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Easter 2016: A prayer for all LGBT prisoners

An Easter message for 2016

Rainbow cross (Image courtesy of Birmingham LGCM)

Easter 2016 — a time when the Anglican Church of Nigeria refuses even to attend a meetingattended by a few representatives of the inclusive Episcopal Church for fears that, if they did, they would be in the midst of “a well-prepared camp of recruitment, blackmail, indoctrination and toxic relationship.” But they’re in…

U.S. church plans support for LGBT-friendly Africans

Episcopalians from the United States discuss the Bible and homosexuality in South Africa in 2011. (Click the image for video.) (Photo courtesy of the Chicago Consultation)

A group of Christians in the United States is preparing to chart a new course in relations with their African counterparts.

Rather than the type of conservative anti-gay evangelical preaching that in the past has encouraged so…

Shared plight of lesbian, straight women goes unheard?

Excerpts from a March 20 commentary that the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle wrote at the conclusion of recent meetings of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York:

Logo of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women

Three thousand women are returning home from the UN after a unique opportunity to share insights and listen to one another. The question remains simply: Were they talking…

Lesbians remain invisible globally, even to other women

Gay folk around the planet will never be free until women around the planet are free.          — The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle

Why should anyone pay attention to the upcoming meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York? Click this image, watch the short video and decide. The United Nations video discusses what people really think about women’s roles, as revealed by Google’s…

Joining forces to fight for women’s rights, LGBTI rights

The struggle on behalf of human rights for LGBTI people will focus next month on the work of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, as explained in this abridged version of last week’s “RGOD2″ commentary by the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle.

Graphic publicizing the upcoming meeting of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.

In preparation for the U.N. CSW meeting of March 9 to 20, Ogle is…

LGBTI Ugandans tell their stories in their own magazine

The cover of Bombastic’s first issue.

The Ugandan LGBTI community has launched its own magazine to tell their stories to the nation.

“Bombastic Magazine is a compilation of stories, testimonies and opinions by LGBTI Ugandans. The objective of this campaign is to end violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people countrywide,” the introductory press release states.

Supporters of…

United in battle against sexism, homophobia

The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle and Angeline Jackson appear on the fund-raising page for the partnership. (Click on the image for link to that page.)

Sexism and homophobia are the targets of a strategic partnership fighting against the repression of both women and LGBTI people in the developing world.

“The root of homophobia is sexism,” says the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, a leader of the partnership…

Catholic setback? LGBT hope remains for long-term change

The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle

In the short term, the final report of this month’s gathering of Roman Catholic bishops discussing homosexuality and family issues eliminated the welcoming words that the preliminary report had included about LGBTI people. The news of that reversal was reported here:

No More “Welcoming To Homosexual Persons” In Vatican Statement (BuzzFeed)

Catholic synod: Pope Francis…