Fear and Loathing

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

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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.

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Indonesia Says It Safeguards Rights of All, Including LGBT Citizens

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Faced with growing criticism over recent anti-LGBT actions in Indonesia, the Jakarta government has told VOA it will safeguard the rights of all minority groups while taking into account "religious and cultural values that must be upheld."

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

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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.

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

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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.