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Category Archives: Positive steps
Signs of Caribbean progress for Catholics, LGBT rights
Congrats to the new Dominican LGBT group Minority Rights Dominica (MiriDom) and their leader, Daryl Philip, for continuing a robust discussion on human rights for LGBT on the island. Some may remember that Dominica made the headlines when two gay … Continue reading
Catholic bishop in Dominica: End anti-homosexuality laws
Bishop Gabriel Malzaire, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Dominica, has called for the elimination of criminal penalties for homosexuality and an end to “all forms of violence” against LGBT people. Malzaire’s position, he stated in a Dominica … Continue reading
LGBT rights video: U.S. fundamentalist vs. African mom
‘Faceoff’ The newly launched video “Faceoff over homosexuality” presents performances depicting the contrasting attitudes of a white American fundamentalist preacher and an African mother whose son is gay. The video, produced by the activist media organization Global Dialogues with support from … Continue reading
Final arguments in Belize sodomy case
It’s Day 4 of the constitutional challenge against the Belize sodomy law, Section 53, brought by Caleb Orozco, leader of the United Belize Advocacy Movement (Unibam). Asa DeMatteo, a clinical psychologist living with his same-sex spouse in San Francisco, is … Continue reading
Belize sodomy law on trial, Day 2
It’s Day 2 of the constitutional challenge against the Belize sodomy law, Section 53, brought by Caleb Orozco, leader of the United Belize Advocacy Movement (Unibam). Asa DeMatteo, a clinical psychologist living with his same-sex spouse in San Francisco, is … Continue reading
Belize challenge to anti-gay law, 140 characters at a time
Asa DeMatteo, a clinical psychologist living with his same-sex spouse in San Francisco, is blogging from the courtroom in Belize where the constitutional challenge to Section 53, the Belize anti-sodomy law, is taking place. His first dispatches via Tumblr appeared … Continue reading
Dramatic scene: Challenge to Belize sodomy law under way
The constitutional challenge to the Belize anti-sodomy law, spearheaded by Unibam leader Caleb Orozco, reached the Supreme Court of Belize today. Asa DeMatteo, a clinical psychologist living with his same-sex spouse in San Francisco, is blogging from that courtroom. DeMatteo … Continue reading
Belize Action — worse than Westboro Baptist Church
With the approach of a May 7 constitutional challenge to Belize’s anti-gay law, Section 53, anti-homosexuality forces have launched a campaign of hate and fear. In this commentary, naturalized Belizean citizen Brent Toombs argues that the anti-gay organization Belize Action … Continue reading
LGBT marchers defy St. Petersburg anti-gay law
Despite the St. Petersburg law against “gay propaganda,” dozens of people marched with rainbow flags through the center of the city today. The local LGBT organization Coming Out reported: RAINBOW MAY DAY MARCH IN ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA May 1st, a … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Positive steps
Tagged Coming Out, Russia, Saint Petersburg, St Petersburg
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World Bank eyes how anti-LGBT stigma boosts HIV, poverty
The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle describes the first-ever LGBT panel at this month’s civil society meetings at the World Bank, which is undertaking a landmark research project on the economic costs of homophobia. This is an abridged version of a … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Faith and religion, International pressure for LGBT rights, Positive steps
Tagged AIDS, Albert Ogle, George Ayala, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Macdonald Sembereka, Malawi, Maxensia Nakibuuka, MSM Global Forum, Philip Moeller, Rachel Kite, Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, Sexual Minorities Uganda, Victor Mukasa, World Bank
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