A good-news map: 78 (was 82) countries with anti-gay laws
Today this blog gets an updated map of countries with laws against homosexual activity. The total number of…
3 Gambians seek bail while facing homosexuality charges
Three Gambian citizens facing homosexuality-related charges are asking the country’s High Court for their release on bail, the…
Joining forces to fight for women’s rights, LGBTI rights
The struggle on behalf of human rights for LGBTI people will focus next month on the work of…
Video: Challenges, hopes for LGBTI rights worldwide
Challenges and hopes for LGBTI advocacy around the globe are the focus of this week’s video in the…
Jamaica has a new gay-friendly public defender
Jamaica’s new public defender supports LGBTI people! This is refreshing, as the previous public defender seemed ready to…
No LGBT activists win seats on Ugandan anti-HIV panel
An election that could have given LGBT activists a voice in improving sexual minorities’ access to HIV services…
‘Corrective rape’ in Cameroon: 4 women, 5 rapists, 0 arrests
Lexa, a 19-year-old student, thinks back with sadness and anger to what she endured on the night of…
Malaysia: Top judges send opposing politician to jail for sodomy
Human Rights Watch reports: The conviction of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim after seven years of politically motivated proceedings…
Over Swedish protest, Tunisia imposes 2-year sentence
An unidentified Swedish man has been sentenced to two years behind bars in Tunisia for “homosexual acts” despite…
Zambia seeks to overturn acquittal of anti-AIDS activist
The government of Zambia isn’t willing to let an AIDS activist get away with publicly suggesting repeal of…