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lesbian and gay

May 10, 2011

Ugandan gay activist honoured with prestigious human rights award

Jacqueline Nabagesera, a Ugandan gay rights activist, has been awareded the prestigious Martin Ennals Awards for Human Rights Defenders.
May 17, 2010

Renewing Christian hope in the City of Angels

The consecration of a partnered lesbian Anglican bishop in Los Angeles is not an aberration in Christian history, says Savi Hensman. It is a sign of God's grace and justice, and a reminder of many other witnesses to biblical truth and hope.
August 17, 2009

Keeping the flame of solidarity alive

Acts of solidarity can offer opportunities for growth, to connect at a deeper level not only with other humans but also with the divine, says Savi Hensman, drawing upon recent events and biblical wisdom.
July 23, 2009

Public protests urged against 'gay exorcism' church harassment

Human rights and Green activist Peter Tatchell is organising protests against hardline Christian churches in Britain performing "exorcisms" on lesbian and gay people.
May 15, 2009

Anti-gay ‘Nazi’ slur causes Church of Scotland outrage

Church of Scotland members have been horrified by a hard-line minister’s attempt to equate the inclusion of gay people in the Church with Nazism, say those involved in preparing for the denomination's upcoming General Assembly.
May 7, 2009

Will Anglicans learn the lessons of Jamaica?

The Anglican Consultative Council has been meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, writes Savi Hensman. But when will Christians really learn the harsh lessons about how hatred and homophobia are inimical to the Gospel?
May 7, 2009

When reconciliation theology colludes with injustice

The Anglican Consultative Council heard a report on the Listening Process around the sexuality debate yesterday.
April 8, 2009

Tony Blair speaks out against Vatican rejection of gay people

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a Catholic convert, has said that the Vatican should rethink its negative and "entrenched" attitudes towards homosexuality.
April 3, 2009

Resisting the urge to scapegoat

The targeting and scapegoating of vulnerable groups can undermine the very values which are supposedly being defended, says Savi Hensman. She also sets out the strong Christian case against such practices.
April 2, 2009

Jesuit priest and AIDS activist denounces criminalisation of homosexuality

Zambian AIDS activist and Jesuit priest Michael Kelly has called for the decriminalisation of same-sex relations. He says laws banning homosexuality are fanning the spread of HIV.