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- Cameroun : un village veut se libérer du ‘démon’ homosexuel
- Au Cameroun: Cessez les violences contre les LGBTI
- Demandé: Une nouvelle enquête sur la mort d’Éric Lembembe
- VIH au Togo et au Cameroun: Les promesses vides tuent
- Côte d’Ivoire: Enquête vise des attaques anti-gay
- Zambie à l’Ouest: Ne regardez pas lorsqu’on emprisonne les LGBTI
- L’Allemagne bloque un voyage de militants Ougandais
- Droits des LGBTI: hourras au Canada, huées en Jamaïque
- Jour de sortie des Kuchus – célébrer malgré la loi anti gay
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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
- 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
- Lesbian couple, the first to marry in Michoacan, wins legal right to become mothers July 28, 2014
- Homeless LGBT Jamaicans could get new shelter, say police 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: Tunisia
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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19 in prison for being gay, 18 more awaiting trial
(This is the latest update of a page that is often revised — again and again — as new information is received.) Worldwide, at least 19 people are currently in prison for violating laws that punish those who are born … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-LGBT laws and legislation, Trials / punishments
Tagged Cameroon, Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, Morocco, Nigeria, Roger Mbede, Senegal, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tunisia politician guilty of gay sex; prison term nears end
Gay Star News reports: Mounir Baatour, a political party leader and lawyer, was found guilty of ‘sodomy’ with a 20-year-old man. Baatour was sentenced to three months in prison by the court of first instance in Tunis. The judge found … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East / North Africa, Trials / punishments
Tagged Gay Star News, Mounir Baatour, Tunisia
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Repeal 76 countries’ anti-gay laws? Road ahead is long
Is it possible that we can move toward a world where no adult couples are thrown in jail for being in love? That prospect, which would require repeal of 76-plus countries’ laws against homosexual activity, seems more daunting than ever … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East / North Africa
Tagged Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Pew Research Center, Senegal, South Korea, Tunisia, Uganda, United States
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Tunisia cheers lesbian love film, rejects actual lesbian love
PRAISE FOR MOVIE, NOT FOR REALITY Tunisia’s culture minister congratulated French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche on Monday for winning the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, without mentioning the huge gap between what Tunisia society accepts and what the film depicts. The … Continue reading
24 days on, Tunisian politician still in jail on sodomy charge
The Tunisian political leader arrested March 30 on sodomy charges remains in jail after being subjected to a rectal examination, Tunisia Live reported. Mounir Baatour, head of the Liberal Party, denies the accusations against him. He was arrested 24 days … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East / North Africa
Tagged Amnesty International, Mounir Baatour, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisia Live
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Tunisia politician’s sodomy arrest leads to call for repeal
The Tunisian Association for the Support of Minorities has called for the repeal of Tunisia’s sodomy law, which the group said is used to intimidate political opposition. Yamina Thabet, president of the association, made that appeal in a statement to … Continue reading
In Tunisia, gay sex accusations are a political tool
The leader of Tunisia’s opposition Liberal Party, Mounir Baatour, has been arrested and jailed on sodomy charges, his attorney told Agence France-Presse. Court action on April 3 followed an incident on March 31 at the Sheraton Tunis Hotel, when hotel … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East / North Africa, Trials / punishments
Tagged AFP, Agence France Presse, Baatour, Liberal, Mounir Baatour, Tunis, Tunisia
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Two men arrested under Tunisian sodomy law
Two men were arrested on sodomy charges in Tunisia on March 31, the news website Tunisia Live reported. Staff at the Sheraton Tunis Hotel reportedly discovered the men having sex and called security forces, which led to the arrest. The … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East / North Africa, Trials / punishments
Tagged Human Rights Watch, Liberal Party, Mounir Baatour, Tunis, Tunisia
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‘Gay Hate Day’ fizzles in Cameroon and worldwide
Aug. 21 came and went without any sign of the large protests against homosexuality that were announced in June and widely denounced since then. That day was supposed to be “International Day Against Homosexuality,” nicknamed “Gay Hate Day” by its … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan)
Tagged AllOut, Cameroon, Liberia, Tunisia, Uganda, Yaoundé
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