David Kato’s murder has left an indelible scar in the hearts of LGBT people everywhere in the same way Matthew Shepard's killing "pulled back the curtains for a while" on the darkness of global homophobia.

Kato’s death wounded us collectively. But the wound is healing.The mark of authentic Christianity is not in the prosperity gospel or in packed churches but in always experienced in the wounds of the one Risen One. Jesus shows his disciples his scars as proof of his authenticity.

Imagine a deep dark trench, dug at the height of the European colonial age stretching further than the eye can see. Although it is present in many countries, it still lies dangerously open in 76 countries.

Some countries realize how dangerous the Pit has been to innocent citizens and are filling the grave-like trench with dirt or planting flowers in memory of fallen ones like Matthew Shepard or Harvey Milk. However, the Pit remains deep in some places in the world, and forever holds the secrets of countless forgotten victims of 150 years of warfare against LGBT people across the planet.

SAN DIEGO -- Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, named by the Huffington Post as one of the top 10 religious voices of 2010, will lead a blessing ceremony at the LifeHOUSE San Diego health care center on Tuesday.

Often called Uganda's answer to Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Bishop Christopher is one of the leading voices fighting for human rights and LGBT equality in Uganda, Africa and around the world.

LONDON, UK -- In less than 24 hours, more than 1,000 people have joined a petition campaign started on Change.org calling on the Home Office to halt the deportation of Robert Segwanyi to Uganda, where he was imprisoned and tortured for being gay.

Segwanyi is scheduled for deportation on Thursday, Aug. 18, on Kenya Airways KQ410, which leaves Heathrow Airport at 8 pm local time.