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- VIH au Togo et au Cameroun: Les promesses vides tuent
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- Zambie à l’Ouest: Ne regardez pas lorsqu’on emprisonne les LGBTI
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- The Rise Of Europe's Religious Right July 28, 2014
- Russian Court Declares LGBT Organization A "Foreign Agent" July 22, 2014
- European Court Of Human Rights Deals Blow To Trans Rights And Marriage Equality July 17, 2014
- American Quakers Have Created An "Underground Railroad" In Uganda July 10, 2014
- Ugandan Police Arrest Five Amid Government Efforts To Reassure Donor Nations About Anti-LGBT Law July 9, 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 (Orinam)
- 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
- May 17, 2014: IDAHO-T call to global leaders to end violence against LGBTQI people April 19, 2014
- Elsewhere: Gay Asian News
- Indian gay activist stars in video about his love for cocks to promote PETA July 28, 2014
- Asians rally to fight racism in New Zealand’s LGBTI community July 28, 2014
- Ho Chi Minh City begins VietPride 2014 celebrations, over 2,000 attend July 28, 2014
- NGO launches new social campaign to support gay men with HIV in Thailand July 28, 2014
- China’s ‘Pink Market’ conference to release LGBT Consumer Lifestyle Report July 24, 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
- Elsewhere: O-blog-dee
- Malawi Religious Leaders Take Stand Against the Discrimination Fueling HIV July 25, 2014
- Transgender Organization Wins Landmark Case in Kenya July 24, 2014
- Secretary-General’s remarks at Nelson Mandela International Day Public Service Activity July 18, 2014
- Plane with US Soldiers Crash Lands on Ugandan Highway July 18, 2014
- South Africa Mourns as Literary Giant Dies July 14, 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
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: Gay Star News
- Tom Hardy to play twin gangsters who were both gay in new film Legend July 28, 2014
- Appeals court in Virginia strikes down gay marriage ban in ruling that could impact other states July 28, 2014
- Openly gay singer Bright Light Bright Light to open for Elton John July 28, 2014
- Special gay Playstation console auctioned off to raise money for LGBTI refugees July 28, 2014
- Stonewall chooses Ruth Hunt as new CEO July 28, 2014
- Elsewhere: Paper Bird
- 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
- Sodomy in Zambia July 6, 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: Jamaica
LGBT rights: As Canada cheers, Jamaica jeers
By Maurice Tomlinson Before today’s ceremonies marking WorldPride in Toronto, Maurice Tomlinson, Jamaican-born activist and first winner of the David Kato Vision and Voice Award, wrote the following account of the contrast between the celebrations in Canada and the anti-gay protest … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, International pressure for LGBT rights
Tagged Canada, Jamaica, Toronto, WorldPride
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In Jamaica, summertime is gay-bashing time
On June 27, I will be appearing in court in Jamaica as counsel in the case brought by AIDS-Free World to challenge the Jamaican anti-sodomy law. In the meantime, the anti-gay rhetoric is heating up (which is usual for the … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Harassment / murders
Tagged Bain, Belize, Brendan Bain, Jamaica, Jamaicans for Justice, Julian Robinson, Maurice Tomlinson, May Pen
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Jamaican police save man threatened for wearing lipstick
A Jamaican activist writes: There is usually a spike in anti-gay assaults during the summer period. I hope this latest blood-curdling mob attack is merely an anomaly. Threats, assault, then rescue TVJ Prime Time News reported on June 15 that … Continue reading
Jamaica’s anti-gay law is up for parliamentary review
Jamaican legislators likely will review the nation’s anti-gay law as part of a legally required examination of laws related to sexual offenses. “There is a provision for reviewing the Sexual Offences Act every five years, and the Act was promulgated … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Anti-LGBT laws and legislation
Tagged Buggery law, Jamaica, Jamaica Observer, Mark Golding, Sodomy law
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Jamaican paper pushes gay marriage; should gays worry?
The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper, the country’s most influential and probably its largest, has endorsed same-sex marriage, which local LGBT rights activists have not been pushing for. In passing, the newspaper’s editorial spoke against the “buggery law” that makes male homosexual … Continue reading
Jamaica: Why support fired professor, not homeless LGBTs?
A Jamaican activist responds here to criticism by Christian leaders over the decision to fire retired Prof. Brendan Bain as director of a Caribbean anti-AIDS training program after he testified against the legalization of same-sex intercourse in Belize, which Bain … Continue reading
AIDS program ousts leader who embraces anti-gay laws
A prominent Jamaican AIDS fighter lost his job this week because he did not recognize that anti-gay laws limit the access of LGBT people to health care and increase HIV infection rates by pushing the HIV epidemic underground. Homosexuality opponent … Continue reading
IDAHOT anti-hate campaign: Even in 20 anti-gay nations
LGBT rights activists and supporters — even those in 20 nations where homosexuality is illegal — will celebrate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on Saturday, May 17. The day is billed as a worldwide celebration of sexual and … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Americas, Asia, Middle East / North Africa, Positive steps
Tagged and Sudan, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Dominica, Egypt, Guyana, IDAHOT, International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia, Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, LGBT, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia
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How the land of ‘One Love’ became anti gay love
Roger Ross Williams recently called me about a dilemma. The talented and award-winning African-American director of “God Loves Uganda” was being conferred with an honorary Ph.D. by his hometown university, Lafayette College. This was for his ground-breaking work exposing the … Continue reading →