Why preach love, then imprison gays? (Day 3)
Why do people who preach love every Sunday want people put in prison for what they do in the privacy of their bedrooms? That was one of the questions — especially regarding homophobic Christian...
View ArticleUgandan-born trans woman wins Canadian award
Ugandan-born LGBTQI+ activist, refugee and trans woman Christopher Nkambwe is the winner of the prestigious Community One Foundation’s Steinert & Ferreiro Award for 2020. From the African Human...
View ArticleCatholic bishop reverses himself, favors Dominica’s anti-gay laws
Roman Catholic Bishop Gabriel Malzaire in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica has joined forces with conservative Christians opposing a move to overturn the country’s anti-homosexuality laws. He...
View ArticleMaurice Tomlinson: My mother’s queer love
Carmen and Maurice Tomlinson. (Photo courtesy of Maurice Tomlinson) My mother’s death on April 19 after a long illness was expected but it still triggered a flood of memories. The most powerful were...
View ArticleReminiscence: A decade of gay love and learning
76Crimes contributor Maurice Tomlinson reflects on what ten years of marriage means for a gay Jamaican. Maurice Tomlinson (right) with his husband, Tom Decker. (Photo courtesy Stabroek News) Recently...
View ArticleCan Jamaicans’ anti-LGBT attitudes shift as Americans’ did?
COMMENTARY. The United States has seen a radical shift in attitudes toward LGBT people, while Jamaica has not. Why is that? Two commentators have shed light on differences between the two societies...
View ArticleGlobal Black Pride will focus on honoring the past, securing the future
The first-ever in-person Global Black Pride is scheduled for July 27-31 in Toronto, Canada, organized by an abundance of international LGBTQ rights activists. < Founded in 2020, Global Black Pride...
View ArticleAnglican archbishop urges talk, not boycott, over LGBT issues
Amid disputes over same-sex marriage and LGBT clergy, many bishops and archbishops from across the worldwide Anglican Communion are gearing up for the 15th Lambeth Conference, which, after repeated...
View ArticleGlobal South churches seek vote against same-sex marriage at Anglican...
Conservative bishops from the Global South want to force a vote on same-sex marriage at the Lambeth Conference, a worldwide gathering of Anglican bishops July 26-Aug. 8 in the United Kingdom. They...
View ArticleAnglicans derailed anti-gay vote, but 125 anti-gay bishops forge ahead
Progressive Anglican bishops breathed a sigh of relief that plans for a vote against homosexuality were derailed at the just-ended international Lambeth conference of Anglican bishops. Meanwhile,...
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