Archivo etiqueta «Homosexualidad»
By Savitri Hesman. She was born in Sri Lanka and lives in London. She has worked for many years in the voluntary sector and contributed to several books and periodicals, and sometimes writes for the Ekklesia and LGCM websites (THE GUARDIAN, 07/12/09):
The election of Canon Mary D Glasspool as an Anglican bishop in the diocese of Los Angeles has been slated by some, praised by others. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, wants Episcopal church leaders to block her appointment, and has warned of “very important implications” if they do not. But to Giles Fraser, … Seguir leyendo
By Tom Wright, bishop of Durham (THE TIMES, 15/07/09):
In the slow-moving train crash of international Anglicanism, a decision taken in California has finally brought a large coach off the rails altogether. The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (TEC) in the United States has voted decisively to allow in principle the appointment, to all orders of ministry, of persons in active same-sex relationships. This marks a clear break with the rest of the Anglican Communion.
Both the bishops and deputies (lay and clergy) of TEC knew exactly what they were doing. They were telling the Archbishop of … Seguir leyendo
By Theo Hobson, a writer (THE GUARDIAN, 06/07/09):
It is good news that those Anglican parishes that are strongly opposed to homosexuality are forming a new movement. The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FCA) was launched last year as a pressure group within the international Anglican communion, but only now is it trying to exert grassroots influence, raising awareness for its cause on the parish level. If it is successful, then it will be easy to identify the sexual politics of your local parish church. It will be impossible to deny that there is a church within the church, … Seguir leyendo
By Michael Hamill Remaley, living in New York (THE WASHINGTON POST, 27/06/09):
I was born on the day of the Stonewall riots, June 27, 1969, so my life is an individual history of the 40-year-old modern gay rights movement. What makes my story particularly representative is just how conventional my life has become.
I grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. My parents were liberal college professors, but I was aware in high school — in the 1980s, when AIDS had no treatment and hatred for gays reached a fever pitch — that they wanted both of their boys … Seguir leyendo
By Peter Tatchell, a human rights campaigner, and a member of the gay rights group OutRage! (THE GUARDIAN, 26/06/09):
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York when, for the first time in history, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people fought back against decades of police harassment.
Previously, LGBT people worldwide had largely complied with arrest and criminalisation. But not in New York on the nights of 27 and 28 June 1969. What began as a routine police raid on a gay bar, the Stonewall Inn, turned into sporadic street battles. In the … Seguir leyendo
By Lucian K. Truscott IV, the author of Dress Gray and the forthcoming online novel General Bongo’s War (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 26/06/09):
I was perhaps the unlikeliest person in the world to cover the Stonewall riots for The Village Voice. It was June 27, 1969. I had graduated from West Point only three weeks earlier and was spending my summer leave in New York before reporting for duty at Fort Benning, in Georgia. After a late dinner in Chinatown, I was about to enter the Lion’s Head, a writers’ hangout on Christopher Street near the Voice’s offices, when … Seguir leyendo
By Fred Sargeant, a retired lieutenant from the Stamford, Conn., police department (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 26/06/09):
I was 19 years old when I met Craig Rodwell. He was 26. It was just after Thanksgiving in 1967, shortly after he’d opened the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop on Mercer Street near the New York University campus.
