En français- Cameroun : un village veut se libérer du ‘démon’ homosexuel
- Au Cameroun: Cessez les violences contre les LGBTI
- Demandé: Une nouvelle enquête sur la mort d’Éric Lembembe
- VIH au Togo et au Cameroun: Les promesses vides tuent
- Côte d’Ivoire: Enquête vise des attaques anti-gay
- Zambie à l’Ouest: Ne regardez pas lorsqu’on emprisonne les LGBTI
- L’Allemagne bloque un voyage de militants Ougandais
- Droits des LGBTI: hourras au Canada, huées en Jamaïque
- Jour de sortie des Kuchus – célébrer malgré la loi anti gay
- Côte d’Ivoire : consensus sur les droits des homosexuels
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- Russian Court Declares LGBT Organization A "Foreign Agent" July 22, 2014
- European Court Of Human Rights Deals Blow To Trans Rights And Marriage Equality July 17, 2014
- American Quakers Have Created An "Underground Railroad" In Uganda July 10, 2014
- Ugandan Police Arrest Five Amid Government Efforts To Reassure Donor Nations About Anti-LGBT Law July 9, 2014
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What traditional African homosexuality learned from West Rewriting the anti-gay history of Rick Warren in Uganda
Judge rules for LGBT youths living in Jamaican sewers 21 varieties of traditional African homosexuality
So easy to ridicule: Malaysian list of gay ‘symptoms’ Canada’s role in spreading homophobia worldwide
- Elsewhere: India (Orinam)
- I was raped July 18, 2014
- Film review: ‘The World Before Her’ June 21, 2014
- Just concluded: Historic meet of Transmasculine, Intersex and Intergender people, Mumbai 2014 June 21, 2014
- Sampoorna Rejoinder to Jackuline Mary verdict June 2, 2014
- Poem: One hundred people hear the truth May 21, 2014
- in her voice May 17, 2014
- FTM and Intersex inclusion in NALSA? Jackuline Mary vs. The Superintendent of Police, Karur May 6, 2014
- Functional aspects of the Supreme Court judgement on transgender rights in India April 25, 2014
- May 17, 2014: IDAHO-T call to global leaders to end violence against LGBTQI people April 19, 2014
- Thoughts on the Supreme Court Judgment on Transgender Recognition and Rights April 19, 2014
- Elsewhere: Gay Asian News
- Anti-gay laws threatening HIV fight, South Asians tell AIDS conference July 22, 2014
- Activists urge global LGBTI groups to help scuttle anti-gay law in Kyrgyzstan July 21, 2014
- Singapore orders LGBT children’s library books transferred to adult section July 21, 2014
- Top UN bodies promote anti-gay nations, says rights organization July 21, 2014
- New study to document equality issue debate in Hong Kong July 21, 2014
- Elsewhere> Africa LGBTIQ
- Healing in the Homeland – Haitian Vodou Tradition July 15, 2014
- FOR COLORED BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW WAS NOT ENUFF July 14, 2014
- An intimate portrait of Somalian trans-woman July 11, 2014
- Mr Loverman – portrayal of a gay, British-Caribbean late bloomer July 9, 2014
- The human security implications of anti-gay law on sexual minority in Nigeria June 24, 2014
- Elsewhere: Caribbean
- Prejudice and Pride : Caribbean IRN Update June 2014
- IDAHOT celebrations, Church, Renegades and good men - Caribbean IRN Update May 2014
- Buggery. ganja and municipal declarations against homophobia - Caribbean IRN Update April 2014
- Public sewers and gay cruising in the Caribbean - Caribbean IRN Update March 2014
- Public Debates, Remembering Audre Lorde : Caribbean IRN Update February 2014
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- Secretary-General’s remarks at Nelson Mandela International Day Public Service Activity July 18, 2014
- Plane with US Soldiers Crash Lands on Ugandan Highway July 18, 2014
- South Africa Mourns as Literary Giant Dies July 14, 2014
- Rally for LGBT Targets Commonwealth Games urging Britain to speak out against Homophobia July 14, 2014
- UK High Court Finds Detained Fast Track Asylum System Unlawful July 10, 2014
- Andy Kopsa on Cameroon
- Report: 4 lesbians arrested in Cameroon March 7, 2014
- My latest at The Nation: dispatches from Yaounde prison in Cameroon – outlawing homosexuality March 4, 2014
- UPDATE: 2/24 Bill Signed – Ugandan President Says He’ll Sign Harsh Anti-Gay Bill | The Investigative Fund February 23, 2014
- Museveni may sign AHB today – need solidarity for Nigeria and Cameroon February 21, 2014
- “Not in Africa” February 20, 2014
- Youth Day Holiday Parade: Marching against Homosexuality February 18, 2014
- UPDATE: LGBT Activist Arrested in Douala Cameroon February 17, 2014
- Yaounde Prison Part IV: The Catholics February 13, 2014
- Discrimination against LGBT people and health risks February 13, 2014
- Yaounde, Douala and a few notes moving forward with these posts February 12, 2014
Personal stories
Hundreds mourn murdered LGBT activist in Cameroon Zimbabwe nightmare: ‘In limbo for my type of love’
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Tale of Uganda pride: rainbow colors, worries, arrest Stephane Tchakam: Vibrant LGBT activist’s memory lives on
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- Actress who plays lesbian on FX series The Bridge comes out as lesbian in real life July 23, 2014
- Susan Sarandon not the marrying kind but she thinks gays should have the option July 22, 2014
- David Jolly becomes rare Republican member of US Congress who supports gay marriage July 22, 2014
- Jenny McCarthy suggests Hillary Clinton could be a lesbian July 22, 2014
- True Blood's Nelsan Ellis slams former co-star Luke Grimes who reportedly quit over gay storyline July 22, 2014
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- Government by moral panic July 20, 2014
- Send your support to Yara Sallam and other human rights defenders imprisoned in Egypt July 14, 2014
- On the slaughter of innocents July 12, 2014
- Five arrests for “homosexuality” in Uganda: A fuller story July 11, 2014
- Sodomy in Zambia July 6, 2014
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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
5 Comments
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
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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
For anti-gay Jamaicans, chickens coming home to roost
Jamaica’s legendary homophobia has resulted in some kids being kicked out of their homes as early as 11 years old. Many of these kids end up on the streets and engage in disruptive behaviour. Yesterday, Jamaica’s major newspaper again reported … Continue reading
Posted in Americas
Tagged J-FLAG, Jamaica, Julian Robinson, Portia Simpson-Miller, The Gleaner
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Another 3 men in Cameroon jail for homosexuality
Previously unreported on this blog, these cases are cited by the newly released Amnesty International report on Cameroon. The report states: “Two young men identified as Depadou N, aged 21 years, and Paul Arno, aged 24 years, were arrested on … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Trials / punishments
Tagged Amnesty International, Cameroon, Douala, Kondengui prison, New Bell prison, Yaoundé
5 Comments
Vote of 338-1 for Russian ‘gay propaganda’ bill
The lower house of the Russian parliament, or Duma, voted overwhelmingly today in favor of a ban on so-called “propaganda of homosexualism” where children might be present. The vote on the bill’s first reading was 338 for (or 336, by … Continue reading
