Buy the book
Click on the image for link to the book on Amazon.com. Or choose from
other ways to buy it, including Kindle, iBook and Nook formats or from Amazon sites in the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Spain.76+ countries where homosexuality is illegal
7 in jail for homosexuality
En français- Congo: 2 militants LGBT arrêtés, battus, libérés
- Maroc: 2 condamnés à la prison ferme pour homosexualité
- Cameroun: Appel pour deux jeunes transgenres
- Cameroun: Ekobo, l’arnaqueur des gays récidive
- Nkom: ‘Une potentielle grande victoire’ au Cameroun
- Un appel pour la dépénalisation de la sodomie en Tunisie
- Au Cameroun: Les HSH à l’école de la vie associative
- Cameroun: Jonas et Franky ont été libérés
- Cameroun: Jonas et Franky à nouveau aux arrêts
- LGBTs au Cameroun: ‘Nombre record d’arrestations’
Stay in touch
Personal stories
Some top posts
Malaysian officials seize pro-gay Muslim’s book Ukraine cops abandon gays; thugs move in
My plan to repeal anti-gay law is stymied ‘Good, bad, ugly’ of gay rights 2012
Ukraine might ban talking about homosexuality Iranian thugs, not gays, sentenced to hang?
What traditional African homosexuality learned from West To fight AIDS, doctors must battle their homophobia
David Kato and $$ needed for LGBT activists Praise, blame greet Obama on gay marriage
Jamaican, U.S. leaders in Hall of Fame Zimbabwe official: Expel gays, seize land
Don’t miss these posts
-
“Some have suggested that gay rights and human rights are separate and distinct; but, in fact, they are one and the same.”
-- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
-
This blog supports the COMPASS Coalition (Coalition on Minority Protection Against Sexual Stigma), through which people of faith are working to eliminate punitive laws that deny LGBT people basic human rights, education, health services and economic security.
-
“To those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, let me say: You are not alone. Your struggle for an end to violence and discrimination is a shared struggle.” — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon RSS feeds
Monthly Archives: August 2012
LGBT rights, Hindu style — the example of Nepal
A remarkable story by Vishal Arora in Asia Times tells about the arrival of LGBT rights in Nepal: It started with a December 2007 judgment by the Supreme Court directing the government to introduce laws providing equal rights to … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Faith and religion, Positive steps
Tagged Asia Times, Hindu, Muslim, Nepal, Sunil Babu Pant
1 Comment
GOP platform leak: 76 countries’ anti-gay laws are OK
An inadvertently leaked draft of a section of the Republican Party platform implies that the United States should not oppose anti-LGBT laws in the 76 countries where homosexuality is a crime. As the GOP convention gets under way this week, … Continue reading
Zimbabwe police move to shut down pro-LGBT group
Police in Zimbabwe are seeking to shut down the gay-rights organization GALZ as an unregistered enterprise. The group Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe disputed the police accusation, and did not state that it is shutting down operations. But the Zimbabwean … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan)
Tagged Galz, Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
5 Comments
Seemingly anti-gay Kenyan bishop encourages LGBTs
“Gays are worse than terrorists”? That’s what the Anglican bishop of Mombasa, the Right Rev. Julius Kalu, was recently quoted as saying. But Kalu this month held an eye-opening meeting with a group of gay Christians who had been upset … Continue reading
‘Gay Hate Day’ fizzles in Cameroon and worldwide
Aug. 21 came and went without any sign of the large protests against homosexuality that were announced in June and widely denounced since then. That day was supposed to be “International Day Against Homosexuality,” nicknamed “Gay Hate Day” by its … Continue reading
Report: Oppression undermines Ugandan society
Ugandan society is being undermined by intensifying attacks on a wide range of non-profit organizations — ones that seek LGBT rights, but also many good-government advocates, says the international watchdog group Human Right Watch. In a new 50-page report titled … Continue reading
Singapore court OKs challenge to anti-gay law
Singapore might be moving toward striking down its anti-sodomy laws, which reinforce stigma against gay men, even though the laws are rarely enforced. Court action today makes it possible for the laws to be overturned as a result of a … Continue reading
Protest greets Zimbabwe police raids
An LGBT rights group has condemned Zimbabwean police raids on the headquarters of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe, or GALZ. The latest raid is described here: “Report: Another Zimbabwe police raid on LGBT rights group.” In a public statement, African Men … Continue reading
Stephane Tchakam: Vibrant LGBT activist’s memory lives on
“Stephane is dead!” announces a voice on the phone. “Which one?” “Stephane Tchakam.” “Excuse me. Are you kidding or what?” The call came from Philip, a well-known gay activist in Douala, Cameroon, who phoned a friend in Yaoundé to tell … Continue reading
GOP: 76 countries’ anti-gay laws are OK
The Republican Party wants the United States to stop pushing for repeal of 76 countries’ laws that make homosexuality a crime. In its newly unveiled 2012 party platform, the GOP criticizes the Obama administration for its warnings that U.S. foreign … Continue reading →