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- Seven Arrested In Latest Egyptian Raid On Charges Of Homosexuality March 1, 2015
- La revolución silenciosa del matrimonio igualitario en México February 28, 2015
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- Mexico's Quiet Marriage Equality Revolution February 26, 2015
- U.S. State Department Formally Appoints Its First Special Envoy For LGBT Rights February 23, 2015
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- Uganda: Nine gay men arrested three weeks ago in Western Uganda need support after their release. March 2, 2015
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- “Mama Machel, WE! are outraged” August 12, 2014
- Bernadine Evaristo – Mr Loverman July 28, 2014
- Healing in the Homeland – Haitian Vodou Tradition July 15, 2014
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- Elsewhere: India (Orinam)
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- Grant for groups challenging Section 377 IPC February 18, 2015
- A Journey of Faith: engaging Indian churches theologically on LGBT issues February 6, 2015
- IAS officer’s homophobia is old-hat January 29, 2015
- The image of transwomen in Shankar’s “I” has concrete legal consequences everyday January 24, 2015
- Elsewhere: Gay Asian News
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- Turkish parliament marks transgender day of remembrance with special press event November 21, 2014
- Armenian university bans discrimination based on sexual orientation November 17, 2014
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- New California Legislative Efforts to Mitigate Ellis Act Evictions February 24, 2015
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- New arrests of alleged trans and gay people in Cairo March 1, 2015
- On death threats, trolls, and truth February 21, 2015
- Help, I’m being persecuted: Hypocrisy and free speech February 19, 2015
- One of Mona Iraqi’s victims tries to burn himself to death February 16, 2015
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- Russian Police Pounce on Lesbian Club March 2, 2015
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- Nigerian LGBTI Community Urgently Needs You! February 25, 2015
- Press Release – Sweden, USAID and UNDP renew support for LGBT rights in Asia February 24, 2015
- Diana Mailosi – The Biggest Challenge in Everyday Life is Staying Safe February 24, 2015
- TGEU’s Richard Köhler on Trans Realities February 24, 2015
- Transgender Europe Calls for a Stop to the Nightmare that is Legal Gender Recognition in 34 Countries in Europe February 23, 2015
- East African Court Rejects Challenge to Homophobic Bill February 20, 2015
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“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
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“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
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Third detention in anti-gay Uganda crackdown
Police in Uganda have detained a third youth worker on homosexuality charges, continuing their crackdown on the Youth on Rock Foundation (YRF), which runs anti-AIDS programs for LGBT youth. Martin (Morgan) Kanyike, executive director of the foundation, was detained Tuesday, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Harassment / murders
Tagged AIDS, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, EHAHRDP, HIV, HIV / AIDS, HIV-positive people, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum - Uganda, Joseph Kawesi, Kampala, Martin Kanyike, Sexual Minorities Uganda, Uganda, Youth on Rock Foundation
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Singapore LGBT letter: Even hurting, let’s win with love
Legal challenges to Singapore’s law against gay sex have raised hopes for change, but also have led to a conservative backlash. In response, a coalition of LGBTQ groups today issued a statement of encouragement and consolation to “Singapore’s LGBT Community … Continue reading
Posted in Asia
Tagged Goh Chok Tong, Lawrence Khong, Section 377A, Section 377A of the Penal Code (Singapore), Singapore
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Anti-gay mob beat 7 men; probe faults Nigerian response
The article “Anti-gay mob beat 7 men; probe faults Nigerian response” about the Jan. 12 attack in Nigeria has been removed from this blog, at least temporarily. The article was based on an unfinished, draft version of a report prepared … Continue reading
$1,000 bribe overcomes anti-gay charges in Cameroon
Two young men charged with homosexuality-related crimes have been released from police custody in Cameroon after paying a bribe, according to human rights activists who worked on their behalf. This new, detailed account of the case of the men identified as … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Harassment / murders
Tagged Alice N'Kom, Amnesty International, Cameroon, Camfaids, Michel Togue, Paul Arno, Yaoundé
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LGBTI activists in hiding in Uganda after release by police
Four young LGBTI activists in Uganda are in hiding after at least two of them were arrested and detained for several days on homosexuality-related charges. An online international appeal for support for their LGBTI rights group, Youth on Rock Foundation, … Continue reading
Jonas and Franky, freed but now in hiding
The good news: Two young men in Cameroon won a court appeal this month and were freed from prison, where they had been serving a five-year sentence for alleged violations of Cameroon’s anti-homosexuality law. The bad news: They had to … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan)
Tagged Amnesty International, Cameroon, Franky Ndome, Jonas Singa Kimie, Kondengui prison, Yaoundé
15 Comments
Appeal to Russia: Drop anti-gay bill that spurs anti-gay violence
Human Rights Watch issued this press release today, arguing that the anti-gay violence confronting recent protests against a Russian proposal for a national ban on “gay propaganda” shows that such a law would encourage further violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, … Continue reading
