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En français- Cameroun: Un piège par la police afin d’extorquer de l’argent
- Au Cameroun, une femme trans attaquée de nouveau
- Prêtre et jeune homme arrêtés à Yaoundé au Cameroun
- Cameroun: Nouvelle direction pour les militants de CAMFAIDS
- Aperçu 2015: Douze nations lugubres et sept qui s’éclaircissent
- Commentaire : Journalisme jaune au Cameroun
- Vote présidentiel Nigérien: «fanatique du charia» ou «titulaire inepte»
- Égypte: trois nouvelles et une déclaration d’un député
- Al Hoceima Maroc : Peine de prison réduite
- Revue de 2014 pour le blog 76CrimesFR.com
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- Elsewhere: BuzzFeed
- Marriage Equality Ban In Macedonia May Signal Growing Anti-LGBT Backlash In Europe January 21, 2015
- Egyptian Government "Instructions" Have Led Media To Boost Anti-Gay Coverage, Editor Says January 20, 2015
- Egyptian Court Acquits 26 Men Charged With "Debauchery" January 12, 2015
- Russia Bans People With "Gender Identity Disorders" And "Disorders Of Sexual Preference" From Driving January 8, 2015
- 25-Year-Old Trans Woman Is Latest Target Of Egyptian LGBT Crackdown December 29, 2014
- Elsewhere>Kuchu TImes
- UGANDA: CALL FOR SUPPORT IN 2016 UGANDAN POLITICS January 22, 2015
- Norm:al Africa January 22, 2015
- KENYA: First We are Women, Then We Are Lesbians January 19, 2015
- UGANDA: Reflections and flashback from attending a three day anti-gay conference in 2009 January 16, 2015
- US: Former ‘ex-gay’ leader gets married… to a man January 15, 2015
- Elsewhere> Africa LGBTIQ
- “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
- 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
Some top posts
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 (Gaylaxy)
- Modi Govt to ‘honour’ Yoga guru Baba Ramdev with Padma Bhushan January 23, 2015
- Mumbai Pride on Jan 31st, celebrations underway January 22, 2015
- What I Realised When My Close Friend Came Out To Me January 21, 2015
- Review: Crazy Cukkad Family – A wedding of substance January 20, 2015
- GAZES: A Review January 19, 2015
- Elsewhere: India (Orinam)
- The image of transwomen in Shankar’s “I” has concrete legal consequences everyday January 24, 2015
- Statement by Telangana Intersex Hijra Transgender Samiti on Sexual Assault of a Hijra Sister January 22, 2015
- I am a cis-gendered woman, writing to all You unapologetic ‘I’ supporters January 22, 2015
- What I Realised When My Close Friend Came Out To Me January 21, 2015
- Smiley’s Open Letter to Director Shankar January 19, 2015
- Elsewhere: Gay Asian News
- Highest Singapore court upholds Colonial-era anti-gay law October 30, 2014
- Filipino lawmakers plan to curb hate crimes targeting LGBT members October 29, 2014
- Domestic violence common among same-sex partners, says study October 28, 2014
- Korea University’s student council bans anti-gay discrimination October 27, 2014
- Kyrgyzstan goes full throttle in favor of gay discrimination October 27, 2014
- Elsewhere: Caribbean
- Human Rights for LGBT in the Caribbean - Caribbean IRN Update December 2014
- Course materials, crusades : Caribbean IRN Update November 2014
- Visibility - Parade. Protest and Citizenship - Caribbean IRN Update October 2014
- Cuba dice sí , Trinidad & Tobago say Not yet - Caribbean IRN Update September 2014
- Call for Submissions,Convocatoria,Appel à publications :Special Collection by the Caribbean IRN & Sargasso
- Elsewhere: Caucasus+
- Turkey’s first transgender fashion show held in Istanbul November 22, 2014
- Georgian gay man seeks asylum in Ireland following homophobic discrimination November 22, 2014
- 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
- LGBT magazine names Vladimir Putin ‘person of the year’ November 12, 2014
- Elsewhere: O-blog-dee
- Accused Human Rights Group Reopens in Uganda January 22, 2015
- President Obama’s Speech and Impact on Global LGBT Persecution January 21, 2015
- Should we be Reporting Gay Men Executions by ISIS January 17, 2015
- United Kingdom Political Parties Urged to Adopt LGBT Global Human Rights Platform January 16, 2015
- Breaking U.S. Supreme Court to Review Bans on Same-Sex Marriage January 16, 2015
Personal stories
Hundreds mourn murdered LGBT activist in Cameroon Zimbabwe nightmare: ‘In limbo for my type of love’
For assaulted LGBT, Uganda medical care must be anonymous After beatings in prison, rejection, death at home
