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Pope Decries ‘Ideological Colonization’ of Family; Islamic State Executes...

US President Barack Obama made history this week with what are reported to have been...

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LGBTs in Philippines Reflect on Papal Visit; Francis Meets Trans Man Shunned...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed around the world this week. While America’s globetrotting anti-gay religious...

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Pope Backs Anti-Gay Referendum; Islamic State Executions Include Gay Syrian;...

The Boston Globe reported this week that the U.S. State Department will appoint a special...

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Swiss Priest Sacked for Blessing Lesbian Couple; Mormon Equality Advocate...

The World Press Photo of the Year, announced this week, featured Jon and Alex, a...

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More Mixed Signals from Pope Francis; Church of England Wrestles with Rifts;...

More than 100 million people have viewed a video produced by the Chinese branch of...

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US Names Int’l Envoy for LGBT Rights; Marriage revolution spreads in Mexico;...

Gays can get married--just not to each other, says Irish bishop. But in Mexico, a "quiet marriage equality revolution" spreads.

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Marriage equality comes to Slovenia, continues to spread in Mexico; Civil...

March 1 marked the second annual Zero Discrimination Day, which is promoted by UNAIDS to...

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Peru’s Civil Unions Bill Killed as Bishop Calls Sponsor ‘Faggot'; Germany...

We have reported on the appointment of the first U.S. Special Envoy for LGBT Equality....

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Indonesian Clerics Issue Anti-Gay Fatwa; Anti-Civil Union Peruvian Lawmaker...

A few quick hits to start this week’s recap: The Washington Blade’s Michael Levers reported...

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Russian Attack on LGBTs at UN Rejected; Gay Cake Controversy Rages in N....

The White House announced this week that Pope Francis will visit President Barack Obama during...

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Anglican Communion Gets Anti-Gay Secretary General; Black Gay Christians...

Anglican Communion: Anti-Gay Bishop Chosen as Secretary General The Anglican Communion has picked Nigerian Bishop...

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Mormon Leaders Slam ‘Counterfeit’ Gay Families; Vatican Resists Gay...

This week new US rules for federal contractors went into effect, forbidding workplace discrimination on...

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Adventists Cancel ‘Holy Sexuality’ Confab; Egyptian Court OKs Deportation of...

A Russian nonprofit group, the St. Petersburg-based Coming Out, celebrated April 17 International Day of...

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Pope Praises ‘Complementarity’& Resists Gay Ambassador; Irish Religious...

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on Wednesday, April 22,...

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Seventh-Day Adventists & Gay ‘Cures'; Legal Victory for Kenyan LGBTs;...

In the U.S. this week, the Supreme Court heard cases asking whether the Constitution requires...

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‘No Room’ for Gays in Country that Worships God [Kenya] | Churches Fight to...

University of Pennsylvania senior Katie Sgarro writes about her involvement with friend Sayid Abdullaev in...

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Marriage equality and ‘the end of Catholic Ireland'; Gambian Prez vows to...

People around the world will celebrate International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (#IDAHOT2015) on...

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Catholic ‘Soul-Searching’ as Ireland Votes on Marriage; Churches, American...

PlanetRomeo released a global “Gay Happiness index,” placing Iceland at the top and Uganda at...

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What Irish Marriage Vote Means for Catholic Church; The Lonely Fight for...

  The big news of the week was Irish voters’ overwhelming “yes” vote on a...

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Australian Prime Minister, Church Leaders Resist Marriage Push; South Korea’s...

On the first day of June, celebrated as Pride month in many places, the UN...

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