LGBT rights: As Canada cheers, Jamaica jeers
By Maurice Tomlinson Before today’s ceremonies marking WorldPride in Toronto, Maurice Tomlinson, Jamaican-born activist and first winner of the…
Sri Lanka: 10 years of work for LGBTIQ rights and health
By Rosanna Flamer-Caldera and Denis LeBlanc The Sri Lankan LGBTIQ group Equal Ground celebrated its 10th anniversary on June…
Ivory Coast rights defenders agree on gay rights
By Jean Marc Yao (Aussi publié en français) At the initiative of the Ivorian League for Human Rights…
Kyrgyzstan on the verge of adopting harsh anti-gay law
Kyrgyzstan is on the verge of aligning itself more closely with Russia by making it a crime to…
Commentary: Let's face facts about Zambian corruption
Juliet Mphande, a human rights, media and peace activist from Zambia, writes: ZAMBIA IN CRISIS On June 8,…
Zambia to West: Don't watch when we jail LGBT people
Zambian officials took offense this week at the presence of diplomatic observers in a courtroom where two allegedly…
Cameroon athlete suspended on rumors of homosexuality
By Erin Royal Brokovitch (Voir version en français) The author is an activist for LGBT rights in Cameroon…
Malaysian anti-gay bias ban might lose soon, win later
Malaysia’s National Harmony and Reconciliation Bill 2014, which is in a draft stage, is facing a backlash from…
India: Growing LGBTI openness, despite legal setback
In at least one city in India, the LGBTI community has become more open, reports the Times of…
Ugandan judge OKs crackdowns on LGBTI rights groups
“A Ugandan court essentially sanctioned a crackdown on LGBTI rights organizations in a ruling issued Monday morning,” BuzzFeed…