Regarding Religion

US: There is now a dramatic generational divide over white evangelical attitudes on gay marriage

A new survey shows a dramatic shift in attitudes toward favoring gay marriage among a younger generation of white evangelicals, a group considered to be one of the most conservative on the issue.

US: A Majority of Mississippi Residents Oppose Religiously Based Service Refusals of Gays and Lesbians

Mississippi businesses and state employees are now able to deny services to same-sex couples by citing religious beliefs, after a federal appeals court in Mississippi lifted an injunction Thursday.

US: 5th Circuit rules for Mississippi anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ law

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a court order against a “religious freedom” law in Mississippi that would enable sweeping anti-LGBT discrimination, citing a lack of standing for plaintiffs in litigation against the statute.

Nepal: Understanding the potential power of marginalization (with the help of a buddhist story)

Sunil Babu Pant is the founder of the Blue Diamond Society, a Nepalese LGBTIQ organization. He is also the first openly gay member of the Nepalese Parliament who served from 2008-2012.