Category Archives: Commentary

4 missteps that let AIDS continue to spread

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle describes the obstacles that AIDS fighters face in Africa and especially in Uganda, where he recently traveled to help develop the Good Samaritan Consortium. The consortium consists of a dozen small organizations working to fight … Continue reading →

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Gay rights book ready for e-readers, in paperback too

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

The new book From Wrongs to Gay Rights is now available in electronic formats as well as in paperback. It presents in vividly human terms the toll of 76-plus countries’ anti-gay laws, depicted by authors published on this blog. The … Continue reading →

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LGBT world 2012: victories, setbacks, close calls

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

The idea that people should be thrown in jail for loving the wrong people fell out of favor in a few countries in 2012. But the battle for basic human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people raged … Continue reading →

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Anti-gay bill distracts Uganda from solving its problems

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill is gaining increased prominence as a tactic that Ugandan politicians use to distract people from the country’s corruption. “At a moment when Uganda’s longtime president, Yoweri Museveni, has finally come under scrutiny for his government’s widespread corruption … Continue reading →

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World AIDS Day: Christians, your anti-gay stance boosts AIDS

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

In this message for World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle reflects on obstacles that anti-gay Christians create for people attempting to eradicate AIDS. The following paragraphs are the beginning of his latest RGOD2 commentary in the … Continue reading →

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Nigerian plea: Don’t pass new Nigerian anti-gay bill

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

A lot of people especially Nigerian LGBTQ activists and the LGBTQ community were shocked to learn yesterday that the radical anti-same-sex-marriage bill has passed the second reading in the Nigerian House of Representatives. Similar bills had appeared in the House … Continue reading →

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Remember the Muslims who aren’t anti-LGBTQ

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Cairo-based ophthalmologist and blogger Eman Hashim says that Muslims are more accepting of gays and lesbians than most media portrayals indicate. Muslim scholars are speaking out against homophobia, she says. In the article “Not There Yet: Inclusion, Acceptance and Support … Continue reading →

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Romney and the religious right’s anti-LGBT foreign policy

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

This is an except from commentary by the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle that appeared in the San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. In it, Ogle describes and analyzes this week’s Clinton Global Initiative 2012 conference in New York, including a … Continue reading →

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Do you have advice for LGBT rights activists in Belize?

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

What strategy should an LGBT rights group pursue when homophobic religious leaders launch a counterattack? That’s what Caleb Orozco, executive president of the United Belize Advocacy Movement, wants to know. He is hoping that experienced LGBT activists and others around … Continue reading →

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GOP: 76 countries’ anti-gay laws are OK

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

The Republican Party wants the United States to stop pushing for repeal of 76 countries’ laws that make homosexuality a crime. In its newly unveiled 2012 party platform, the GOP criticizes the Obama administration for its warnings that U.S. foreign … Continue reading →

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