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November 6, 2020

Why the Pope’s Endorsement of Same-Sex Unions Matters

Pope Francis’s moderating tone has shifted the conceptual landscape in which homosexuality is imagined and judged.

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LGBT Rights

November 6, 2020
Commentary
Why the Pope’s Endorsement of Same-Sex Unions Matters

Graeme Reid

Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

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Published in: Al Jazeera
LGBT Rights

October 21, 2020
Dispatches
Pope Francis Supports Same-Sex Civil Unions

Ryan Thoreson

Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

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Americas

January 24, 2018
Commentary
Pope Francis Missed His Chance to Speak Up on Rights in the Americas

José Miguel Vivanco

Executive Director, Americas Division

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Published in: Infobae

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