Victory for critics of Brunei’s death-to-gays law, ‘the antithesis of Islam’
Bowing to international pressure, the Sultan of Brunei has declared a moratorium on executions of gay men, lesbians…
Chechnya: Islam + tribal honor = danger for gays
In Chechnya, traditional leaders feel threatened by society’s free access to information online, by empowered and independent women,…
Gay bishops, not gay spouses, welcome at Anglican meeting
The top Anglican archbishop has invited gay bishops to an upcoming worldwide gathering of the church’s leaders, but…
India: ‘Homosexuality and religion can coexist’
People can be both queer and religiously devout, speakers declared this month at the Awadh Queer Lit Fest…
Cameroon: Crowd kills ‘man of God’ caught in the act
A pious shopkeeper in northern Cameroon was caught having sex with his 17-year-old male lover. Outraged, his neighbors…
Gays welcome at new Uganda church
Uganda’s new gay-affirming church had its first service on Dec. 23. From the African Human Rights Media Network…
Guyana bisexual seeks to become Anglican priest
Family and God are priorities of Marvin Junior Livan, an openly bisexual citizen of Guyana who aspires to…
Anglican Church must pay Kenyan priests it said were gay
A Kenyan court has ordered the homophobic Anglican Church of Kenya to pay U.S. $67,000 to three priests…
Minor breakthrough for Jamaica’s powerful Adventists
Members of Jamaica’s powerful, popular, fundamentalist Seventh Day Adventists have started to realize that LGBT people deserve courtesy,…
International religious leader urge repeal of Caribbean anti-LGBT laws
Religious leaders from five nations have called on governments across the Caribbean to repeal their anti-gay laws.