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Pope’s US visit prompts calls for a LGBT-inclusive Catholic church

Michael K. Lavers — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 04:19:55 +0000

Editor’s note: This article was first published in the Washington Blade, an LGBTI news outlet based in Washington DC, US. Michael K. Lavers is the Blade’s International News Editor and ...

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Gambian ambassador to US dismisses Human Rights Watch report documenting anti-LGBTI persecution

Michael K. Lavers — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 05:43:00 +0000

Gambian Ambassador to the US Omar Faye has dismissed an 81-page report publish by Human Rights Watch last Thursday that documents anti-LGBT persecution in the west African country.

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ISIS focus of UN Security Council’s first-ever meeting on LGBT issues

Michael K. Lavers — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 02:04:08 +0000

The UN Security Council's historic meeting on LGBT issues heard stories directly from gay men from ISIS-controlled areas of Iraq and Syria.

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Hundreds attend Ugandan Pride parade

Michael K. Lavers — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 06:09:44 +0000

MORE than 300 people attended a pride parade in the Ugandan capital earlier this month. The event took place without violence in what Richard Lusimbo, organiser for Pride Uganda who works for ...

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Pope’s US visit prompts calls for a LGBT-inclusive Catholic church

Gambian ambassador to US dismisses Human Rights Watch report documenting anti-LGBTI persecution

ISIS focus of UN Security Council’s first-ever meeting on LGBT issues

Hundreds attend Ugandan Pride parade

Michael K. Lavers, Author at 17c��