c74c35c-e4ec-4af9-88d2-d31950419592 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/11/14/churchstate-putins-orthodox-empire-evangelical-orthodox-anti-gay-alliance-malaysian A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA law school and NORC at the University of Chicago released last Friday found that residents in ninety percent of 52 surveyed countries have become more accepting of homosexuality over the past… Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:32:36 EST Peter Montgomery 273e2440-8109-4044-8512-921d5edf40ad https://religiondispatches.org/2014/09/19/open-mosque-south-africa-receives-threats-blood-test-degeneratism-global-lgbt-recap Americans Abroad The Human Rights Campaign has launched a social media campaign targeting American religious activists who promote anti-gay idea and legislation around the world. The campaign is grounded in a report, “ The Export of Hate.” Among those named… Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:54:35 EDT Peter Montgomery 8f4d5c72-c9c6-48bc-acab-41046acdcb2d https://religiondispatches.org/2013/11/21/noble-prize-winner-yunus-under-fire-un-islamic-gay-rights-stance Only, Bangladeshi Muslims don’t seem to actually care. Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:41:50 EST M. Sophia Newman 1f2db093-316c-4cb0-a4cf-0196770af03f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/03/murder-bangladeshi-girl-not-example-shariah Case already being spun as shari’ah gone wild. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:05:42 EST Hussein Rashid adcd11ab-f15d-4983-aac4-d74513df57cd