Human Rights Day marks launch of Caribbean alliance
A new coalition of human rights and LGBTQI organizations in the eastern Caribbean marked its official launch on…
Jamaica needs more Pride, more often
By Khavoy Brown On Saturday, International Human Rights Day, I was at Emancipation Park in Kingston with…
Jailed for kissing, 2 Moroccan girls win in court
On Dec. 9, a court in Marrakesh, Morocco, dismissed charges against two girls who had been arrested and…
Defeated anti-gay strongman demands Gambian revote
Rabidly anti-gay Gambian strongman President Yahya Jammeh has reversed course, declaring his “total rejection” of the results of…
Local officials urge Pakistan to ensure trans rights
Local officials in northwest Pakistan are pushing the federal government to guarantee transgender women’s right to vote, Human…
2 arrests in Tunisia; protests block anal tests
Two men, age 20 and 21, were arrested on homosexuality charges yesterday in Sousse, Tunisia. The Tunisian LGBTI…
Ugandan bishop: Here’s why queer films are important
Prominent Ugandan straight ally Bishop Christopher Senyonjo (Ssenyonjo) delivered an introductory message to urge people to attend screenings…
1000s march in Malawi to protest abortion, same-sex marriages
Thousands of believers marched yesterday in Malawi to protest strongly against abortion and, at the same time, to…
12 arrested in Cameroon for possessing condoms
By Erin Royal Brokovitch Police in Cameroon arrested 12 people on homosexuality charges on the night of Nov.…
Kato Award honors Belize man who toppled anti-gay law
Caleb Orozco, the activist in Belize who successfully challenged and overturned his country’s anti-gay law, has been selected…