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- Côte d’Ivoire: L’hypocrisie et la violence contre les LGBT
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- 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
- Elsewhere: BuzzFeed
- 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
- Elsewhere: O-blog-dee
- Calling on State Department to Stop Skinners Anti-Gay Watoto Church Uganda Performing in the U.S.A March 8, 2014
- 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
- Pussy Riot Disrupts Russian Orchestra in San Francisco March 4, 2014
- Elsewhere: Gay Star News
- Four couples sue Indiana for its gay marriage ban March 9, 2014
- Archbishop demands churches stop gay marriages in anti-gay tirade March 9, 2014
- Religious schools in Ireland to stand up against homophobic bullying March 9, 2014
- LGBT protesters pelted with eggs at Moscow equality rally March 9, 2014
- Activists in Taiwan slam politician's comments on separate legislation for same-sex marriage March 9, 2014
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What traditional African homosexuality learned from West To fight AIDS, doctors must battle their homophobia
David Kato and $$ needed for LGBT activists Praise, blame greet Obama on gay marriage
Jamaican, U.S. leaders in Hall of Fame Zimbabwe official: Expel gays, seize land
- Elsewhere: Paper Bird
- From Uganda: Guidelines for action against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill March 5, 2014
- Iran: How assaulting eight women and girls can make you a “gay man” (updated) March 4, 2014
- On not being well February 19, 2014
- Iran bans online chats between men and women: True? Or false? January 12, 2014
- White Savior Cat explains the Nordic Model January 6, 2014
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Tag Archives: Catholic Church
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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Jamaica: Archbishop ducks question on sodomy law
Several of Jamaica’s churches have voiced very vocal opposition to the case brought by Javed Jaghai challenging the country’s 1864 anti-sodomy law. These churches have also planned island-wide anti-gay demonstrations for Sunday, June 23, in advance of the first hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Faith and religion
Tagged Catholic Church, Charles Dufour, Holy See, Jamaica, Javed Jaghai, Maurice Tomlinson, Silvano Tomasi, Sodomy law, Vatican
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Jamaica: Evicted, gay man aims to overturn buggery law
Last year, Javed Jaghai, a young gay Jamaican, was evicted from his home by his landlady when she discovered his sexual orientation. The landlady alleged that Javed’s homosexuality meant that he would be engaging in an illegal activity on the … Continue reading
Signs of Caribbean progress for Catholics, LGBT rights
Congrats to the new Dominican LGBT group Minority Rights Dominica (MiriDom) and their leader, Daryl Philip, for continuing a robust discussion on human rights for LGBT on the island. Some may remember that Dominica made the headlines when two gay … Continue reading
In brief: Abu Dhabi worry, Uganda priest, medical video
Recap of recent news: NYU students unsafe at Abu Dhabi campus? John Sexton, president of the prestigious New York University NYU, was asked by the United Arab Emirates, gay rights group over the ethics and conduct regarding their flagship Abu … Continue reading
Uganda’s anti-gay bill dead for now, but likely in 2013
The Ugandan parliament has adjourned for the year, taking no action on the dreadful Anti-Homosexuality Bill that the parliament’s leader, Rebecca Kadaga, had promised would pass as a “Christmas gift.” Ugandan activists who led a well-organized international fight against the … Continue reading
Catholic former ambassador defends LGBTs in Uganda
Second of two posts on Roman Catholic responses to issues of HIV and LGBT rights in Uganda and elsewhere. Religious opposition to homosexuality does not justify oppression of homosexuals, Thomas Patrick Melady writes in an article for Catholics in Alliance … Continue reading
Blaming gay sex, rather than homophobia, for AIDS
First of two posts on Roman Catholic responses to issues of HIV and LGBT rights in Uganda and elsewhere. Catholics are divided in their response to the AIDS crisis among men who have sex with men (MSM). Some reach out … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Americas, Harassment / murders, HIV / AIDS, International pressure for LGBT rights
Tagged AIDS, Cameroon, Caribbean, Catholic Church, HIV, HIV / AIDS, Jamaica, Kenya, Lancet, MSM, Senegal, United States
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