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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
- 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
- 4 men whipped in Nigeria court for having gay sex March 9, 2014
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Tag Archives: Russia
A victory for Russian defender of LGBT teens
Front Line Defenders reports: Russian Federation – Case against human rights defender Ms Lena Klimova closed On 21 February 2014, Nizhny Tagil Court ruled that the administrative case against human rights defender Ms Lena Klimova under the so-called “propaganda law” … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Trials / punishments
Tagged 'Gay propaganda' law, Elena Klimova, Lena Klimova, Nizhny Tagil, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Vitaly Milonov
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Olympic Committee won’t object to Russian LGBT arrests
BuzzFeed reports: “The International Olympic Committee has said Russia was acting in accordance with its laws when police detained 14 protesters in Moscow and St Petersburg on the day of the Olympic opening ceremonies. Some of those held in Moscow … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Harassment / murders
Tagged International Olympic Committee, IOC, Russia, Sochi, Sochi Olympics
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LGBT rights protesters in Moscow: They beat, abused us
LGBT rights protesters who were arrested today in Moscow say they were beaten and threatened with sexual abuse while in custody. According to BuzzFeed: The website OVDinfo.org, which tracks detentions in Russia, reported that the Russians in detention include Elena … Continue reading
Video: Moscow police arrest 10 LGBT rights protesters
For more on the story of today’s 10 arrests in Moscow and four in St. Petersburg, see “Russian police spy on LGBT activists, arrest 14.”
Global conflict: Gay rights, repression (1. Russia; 2. More)
As pro-LGBT-rights protests and anti-LGBT initiatives continue in dozens of countries, here’s a sampling of the news and commentary about what’s going on. Russia coverage is below. Coming soon, a sampling of coverage of events in Africa, the Caribbean, and … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Faith and religion, International pressure for LGBT rights
Tagged 'Gay propaganda' law, AT&T, Atos, Belize, Billie Jean King, Brian Boitano, Caitlin Cahow, Chad Griffin, Coke, Committee on the Rights of the Child, Dow Chemical, Günter Grass, General Electric, Human Rights Campaign, Jonathan Franzen, Margaret Atwood, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Procter & Gamble, Rebecca Parks, Russia, Salman Rushdie, Samsung Electronics, Sochi, Sochi Olympics, Visa
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St. Petersburg joins world protests for LGBT rights
As international protests continue against Russia’s anti-gay crackdown, Russia’s Straight Alliance for LGBT Equality gathered in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 5 to to seek repeal of the country’s national and regional laws against “gay propaganda.” Protests, many of them … Continue reading
Anti-gay rage: Sign of progress toward gay rights?
Why are sub-Saharan Africa and Russia undergoing a wave of anti-gay attacks, arrests and legislation? Two reasons are frequently cited: Politicians’ use of anti-gay rhetoric and anti-gay legislation to deflect attention from their nations’ problems; Encouragement from anti-gay Christian fundamentalists. … Continue reading
Church leader seeks Russian vote to outlaw gay sex
A leading official of the Russian Orthodox Church has proposed a national referendum on whether to again make gay sex a crime, as it was in Russia until 1993. The government-funded Russia Today network reported on the official statement from … Continue reading
Strategy: Let’s stop simply preaching to the gay choir
Excerpt from a commentary by the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle in Yaounde, Cameroon: There are three of us visiting Cameroon this week as part of an invited delegation to support a local LGBT AIDS organization called CAMFAIDS. Their executive director, … Continue reading →