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Court blocks Ukraine’s first-ever gay pride rally
A court in Kiev has ruled against plans for Ukraine’s first gay-pride demonstration. A district court judge today found in favor of city authorities, who argued against approving the rally, based on fears that it would lead to violence and … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Harassment
Tagged Kiev, Kiev Day, Pride parade, Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada
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Zambia: No bail for couple on trial for gay sex
AllAfrica reports: Two men in Kapiri Mposhi arrested for allegedly being in a homosexual relationship have been denied bail by a Kapiri Mposhi magistrate’s court on the basis that they may commit the same crime if released. The two men, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Trials / punishments
Tagged Bwalya Mubanga, James Mwape, Kapiri Mposhi, Phil, Philip Mubiana, William Ngwira, Zambia
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Campus Crusade for Christ harms LGBTs in Ethiopia
In the wake of recent news that anti-gay Ethiopians are seeking passage of a death penalty of homosexuals, the LGBT rights group Truth Wins Out issued this statement about the role that Campus Crusade for Christ played in inciting anti-gay … Continue reading
Congo: LGBT activists arrested, beaten, released (update)
This is an update of a preliminary report published May 14, 2013. Earlier this month, police in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrested two members of the non-governmental organization Rainbow Sunrise Mapambazuko, which works for sexual health and human rights … Continue reading
2 more Moroccans imprisoned for homosexual acts
Agence France-Presse reports: Two young Moroccan men were jailed on Monday [May 20] by a court in Temara for four months for being homosexuals, one of their lawyers told AFP. The two, aged 20 and 28, were arrested at the … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East / North Africa, Trials / punishments
Tagged Agence France Presse, Morocco, Temara
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Ukraine lawmakers seek ban on gay pride parades
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports: Sixty-one Ukrainian lawmakers have signed a petition urging Kyiv’s mayor to ban a gay-pride parade in the Ukrainian capital scheduled for May 25. Ukraine’s Family Movement leader Pavlo Unhuryan, who is also a [member of … Continue reading
Russian demonstrators seek LGBT rights
The LGBT rights organization Coming Out helped organize a protest today in St. Petersburg, Russia, and released this account of the day’s events: One of the Largest LGBT Demonstrations in Russia took place in St. Petersburg Today, over 150 LGBT … Continue reading
Our world today: Jail for love notes, but death threats are OK?
“You can end up behind bars for sending a message of love, but the authorities look the other way when someone threatens to kill children.” Boris O. Dittrich, the advocacy director for the LGBT rights program at Human Rights Watch, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Dittrich, Cameroon, HRW, Human Rights Watch, IDAHO, IDAHOT, International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia, Jamaica, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russia, Uganda, Ukraine
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Cameroon: Drop charges against 2 transgender youths
A press release signed by Alternatives-Cameroun, ADEFHO, CAMFAIDS, Human Rights Watch, and ILGA: Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth Prosecution Based Solely on Bias, Not Evidence (Yaoundé, May 17, 2013) – The Cameroonian authorities should drop the charges against … Continue reading
Seeking help for LGBT Ethiopians, not the death penalty
The Ethiopian LGBT-rights group Rainbow Ethiopia today called for continued foreign aid to the country, but an end to international financial support of organizations that seek passage of the death penalty for sexual minorities in Ethiopia. In recognition of the … Continue reading
