Lebanon: Trans model breaks taboos
Trans model Sasha Elijah is on a mission to challenge the stigma and taboo of being transgender in…
‘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…
Saudi Arabia police arrest men over ‘gay wedding’ video
Several men are in custody awaiting trial in Mecca after they allegedly were filmed taking part in “gay…
5 deadliest among 14 nations with death penalty for gay sex
Fourteen nations and regions with large Muslim populations have laws providing for the death penalty for same-sex…
Saudis arrest 35 Pakistanis, deny that 2 were killed
Saudi police arrested about 35 Pakistanis, including many trans women, during a raid in Riyadh that disrupted a…
100s in jail for being gay
The Erasing 76 Crimes blog has updated its sad tally “100s are in prison for being gay” — one…
Anti-gay nations exclude LGBT communities from U.N. cities plan
LONDON – A group of up to 17 countries led by Belarus has blocked a plan to…
Egypt, ‘one of the world’s biggest jailers of gay men’
Widespread official persecution of LGBTI people continues in Egypt, as described in this excerpt from a Public Radio…
Progress and persecution from Jamaica to Myanmar
Many signs of progress, but also many instances of ongoing persecution of LGBTI people, are contained in the…
Arab LGBTQ activists in U.S., Canada aim to rally diaspora
A group of Independent Arab LGBTQ activists need your support. Located in the United States & Canada, the…