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Category: LGBTQI+Faith Globally

The following selection of stories originally appeared on RNS as part of a reporting series on LGBTQI+ rights and religion in the U.S. and Global South. These and other stories in the series were supported by a grant we received from the Arcus Foundation.

Mass. pastor Scott Lively faces possible fine for harsh anti-gay efforts in Uganda

Posted on October 1, 2015October 22, 2018 by Taboom Editor

A federal lawsuit lodged by a Ugandan LGBT advocacy group alleges Scott Lively conspired with Ugandan religious and political leaders to incite anti-gay sentiment resulting in discrimination, arrest, torture and murder in that country.

Sinner in Mecca

Gay Muslim films secret pilgrimage in ‘A Sinner in Mecca’

Posted on September 10, 2015October 22, 2018 by Taboom Editor

NEW YORK — Authorities in Mecca prohibit camera use at holy sites. Openly gay men are subject to the death penalty. But none of that deterred Parvez Sharma.

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In Catholic Colombia, LGBT people find growing acceptance

Posted on August 24, 2015October 22, 2018 by Taboom Editor

BOGOTA, Colombia — Not long ago, the thought of a transgender person speaking openly to a Catholic priest here would have seemed unthinkable. Now cultural shifts are making way for LGBT acceptance.

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PHOTOS: For Indonesia’s Buginese community, trans women play key role in Muslim weddings

Posted on August 12, 2015October 22, 2018 by Taboom Editor

SIDRAP, Indonesia — Indonesia’s predominantly Muslim Buginese community recognizes and respects five separate genders. One group, the calabai, maintains a unique and valued role planning local wedding ceremonies.

Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell

African-American opera singer revives the songs of the shtetl

Posted on July 31, 2015October 22, 2018 by Taboom Editor

BERKELEY, Calif. — A 6-foot-tall African-American, Russell performs Yiddish songs from New York to Florida, from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, to full houses and wide acclaim.

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PHOTOS: For trans Muslims in Malaysia, daily life brings struggles, triumphs

Posted on July 28, 2015October 22, 2018 by Taboom Editor

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Islamic law forbids cross-dressing, and Malaysia’s government has a zero-tolerance policy toward transgender issues.

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African clergy to protest Obama’s gay-rights ‘agenda’ on trip

Posted on July 21, 2015October 22, 2018 by Taboom Editor

NAIROBI, Kenya — Protesters have called for tactics ranging from throwing rotten eggs at the president to encouraging sex workers to march naked in the streets during his visit.

The Rev. Jerry Young, 18th president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Photo courtesy of Will Sterling of Sterling Photography

Black clergy walk a fine line between religious liberty, discrimination

Posted on July 17, 2015October 22, 2018 by Taboom Editor

Though several black denominations oppose same-sex marriage, many also object to religious exemptions in nondiscrimination laws.

India’s third-gender ‘hijra’ community balances acceptance with religious identity

Posted on July 14, 2015October 22, 2018 by Taboom Editor

AHMEDABAD, India — Some members of India’s ancient “hijra” community fear that the new, official third-gender classification will prevent them from practicing their traditions.

By the numbers: India’s LGBT community in legal limbo

Posted on July 14, 2015October 22, 2018 by Taboom Editor

NEW DELHI — Despite growing momentum for equal rights across India, openly LGBT people face fear of prosecution.

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