Malaysian Muslim lesbian couple caned in public punishment
Source: Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted under Islamic laws of attempting to have sex were caned Monday in a rare public whipping that […]
‘People are afraid’: Gay caning stokes fear in Malaysia’s LGBT community
Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy, CNN (CNN)Two gay women have been caned in Malaysia amid a worsening climate for LGBT individuals in the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian nation. The punishment of […]
Vatican erases pope’s remarks about psychiatric help for gay children
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse The Vatican has rolled back on a recommendation by Pope Francis that parents seek psychiatric help for children who show homosexual tendencies. The pope made the comments […]
Priest urges Vatican family conference to welcome gays
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and LEO ENRIGHT DUBLIN (AP) — One of the Catholic Church’s leading advocates for gays told a Vatican-sponsored conference Thursday that LGBT Catholics deserve […]
Malaysia accused of ‘state-sponsored homophobia’ after LGBT crackdown
Source: The Guardian Discrimination against community intensifies after politicians ratchet up anti-gay rhetoric to gain votes BY nah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent The LGBT community in Malaysia face arrests, canings and […]
Event held by the Roman Catholic church denies stall to LGBT Catholic group
Catholic LGBT group rejected by event pope will attend in Dublin Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent An organisation representing LGBT Catholics around the world has been denied permission […]
Her Mormon college upheld her sex-assault complaint — but kicked her out anyway. The case shows a ‘loophole’ in BYU’s Honor Code amnesty, experts and victims say.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Erin Alberty When a student at Brigham Young University-Idaho reported being sexually assaulted in July, she thought she could not be punished under the […]
Thousands march in Jerusalem Gay Pride amid surrogacy uproar
Source: Associated Press By CARON CREIGHTON JERUSALEM (AP) — Over 15,000 people marched in the Gay Pride Parade through Jerusalem on Thursday, partying in the shadow of a recently passed […]
Clerk denies gay marriage license on religious grounds
Photo: Drew Angerer Cuomo calls for investigation into same-sex marriage license denial Source: Times Union By Rachel Silberstein New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ALBANY — Gov. Andrew […]
Gay activists in India push top court to end ban on homosexuality — in part for the economy’s sake
By Vidhi Doshi NEW DELHI — They are considered some of India’s brightest minds. Now students and alumni from India’s most prestigious universities who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer are […]
Trinidad and Tobago’s religious leaders call on government to uphold anti-LGBT laws
Source: Religion News Service BY Melissa Williams-Sambrano PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (RNS) — When he was 18, Kerwyn Jordan came out to his family and close friends, and he’s been open […]
Cuba’s draft constitution opens path to gay marriage
Source: Reuters BY Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) – The draft of Cuba’s new constitution opens the path to same-sex marriage, a government official said on Saturday, which would make the […]
Israelis Protest Denial of Surrogacy Rights to Same-Sex Couples
Source: The New York Times By David M. Halbfinger and Jonathan Rosen TEL AVIV — Waving rainbow flags and pushing strollers, tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
The elite engineers leading a challenge to India’s homosexuality ban
Source: Reuters BY Sai Sachin Ravikumar, Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) – When Akhilesh Godi was depressed and contemplated suicide while questioning his sexuality, he could not bring himself to see […]
A group of Christians attended a pride parade to apologize for how they’ve treated the LGBT community
Source: CNN By Ursula Perano, CNN Updated 0039 GMT (0839 HKT) July 3, 2018 Members of the Church of Freedom in Christ Ministries apologize for Christians at a gay pride […]
UK government to ban ‘gay conversion therapy’
Source: CNN By James Masters, CNN London (CNN)The British government is planning to outlaw so-called gay conversion therapy as part of an effort to counter intolerance and discrimination. The £4.5 […]
U.K. Supreme Court Rules It’s Unfair To Offer Civil Unions Only To Same-Sex Couples
Source: NPR By CECILIA LEI On Wednesday, Britain’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled that heterosexual couples should not be banned from entering civil partnerships and that making them only available to same-sex couples is […]
Czech government backs bill on same-sex marriage
Source: Reuters PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech government gave its backing on Friday to a bill which would make the country the first in formerly communist Europe to allow same-sex […]
For what’s believed to be the first time, the Vatican uses the term ‘LGBT’ in official document
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein (iStock) The Vatican this month is showing unprecedented, if symbolic, outreach on issues of human sexuality, using for what’s believed to be the first […]
Meet the straight woman arranging same-sex marriages in India
Source: NBC News By Priti Salian “When I first saw him at the airport, I was unable to control my emotions,” recalled Amar, referring to the moment he met his […]
