https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to Botswana en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/12/18/indonesian-court-rejects-religious-conservatives-bid-criminalize-gay-sex-more-global Costa Rican human rights and anti-torture activist Victor Madrigal-Borloz is the new UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. The first expert, Vitit Muntarbhorn, resigned for health reasons after his first year in the position, which was created… Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:04:57 EST Peter Montgomery 8d3b4277-3328-49cd-8e55-6790a23489ec 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/2016/09/25/mexican-marriage-marches-show-struggle-between-church-and-secular-state-pro-lgbt-mormon Mexico: Anti-marriage marches stir clash between church officials and proponents of secular state A march drew tens of thousands – or hundreds of thousands depending on whose numbers you believe – of anti-marriage-equality Catholics and evangelicals to Mexico City, the… Sun, 25 Sep 2016 11:25:29 EDT Peter Montgomery b8f6bdb3-03b6-4c28-876a-0175fc73df9a https://religiondispatches.org/2016/03/19/country-georgia-considers-constitutional-marriage-ban-hindu-nationalist-leader-surprises U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power addressed the Obama administration’s promotion of LGBT human rights around the world in an address to a Human Rights Campaign gathering. Georgia: Constitutional Marriage Ban Proposed; LGBT Rights Issue in Relations with… Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:50:50 EDT Peter Montgomery 0a073019-d25e-4116-8bae-b883ed699309 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/11/21/anti-gay-violence-rages-gambia-conservative-complementarity-confab-coming-out-iraq-can Transgender Day of Remembrance was observed around the world on Thursday to memorialize victims of violence against transgender people. Organizers report that at least 226 trans people were murdered in the past year, which almost certainly under-reports the actual figure… Fri, 21 Nov 2014 02:37:01 EST Peter Montgomery 54b8e3d2-b1c7-4d0c-b1e7-57a3694fbef9 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