Bomb threats in Russia, raid in Beirut; activists carry on
In Russia, anti-gay bomb threats failed to halt St. Petersburg’s QueerFest. In Lebanon, security officers raided an LGBT…
Lebanon: Time to savor success, then face new challenges
LGBTI activists in Lebanon should “savour” their recent courtroom success, then get back to the work of transforming…
Lebanon moves closer to overturning anti-LGBT law
Lebanon took the next step toward overturning its anti-gay law, as an appeals court confirmed a lower court…
Lebanon: Trans model breaks taboos
Trans model Sasha Elijah is on a mission to challenge the stigma and taboo of being transgender in…
Lebanese police arrest Gay Pride organizer; events canceled
Lebanon’s Gay Pride Week began as scheduled on Saturday, but was shut down after organizer Hadi Damien was…
‘No Longer Alone’: LGBT voices in Middle East, N. Africa
LGBT rights activists in the Middle East and North Africa are finding new ways to speak out and…
‘400 million LGBT people in jeopardy worldwide’
In a world where 400 million LGBTQI people are in legal jeopardy, Canada’s refugee screening system needs reform…
11 glimmers of hope for LGBT rights in 2017
Hopeful steps toward recognition of LGBT rights occurred this year in many otherwise homophobic countries, even as brutal…
Indonesia, Nigeria hinder the fight against AIDS
Anti-LGBT repression in Indonesia and Nigeria is impeding the battle against HIV/AIDS. Meanwhile, in Kenya, Lebanon and Malawi,…
Anti-LGBTI murders, but optimism too? Q&A with a reporter
Which country will repeal its anti-gay law next? Why do your blog’s writers use pseudonyms? Were you attacked?…