How LGBT Burmese see themselves; plus Singapore, Indonesia
French-speaking African countries. Countries in dark grey are members of the International Francophone Organization (Map courtesy of Wikipedia)
New blog targets French-speaking nations’ anti-LGBTI laws
Trinidad booster (right) confronts Maurice Tomlinson (left) during the Stand for Liberty on Aug. 28, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Maurice Tomlinson)
Activists go head-to-head with unaware Trinidad boosters
Kikonyogo Kivumbi (Photo courtesy of the Global Fund)
In Uganda, new bill threatens LGBTI advocates
Scenes from this month's HIV meeting in South Africa. (Photo collage courtesy of MSMGF blog)
LGBTI briefs: Stigma and HIV in Africa, India, Russia
Stand in Barbados in August 2015. (Photos courtesy of Maurice Tomlinson)
March for justice, or stand? 2 experts compare tactics
Promo for the latest No Strings podcast, "Growing Up LGBTIQ in Nigeria."
Denial, prayer, fasting — growing up LGBTIQ in Nigeria
... so the tourists join the protest. (Photos courtesy of Maurice Tomlinson)
Story with a moral: 2 gay tourists, 1 anti-gay merchant
Cameroon: 290 march and pray for human rights
U.N. makes history; ISIS makes a point of killing more gays
On Aug. 21, again in front of the Barbados parliament building, protesters seek the repeal of Section 9 of the Sexual Offences Act. (Photo courtesy of Maurice Tomlinson)
Barbados protests seek repeal of harsh buggery law
Samantha Power, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. (Photo courtesy of The Nation)
U.N. session on LGBTI killings by ISIS — ‘historic’ or mistake?
Senegal: No ‘anti-homosexuality’ law? Jail for 7 for gay sex
Activists failed Roger Mbede; who killed him?
Market in Sana’a, Yemen’s capital city. (Photo courtesy of YXO / flickr via The Tower)
Yemen’s hidden gay community under siege
The latest episode of the No Strings podcasts is about a troubled Nigerian woman. (Click the image to listen to the podcast.)
A life in Nigeria: ‘Discovered, abandoned, depressed’