In the works: Human rights defenders protection bill for Uganda
A Ugandan legislator has won parliament’s OK to draft and present a Human Rights Defenders Protection Bill.
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Donations assure early release for 3 LGBT women in Cameroon
Activists from the LGBTQ rights organization 2HRC have made another delivery of food and hygiene items to three undernourished prisoners …
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In the works: Human rights defenders protection bill for Uganda
A Ugandan legislator has won parliament’s OK to draft and present a Human Rights Defenders Protection Bill.
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Homophobia and fear in Jamaica: Al Ramsay’s call for tolerance
“Threats of murder if my husband and I ever returned to the island”: Bank executive Al Ramsay reflects on his experience growing up gay in Jamaica and the return to…
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As racist statues fall, anti-LGBT laws must go too
Black liberation must include Queers, says Jamaican-Canadian LGBT rights activist Maurice Tomlinson.
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Intolerance and destitution in Bosnia’s refugee camps
Arshid, a gay Iranian refugee, faces homophobia and destitute conditions in Bosnia’s Bira refugee camp. Nearly two years after fleeing Iran, he continues to hide his sexual identity.
Middle East/north africa »
Combating hate speech: an open letter to Facebook
Twenty-two Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) organizations are calling on Facebook to better regulate and police anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech. Their demands come at a time of increasing controversy for…
Asia »
For privacy, LGBT Burmese use a secret language of their own
Gay and transgender people in Myanmar (formerly Burma) often use a language of their own, called “bansaka”, which allows them to chat with each other without being understood by outsiders.
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Homophobia and fear in Jamaica: Al Ramsay’s call for tolerance
“Threats of murder if my husband and I ever returned to the island”: Bank executive Al Ramsay reflects on his experience growing up gay in Jamaica and the return to…
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Calamities where gays get the blame: 28 and counting
Anti-gay politicians and preachers seem to think that homosexuals either have evil superpowers or have captured the attention of a God who is both angry at them and a lousy…
