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- Ugandan Constitutional Court Could Rule Thursday On Challenge To Anti-Homosexuality Act July 30, 2014
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What traditional African homosexuality learned from West Rewriting the anti-gay history of Rick Warren in Uganda
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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
- Coercive sex-change surgery for LGBT people a big problem in Iran August 1, 2014
- Indian celebrities are taking to social media to support equality rights August 1, 2014
- China’s Blued dating app for gay guys now developing one for lesbians August 1, 2014
- Travel companies in the Philippines target ‘pink market’ July 31, 2014
- Social, legal constraints prevent Indian gay men from receiving Tenofovir July 31, 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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- Ugandan Court Rules Anti-Homosexuality Act Unconstitutional August 1, 2014
- Installation of Pink Triangle – The Speech with a Chilling Nazi Analogy July 31, 2014
- LGBT Activists Target Congressional Democrats for Federal Civil Rights Legislation July 31, 2014
- Inter Religious Council of Uganda Admits on Court Record to key influence of the Anti-Homosexuality Act July 31, 2014
- Christians and Anti-Gay Groups of Uganda Fight To Save Anti-Homosexuality Act July 30, 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
- 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
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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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- Bullies nearly gay-bashed me to death, now I’m fighting back July 30, 2014
- Why these two gay dads felt particular pride at their son’s junior high graduation July 28, 2014
- Gay divers Matthew Mitcham and Tom Daley take top medals in platform pairs at C-wealth Games August 1, 2014
- TV pro basketball drama Hit the Floor surprises with gay affair between star player and his agent August 1, 2014
- US Supreme Court will hear gay marriage case by 2016, if not sooner August 1, 2014
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- When genocide is permissible August 1, 2014
- 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
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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
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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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
