Indonesian city plans to fine residents for ‘LGBT behavior’
Source: Reuters JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian city has approved a bylaw to fine gay or transgender people up to 1 million rupiah ($70) for behavior that could “disturb public […]
Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum
Source: Associated Press By RALPH JENNINGS TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to […]
A top bridal magazine refused to feature gay couples. Now it’s going out of business.
Source: The Washington Post By Lindsey Bever An Australian bridal magazine is shutting down after standing by a controversial decision not to feature same-sex couples. The founders of White magazine said in […]
‘Love will prevail’: Costa Rica’s same-sex couples can marry in 2020
Source: Reuters By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Same-sex couples in Costa Rica will have the right to get married by mid-2020, the nation’s constitutional court has ruled, a first […]
Rights groups condemn ‘brutal and humiliating’ tests on gay men in Tunisia
Source: The Guardian By Rebecca Ratcliffe More than 70 gay men were jailed by Tunisian authorities last year, according to activists, who warn anal tests and phone searches are being used […]
LGBT+ rights take center stage in Mexico’s new Congress
Source: Reuters By Oscar Lopez MEXICO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A bill passed this week in Mexico’s Senate granting same-sex couples equal social security benefits as heterosexuals now moves to […]
Bermuda’s government fights against same-sex marriage in Court of Appeal
Source: CNN By Esan Swan Linda Bogle-Mienzer is one of the few Bermudians to have married someone of the same sex. Story highlights Same-sex marriage was legalized in Bermuda, then […]
Tanzania police arrest 10 over ‘gay wedding’ in Zanzibar
Source: BBC News Ten men have been arrested for allegedly conducting a same-sex marriage ceremony on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. The arrests were made on Saturday night at a […]
Eastern and Western Europeans Differ on Importance of Religion, Views of Minorities, and Key Social Issues
Source: Pew Research Center People in Central and Eastern Europe are less accepting of Muslims and Jews, same-sex marriage, and legal abortion The Iron Curtain that once divided Europe may […]
Vatican synod calls for women leaders ‘at all levels,’ avoids using LGBT or gay
Source: Religion News Service BY David Gibson ATICAN CITY (RNS) — A global summit of Catholic bishops on Saturday (Oct. 27) issued a powerful call for the inclusion of women […]
The Trump Administration Wants to Define a Person’s Sex at Birth. It’s Just Not That Simple
Source: Time By Elizabeth Reis, who is a professor of gender and bioethics at the Macaulay Honors College, City University of New York and the author of Bodies in Doubt: An […]
Young Catholics urge Vatican to issue inclusive LGBT message
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic bishops are entering their final week of debate over hot-button issues facing young Catholics, including how the church should […]
Sydney Anglicans set to ban gay weddings and pro-LGBTI advocacy on church property
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald By Michael Koziol The Sydney Anglican diocese is set to ban same-sex weddings from any Anglican church or building, and prohibit its properties from being used […]
In Some Australian Schools, Teachers Can Be Fired for Being Gay
Source: The New York Times Australian politicians are doubling down on a law that allows religious schools, which receive government funding, to discriminate against gay teachers and students. ImageHugo Walker […]
Pope accuser strikes back, blames gay priesthood for abuse
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican ambassador who accused Pope Francis of rehabilitating a disgraced ex-American cardinal is doubling down on his claims, asserting […]
Taiwan is set to become the first Asian government to recognize same-sex marriage. Now voters could halt that
Source: Los Angeles Times By RALPH JENNINGS More than a year after a landmark legal ruling cleared the way for Taiwan to become the first place in Asia to recognize same-sex […]
In rare campaign for Cuba, churches advocate against gay marriage
Source: Reuters BY Nelson Acosta, Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban evangelical churches are collecting signatures to petition against a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to gay marriage, […]
Women tie the knot in Austria’s first same-sex marriage
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Two women have tied the knot in Austria’s first same-sex marriage, months after the country’s Constitutional Court ruled to legalize it. Vienna’s city […]
Liberals split over Labor bid to end religious schools’ ability to sack gay teachers
Source: The Guardian By Paul Karp The Morrison government is split on whether to support Labor’s call to amend discrimination law to prevent religious schools firing gay staff. The Liberal […]
Australia Seeks to Ban Schools From Expelling Gay Students After Public Outcry
Source: Time By LAIGNEE BARRON Australia will ban schools from expelling gay students after a leaked report revealed the practice was enforced at some religious schools, according to Agence France-Presse. The report, commissioned […]
