https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to chile en https://religiondispatches.org/2018/01/20/they-have-no-intention-changing-interview-sex-abuse-expert-popes-fierce-defense-accused Pope Francis, lauded by liberals for his sharp critiques of free market fundamentalism and environmental neglect, made headlines Thursday for his defense of Chilean Bishop Juan Barros Madrid, widely reviled in Chile for his role in a sexual abuse scandal… Sat, 20 Jan 2018 03:15:54 EST Evan Derkacz dbc8c9cd-5298-4478-a27f-704c835fe21f https://religiondispatches.org/2018/01/02/2017-around-world-progress-and-persecution-lgbt-people Journalist Masha Gessen dubbed 2017 “the year Russian LGBT persecution defied belief.” Pink News called 2017 “ the year of the homophobic purge” featuring “brutal crackdowns across the world.” The Daily Xtra’s year-end recap focused more on the good news… Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:38:20 EST Peter Montgomery f1967b35-d0f3-45ce-a3ef-7e4ff0ffe508 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/2017/11/27/marriage-debate-australia-shifts-push-religious-exemptions-and-more-global-lgbt-recap Queer Asia has issued a call for submissions for the Queer Asia Film Festival and Queer Asia Conference, which are tentatively scheduled for June 29 and 30, 2018. Deadline for submission of abstracts for the conference is December 30, 2017… Mon, 27 Nov 2017 02:02:08 EST Peter Montgomery 82480bd6-f13a-481a-b797-d64e2e13a62f https://religiondispatches.org/2017/11/21/australians-vote-overwhelmingly-marriage-equality-and-more-global-lgbt-recap Australia: Voters overwhelmingly support marriage equality; opponents seek religious exemptions Australian voters overwhelmingly expressed support for marriage equality in a non-binding mail referendum whose results were released on November 15. The win came in spite of a “well-organized religious campaign”… Tue, 21 Nov 2017 03:37:54 EST Peter Montgomery 35e156c5-5d85-4591-a61c-e17edba1c54a https://religiondispatches.org/2017/10/17/sydneys-anglican-diocese-gives-1-million-no-campaign-marriage-and-more-global-lgbt-recap Archbishop of Sydney Glenn Davies: “It is a consequence of our discipleship to uphold the gift of marriage as God has designed it.” Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:41:19 EDT Peter Montgomery 1230ca0c-9c25-4b99-85ba-ece278972bb5 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/09/25/lgbt-muslim-clash-aiding-rise-right-europe OutRight Action International has published quotes from speakers at the meeting of the LGBTI Core Group during the recent United Nations General Assembly. The LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey held its annual conference in Podgorica, Montenegro… Mon, 25 Sep 2017 03:11:10 EDT Peter Montgomery aed81aaa-ad4b-42f5-8d87-246f5235af49 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/09/18/australian-church-nixes-straight-couples-wedding-over-their-marriage-equality-support Vitit Muntarbhorn, a Thai lawyer and diplomat, cited health problems in resigning effective October 31 as the United Nations’ first independent expert charged with investigating violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The creation of… Mon, 18 Sep 2017 10:15:53 EDT Peter Montgomery 9defd6a8-24de-421a-a119-e18e92fc3817 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/09/05/catholic-cardinal-slams-jesuits-bridge-building-book-and-more-global-lgbt-recap Reports from several international LGBT gatherings: The Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa (IDNOWA), founded in 2016, reported on its August gathering in Accra, Ghana, which drew more than 30 delegates from 10 countries, for interfaith worship and conversations about… Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:26:44 EDT Peter Montgomery de0731a2-d5ea-4f4c-b711-320073d2610a 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/2017/07/17/malta-adopts-marriage-equality-over-objections-catholics-and-evangelicals-and-more The parliament of Malta, an officially Catholic country, approved marriage equality legislation with a single dissenting vote. The lone dissenter bucked his Nationalist Party’s leadership, reports AP: Nationalist lawmaker Edwin Vassallo cited his Catholic faith and its incompatibility with what… Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:14:23 EDT Peter Montgomery 2c0b4709-37fe-4546-8d26-4841a7dd5318 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/06/05/pride-month-prejudice-worrisome-time-lgbt-people-global-lgbt-recap LGBT communities in many parts of the world celebrate Pride month in June. The U.S. State Department told embassies and consulates that they may recognize local celebrations. The Associated Press’s David Crary kicked off the month with a June 1… Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:56:51 EDT Peter Montgomery b8f4d533-0d8d-497d-9bc3-434b42022294 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/08/londons-big-gay-iftar-and-more-global-lgbt-recap International Family Equality Day was celebrated on May 7 with events in 30 countries. The United Nations Special Repporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, invited contributions to a consultation on the impact of fundamentalism and extremism on… Mon, 08 May 2017 12:25:34 EDT Peter Montgomery ae9e254e-5f65-46b0-a57c-9280ca902643 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/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/2016/04/25/norwegian-catholic-church-may-stop-civil-marriages-global-lgbt-recap … and more, in this week’s Global LGBT Recap. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 06:54:42 EDT Peter Montgomery abacd468-d035-434e-b768-76596c6c6cd5 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/2016/03/05/broadcast-officials-china-censor-gay-tv-characters … and more, in this week’s Global LGBT Recap. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 07:37:47 EST Peter Montgomery a4bad24c-a939-4df9-9146-319bbb74cc49 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/2015/10/23/conservative-bishops-headed-synod-victory-indonesian-sharia-official-says-gay-caning-law The World Congress of Families, which brings together American Religious Right activists with their counterparts from around the world, gathers next week in Salt Lake City, Utah, the first time one of its annual summits has been held in the… Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:55:44 EDT Peter Montgomery 4d5c3798-fe8c-41b0-adbd-d48d9ee2dcfd 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/2015/04/17/adventists-cancel-holy-sexuality-confab-egyptian-court-oks-deportation-gays-mongolian A Russian nonprofit group, the St. Petersburg-based Coming Out, celebrated April 17 International Day of Silence by releasing a video “Break the silence,” which ends with “silence can break us / but we can break the silence.” A small Day… Fri, 17 Apr 2015 05:53:25 EDT Peter Montgomery ae64dff9-be2b-4c93-a80a-ba2701b2febd https://religiondispatches.org/2015/04/10/mormon-leaders-slam-counterfeit-gay-families-vatican-resists-gay-ambassador-isis This week new US rules for federal contractors went into effect, forbidding workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. When the executive order was issued last year, conservatives complained that it lacked an exemption that conservative… Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:44:24 EDT Peter Montgomery 214d566b-329a-4d73-8518-d1e7cc0daea3 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/02/20/more-mixed-signals-pope-francis-church-england-wrestles-rifts-faith-groups-lobby-pro-con More than 100 million people have viewed a video produced by the Chinese branch of PFLAG urging parents to welcome their LGBT children home for Lunar New Year celebrations. The website Erasing 76 Crimes published a new map of countries… Fri, 20 Feb 2015 03:02:21 EST Peter Montgomery 025b52b0-08a2-461f-98e9-6b67692519fa