Priest: Transform shame in Dominica into change
COMMENTARY Good can come from the shameful treatment of a gay couple from Palm Springs, Calif., who were…
Prison term for two men kissing in Abu Dhabi
Two men in Abu Dhabi were sentenced to six months in prison, followed by deportation, for kissing on…
Ugandan president praises gay forefathers
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni this week gave LGBT activists a glimmer of hope that he will prevent enactment…
Russian bill would ban ‘homosexual propaganda’
A bill submitted Thursday, March 29, to the lower house of the Russian parliament would impose fines of…
Cameroon police raid anti-AIDS rights meeting
Police in Cameroon on Wednesday, March 28, broke up a planned three-day meeting on AIDS and the human…
India’s top court might reinstate law against gay sex
The Indian Supreme Court is pondering whether to reverse a lower-court ruling that overturned the Indian law against…
U.K. rejects Nigerian man’s asylum bid
John Abraham, 25, of Nigeria was deported from the United Kingdom on March 16, despite his plea for…
Three executions in Iran for sodomy in 2011
Three people were executed in Iran last year for sodomy, according to Amnesty International’s newly released 2011 report…
Dutch fund supports endangered LBGT activists
The Amnesty International chapter in the Netherlands and a Dutch gay-rights group are raising money to help LGBT…
17 people who ran afoul of anti-LGBT laws
The “Erasing 76 Crimes” blog is attempting to follow the stories of these 17 people who have run…