En français- Un silence en Côte d’Ivoire après des attaques anti-gay
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- Côte d’Ivoire: L’hypocrisie et la violence contre les LGBT
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- 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
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- Nine LGBT Activists Arrested While Protesting Nigerian Consulate in NYC March 7, 2014
- U.S. Conservatives To Go Ahead With "Pro-Life Olympics" In Moscow Despite Ukraine Crisis March 7, 2014
- U.S. Funding Choices Are Challenged In The Wake Of Uganda's Anti-Gay Law March 6, 2014
- Pope's Comments Hint At The Fight Over LGBT Rights Inside Vatican March 6, 2014
- World Bank President Withdraws From Panel On "Economic Cost Of Homophobia" March 6, 2014
- Elsewhere: India (Orinam)
- Statement by Indian groups and individuals on Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013 March 9, 2014
- Tamil Scholar Solomon Pappaiya’s Sexism and Homophobia March 5, 2014
- Gay man from India bravely handles blackmailers he met on a dating website March 4, 2014
- Breaking Barriers: India’s first high school LGBTQI initiative March 3, 2014
- Reflections on Koushal vs. Naz: videos of CPR discussion March 3, 2014
- Statement by Indian groups and individuals on Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014 February 26, 2014
- Thirunangai Sudha awarded honorary doctorate February 21, 2014
- Desi-Queering Harvard: Apphia Kumar on building youth leadership February 18, 2014
- IITs against 377 February 17, 2014
- Sampoorna National Trans Masculine Meet, 2014 February 16, 2014
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- The U.S.’s Uganda Conundrum | War on Terror or Gay Rights March 10, 2014
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- Arrests, Rallies and Speakers Mark Global Day of Action in Support of Nigeria’s LGBT Community March 7, 2014
- Global Day of Action Against Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law March 5, 2014
- Ambassador DeLisi clarifies rumors of Kampala Embassy closure March 5, 2014
- Elsewhere: Gay Star News
- Lesbian couple murdered and left near dumpster in Texas March 10, 2014
- North Carolina attorney general Roy Cooper will defend the ban on gay marriage he opposes March 10, 2014
- Australian Government MP slams colleague over opposition to gay parents March 10, 2014
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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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