Intimate Conviction : Examining The Church and Anti-Sodomy Laws Across The Commonwealth

Edited volume of some of the conference presentations from Intimate Conviction, a two-day conference examining the role of the Church in anti-sodomy laws across the Commonwealth, hosted by The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Anglicans for Decriminalization in October 2017. The conference was a gathering that brought together activists, church officials, and politicians from around the world for an inspiring discussion. This summit was the first-ever discussion of the role (past, present, and future) of the church in the decriminalization of sodomy. It was held because, although there have been rapid advances for LGBT rights in some countries, there are still more than 70 that criminalize private consensual same-sex activity - and more than half of those are in the Commonwealth of Nations and nine in the Caribbean. Table of Contents, zie F3.