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- Au Cameroun: Cessez les violences contre les LGBTI
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- VIH au Togo et au Cameroun: Les promesses vides tuent
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- Zambie à l’Ouest: Ne regardez pas lorsqu’on emprisonne les LGBTI
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- The Rise Of Europe's Religious Right July 28, 2014
- 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
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- Elsewhere: India (Orinam)
- Orientation with a difference: Saathi reaches out to incoming students at IIT Bombay July 30, 2014
- First Love: a video by IIT-B students July 28, 2014
- 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
- Elsewhere: Gay Asian News
- Indian gay activist stars in video about his love for cocks to promote PETA July 28, 2014
- Asians rally to fight racism in New Zealand’s LGBTI community July 28, 2014
- Ho Chi Minh City begins VietPride 2014 celebrations, over 2,000 attend July 28, 2014
- NGO launches new social campaign to support gay men with HIV in Thailand July 28, 2014
- China’s ‘Pink Market’ conference to release LGBT Consumer Lifestyle Report July 24, 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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- Malawi Religious Leaders Take Stand Against the Discrimination Fueling HIV July 25, 2014
- Transgender Organization Wins Landmark Case in Kenya July 24, 2014
- 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
- 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
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- Yaounde, Douala and a few notes moving forward with these posts February 12, 2014
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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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- Matthew Mitcham scolds GSN readers for 'smug and sarcastic comments' suggesting he must've long known Tom Daley was gay July 29, 2014
- John Barrowman shamelessly flirts with straight cameraman at ComicCon July 29, 2014
- Newlywed Jodie Foster's next directing gig is thriller starring George Clooney July 29, 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: May 2013
Lesotho gets its first gay pride march
The first Pride Parade in the southern African country of Lesotho is described in an article by Leila Hall for the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA. The article begins: A small group of young Basotho are singing and … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan)
Tagged Lesotho, Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa
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Call for police response to anti-gay attacks in Ukraine
After the generally peaceful Equality March on May 25, anti-gay forces have launched a series of attacks on LGBT activists and have threatened more violence. Two human rights group today urged Ukrainian authorities to investigate and put an end to … Continue reading
Singapore: New online ban on gay content
Gay Star News reports: The Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore is introducing a tough new rule that will censor websites that are read from inside the country, even if they are not hosted there. The new rule, which will … Continue reading
Posted in Asia
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Peaceful celebration in Cameroon a year after mob attack
Three associations in Cameroon’s capital city organized a week’s activities to commemorate this year’s International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). Unlike last year, the activities were not disrupted by anti-gay violence. La version française: “Yaoundé célèbre IDAHO 2013 avec faste et … Continue reading
Nigeria lawmakers OK 14-year sentences for gay marriage
AP reports: “Lawmakers in Nigeria passed a bill Thursday banning gay marriage and [Editor's note: perhaps, perhaps not] outlawing anyone from forming organizations supporting gay rights, setting prison terms of up to 14 years for offenders. “Nigeria’s House of Representatives … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan)
Tagged Associated Press, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, Same-sex marriage
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Jamaican TV: Why we reject LGBT tolerance ad
Attorneys for Jamaican television stations argued on May 28 and 29 that their clients had the right to reject an ad promoting tolerance of gay people in Jamaica. The TV stations are defending themselves against a lawsuit by activist attorney … Continue reading
Zambian leader draws false lesson from French protest
Zambia’s acting president says his country should be true to itself, without paying attention to Western countries — but that apparently doesn’t apply if what he sees in the developed world can be used to reinforce his pre-existing prejudices. Specifically, … Continue reading
Jamaican lawsuit seeks OK for gay respect TV ad
‘As a Jamaican, I respect you and I love you.’ Court action got under way yesterday, May 27, in the lawsuit by gay activist attorney Maurice Tomlinson against Jamaican television stations for refusing to air the 30-second advertisement “Love and … Continue reading
Tunisia cheers lesbian love film, rejects actual lesbian love
PRAISE FOR MOVIE, NOT FOR REALITY Tunisia’s culture minister congratulated French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche on Monday for winning the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, without mentioning the huge gap between what Tunisia society accepts and what the film depicts. The … Continue reading
Russian LGBT rights group under attack as ‘foreign agent’
The Russian LGBT rights organization Coming Out was in court today seeking to defend itself against a claim that it is a “foreign agent.” Shockingly, Coming Out said, the court implied that the St. Petersburg-based organization must be guilty because … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-LGBT laws and legislation, Europe, Harassment / murders
Tagged Coming Out, Russia, Saint Petersburg
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