Belize edges toward LGBT rights in 2012
Belize, the only Central American country with an anti-homosexuality law, may be moving slowly toward acceptance of LGBT…
Arrest of LGBTI leader in Uganda
Uganda police have arrested LGBTI leader Joseph Kawesi on charges of homosexual activity and “recruiting youth into homosexuality,”…
Plea for support for Ugandan whom UK seeks to deport
The National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns is seeking support for Frank Zalwango, a Ugandan lesbian who wants to…
A night in hell, Zimbabwe style
In this year-end recollection, Miles Tanhira of the activist group Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) describes last…
‘Erasing 76 Crimes’: a statistical review of 2012
WordPress.com prepared a 2012 annual statistical report for this blog, which was launched early this year. Here’s an…
Unpublicized religion: ‘Sex tourism of the Christian Right’
Multinational battles over LGBT rights — opposed by many conservative Christians and supported by progressive faith leaders —…
Pressure on Cameroon to halt human rights abuses
Activist groups are keeping up the pressure on President Paul Biya to halt Cameroon’s harassment of lesbian, gay,…
LGBT world 2012: victories, setbacks, close calls
The idea that people should be thrown in jail for loving the wrong people fell out of favor…
From New Zealand, a view of world’s LGBT rights struggle
The battle against Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill has produced some positive results — and not just the failure…
13-step plan to nudge Jamaica away from homophobia
The human rights advocacy group AIDS-Free World has filed a legal challenge against two Jamaican broadcasters that refused to…