Tale of Uganda pride: rainbow colors, worries, arrest Stephane Tchakam: Vibrant LGBT activist’s memory lives on
- Elsewhere: Paper Bird
- Four years January 25, 2015
- After Mona Iraqi: Some Egyptian voices January 22, 2015
- Why the crackdown in Egypt isn’t over, and what to do about it January 19, 2015
- Victory January 12, 2015
- Why I am not Charlie January 9, 2015
- Elsewhere: SOGI News
- IGLHRC and MADRE Statement on Men Allegedly Executed for Sodomy by ISIS in Iraq January 22, 2015
- One Body – African Churches Challenging Homo/Transphobia January 21, 2015
- Theologians Castigate Hate Crimes January 19, 2015
- Boost for Intersex activists and organisations January 16, 2015
- European Parliament condemns Krygyzstan censorship bill January 16, 2015
- When theology produces violence January 16, 2015
- Barbados LGBT activist scoops prestigious award January 14, 2015
- Redress for Egyptian 26 January 13, 2015
- NoToPhobia condemns threats aganist Georgian LGBT Organisation January 11, 2015
- Filipino LGBT activists request audience with Pope Francis January 9, 2015
- Elsewhere: Gay Star News
- Virginia Senate rules that unmarried gay couples cannot adopt January 25, 2015
- Senior British military general considers coming out as gay January 25, 2015
- Gay blood ban in Ireland likely to be relaxed January 25, 2015
- Stephen Fry writes to government to demand it ‘Save Soho’ January 25, 2015
- 'Ugly, fat and effeminate,' US radio DJ unleashes on-air rant against Sam Smith January 25, 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
Tag Archives: Catholic Church
Mixed reception for Vatican’s positive view of LGBTI people
LGBTI rights activists welcomed today’s Roman Catholic Church statement that expressed recognition of positive aspects of LGBTI people and same-sex relationships. Some Catholics weren’t so accepting of the bishops’ words. The preliminary report, which came in the midst of the … Continue reading
Ugandan priest: 10 reasons to repeal anti-gay law
The Rev. Anthony Musaala, a Ugandan priest who offers pastoral ministry to displaced sexual minorities in various countries, submitted the following call for repeal of Uganda’s harsh new anti-gay law. Musaala is currently appealing last year’s decision by the Roman … Continue reading
Pleas for justice and health in gay-bashing Cameroon
A team of African and American activists traveled last month to homophobic Cameroon to plead for tolerance, justice and improved health care for LGBT people and others. They raised their voices at a health conference, in prison, at the U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Faith and religion, International pressure for LGBT rights
Tagged Albert Ogle, Alice N'Kom, Andy Kopsa, Bakot, Berthe Awoh, Berthe Marcelle Awoh Ngoume, Berthe Ngoume, Cameroon, Camfaids, Catholic Church, Eric Lembembe, Eric O. Lembembe, Eric Ohena Lembembe, Kampala, Maxensia Nakibuuka, Michel Togue, Piero Pioppo, Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, Simon Bakot, The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, Victor Bakot, Yaoundé
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Roman Catholic leaders in India support LGBT rights
The compassion and acceptance that Pope Francis has expressed for LGBT people has spread to India, as evidenced in Roman Catholic responses to a recent Supreme Court decision that reinstated a 1860s Indian law against homosexuality. Most religious groups in … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Faith and religion
Tagged Catholic Church, Catholic Herald, India, Mumbai, New Ways Ministry, Oswald Gracias, Roman Catholic
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Pope’s message for anti-gay Catholics: Accept gays
In an interview today, Pope Francis spoke graciously about how the Roman Catholic Church should treat LGBT people. Will Catholics in the 76-plus countries that imprison people for homosexual behavior stop fueling anti-gay hatred and instead model themselves after the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith and religion, Positive steps, Uncategorized
Tagged Catholic Church, Pope, Pope Francis
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3 ways to tell if Catholics are serious about welcoming gays
The Roman Catholic Church is showing signs that it might accept LGBTI people as no better and no worse than anyone else. But how to tell whether the church is merely giving lip service to the idea of welcoming all … Continue reading →