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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
- Leading Conservative Group Withdraws From "Pro-Life Olympics" In Moscow Over Russian Invasion Of Ukraine March 11, 2014
- Human Rights Advocates Challenge Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Law In Court March 11, 2014
- International Olympic Committee To Investigate Use Of Rings By "Pro-Life Olympics" In Russia March 10, 2014
- 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
- Elsewhere: India (Orinam)
- Reason, Prejudice and the Case for LGBT Rights: report of a panel discussion held Feb 23, 2014 March 11, 2014
- Man for a Day: film screening March 17, 2014 March 10, 2014
- 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
- Elsewhere: O-blog-dee
- Lawsuit filed challenging Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act March 11, 2014
- The U.S.’s Uganda Conundrum | War on Terror or Gay Rights March 10, 2014
- 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
- Elsewhere: Gay Star News
- Boy George: Straight artists have more impact on gay rights than gay artists March 12, 2014
- Trans woman aims to make history by climbing Mount Everest March 12, 2014
- Football fan’s anti-gay banner to be investigated by UEFA March 12, 2014
- Kenya Government to investigate non-enforcement of law banning gay sex March 12, 2014
- Congolese MP pushing to outlaw homosexuals and transgender people March 12, 2014
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My plan to repeal anti-gay law is stymied ‘Good, bad, ugly’ of gay rights 2012
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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
- Uganda, the World Bank, and LGBT rights: Winners and losers March 11, 2014
- 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
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Tag Archives: Jamaica
‘Uptown’ Jamaicans vs. homeless gays
A Jamaican LGBT rights activist writes: Homeless LGBT Jamaican youth have been living in the sewers of the major commercial district, New Kingston, for several months. This has upset the residents of the upscale communities nearby, but not for the … Continue reading
Judge rules for LGBT youths living in Jamaican sewers
A New Kingston court ruling is the latest news for LGBT youths in Jamaica, who have been thrown out of their homes by their families, chased out of abandoned houses by police, and arrested when they found shelter in sewers … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Harassment / murders
Tagged Dwayne's House, Jamaica, New Kingston, Yvonne McCalla-Sobers
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Jamaican Christmas cheer for homeless LGBT youths
Christmas Day brought presents and a special dinner to homeless LGBT youths living in the sewers of New Kingston, Jamaica. Forced out of everywhere else they have tried to live — their parents’ homes, then abandoned buildings, then an open-air … Continue reading
Jamaica: Homeless LGBT youths up close and personal
Excellent coverage of Jamaica’s homeless LGBT youth by BuzzFeed correspondent J. Lester Feder includes this excerpt: Interviews conducted with six of the youths scooped up in the sewer raid [by police on Dec. 1] paint a scary picture. All told … Continue reading
Jamaica: Support grows for LGBT youths living in sewers
The plight of homeless LGBT youths in Jamaica has become much more widely known recently, even as much remains to be done to help them. Ousted from everywhere else they have tried to live — their parents’ homes, then abandoned … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Faith and religion, Harassment / murders, Positive steps
Tagged Jamaica, Jamaica Observer, New Kingston, Trafalgar Road
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Jamaican police seize, burn donations to LGBT youths
Jamaican police on Dec. 1 seized and burned food and clothing that concerned citizens had donated to LGBT youths who have been living in the sewers of New Kingston, activists say. The youths moved into the sewers after being evicted … Continue reading
8 arrests, not help, for homeless Jamaican LGBTs
Police in New Kingston, Jamaica, arrested eight homeless men on robbery charges Dec. 1, even as concerned Jamaican citizens and activists work to help LGBT men forced to live in the sewers. Some activists expressed doubt that police were targeting … Continue reading
How to help shelter Jamaica’s persecuted LGBT youths
Activists and other concerned citizens in Jamaica are working to build support for a shelter for homeless LGBT youths who have sought refuge in the sewers after being driven out of their family homes and out of abandoned buildings. Their … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, Harassment / murders, Positive steps
Tagged Dwayne Jones, Dwayne's House, Jamaica, New Kingston
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Caribbean nations are abuzz with LGBT news
The LGBT-focused International Resource Network published a useful compilation of LGBT news from the Caribbean last week, including these items from Guyana, Belize, Jamaica and Trinidad. An editorial in the Kaieteur News of Guyana speaks to “The Plight of the … Continue reading
Posted in Americas
Tagged Belize, Caribbean, Guyana, International Resource Network, Jamaica, Keon West, Maurice Tomlinson, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
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Jamaica: ‘Church, TV can dictate how gays are viewed’
Rejected ad: ‘As a Jamaican, I respect you and I love you.’ In rejecting an appeal for a TV ad promoting respect for LGBT people, the justices of the Jamaican Constitutional Court last week “basically upheld the right of anti-gay … Continue reading