One day in the shop — considered to be the first literary gay bookstore — the beat cop stopped by to tell us we needed to pay him off each week. Craig told him we wouldn’t pay; a few days later we had a … Seguir leyendo
Por Juan José Tamayo, teólogo (EL PERIÓDICO, 20/05/09):
El Parlamento belga solicitó al Gobierno de su país que condenara las declaraciones del Papa contra los preservativos como remedio para combatir la pandemia del sida en África y que elevara una protesta oficial ante la Santa Sede por tan graves declaraciones de una personalidad tan influyente en el terreno religioso y moral. Una abrumadora mayoría de parlamentarios aprobaron la protesta, que el embajador de Bélgica envió al Vaticano. La reacción de la jerarquía católica belga no fue inculpatoria del Papa, pero tampoco exculpatoria. El arzobispo de Bruselas, Godfried Daneels, una … Seguir leyendo
By James J. Lindsay, Jerome Johnson, E.G. “Buck” Shuler Jr. and Joseph J. Went. Retired Army Gen. James J. Lindsay was the first commander of U.S. Special Operations Command. Retired Adm. Jerome Johnson was vice chief of naval operations. Retired Lt. Gen. E.G. “Buck” Shuler Jr. was commander of the Strategic Air Command’s 8th Air Force. Retired Gen. Joseph J. Went was assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. They are founding members of Flag and General Officers for the Military (THE WASHINGTON POST, 15/04/09):
With the nation engaged in two wars and facing a number of potential … Seguir leyendo
Por Nicole Muchnik, periodista y pintora (EL PAÍS, 02/03/09):
Hace algunos siglos, la Iglesia dirigía su atención al problema, diríase poético, del sexo de los ángeles. ¿Tiene hoy Benedicto XVI algún problema con el sexo de los mortales?
Nadie en su sano juicio espera que el Papa aliente la libertad sexual de los gays y las lesbianas, se sienta cómodo con los travestis o firme un manifiesto en favor del Orgullo Gay. No obstante, su toma de posiciones sobre estos asuntos, unas ampliamente difundidas, otras prácticamente desapercibidas, dan que pensar.
El reciente llamamiento del Vaticano a boicotear la despenalización … Seguir leyendo
By Owen West, a commodities trader who served two tours in Iraq with the Marines (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 09/02/09):
Generals are scolded for preparing to fight “the last war,” but if President Obama intends to keep his promise to allow gays to serve openly in the military, he would do well to study President Bill Clinton’s attempt of 16 years ago.
The Clinton argument, based largely on protecting the civil rights of gay troops, was systematically dissected by senior officers and legislators, who focused on how the presence of homosexuals could affect combat readiness. Generals circulated videos made … Seguir leyendo
Por Ian Gibson, escritor (EL PERIÓDICO, 07/02/09):
Pasados los fastos y las fiestas, el jolgorio y el júbilo, la euforia, las lágrimas, las risas y el asombro, ya está asentado en el poder Barack Obama. En el poder frente a las duras realidades. Con ritmo trepidante ha empezado a cumplir sus promesas electorales. Probablemente, ningún presidente en la historia de Estados Unidos ha hecho tanto en tan poco tiempo. Llama la atención la exquisita cortesía con la que el nuevo ocupante de la Casa Blanca ha despedido al anterior inquilino y a su Administración, o sea, sin una sola … Seguir leyendo
By Giles Fraser, the vicar of Putney (THE GUARDIAN, 24/12/08):
The Christmas angel tells us: “Fear not, for I bring you good news of great joy for all people.” The pope, on the other hand, has been using this Christmas season to spread entirely the opposite message, a message of fear and exclusion that seems more bad news than good. For, apparently, gay people threaten the existence of the planet in a way that is comparable to the destruction of the rainforest. I guess the idea is that if we all were gay, then we wouldn’t be making any … Seguir leyendo
By Mark Henderson, science editor of The Times. His book, 50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know, will be published in April by Quercus (THE TIMES, 24/12/08):
It’s not often that a science writer gets to say this, but the Pope is right. It’s not as if he’s always right: where scientific matters are concerned, Benedict XVI has displayed precious little infallibility. He has shown a disquieting sympathy for the rebranded creationism of intelligent design, and his views on embryonic stem cells, IVF and contraception are inimical to medical progress. But in attacking the notion that … Seguir leyendo
By Julie Bindel (THE GUARDIAN, 08/11/08):
Being nominated for an award is supposed to be a nice thing, right? Well not for me. When I was told a few weeks ago that I had been shortlisted for a journalist of the year award by the gay rights organisation Stonewall, I knew I would not win. I was certainly a worthy contender, but I knew from that moment that all hell was about to break loose.
You need a little history first: in 2004 I wrote a column in this newspaper about a Canadian male-to-female transsexual who had taken a rape … Seguir leyendo