Protest: 20 Zanzibar arrests violated the constitution
The Sept 15 arrest of 20 people at an HIV/AIDS training session in Zanzibar violated the Tanzanian Constitution,…
Nigeria: Ex-husband triggered raid, arrest for lesbian sex
Homophobic police + homophobic ex-husband = legal troubles for a Nigerian lesbian, as a woman in Lagos learned…
News in brief: Challenges in health, work, courts
News briefs about health issues, discrimination and legal challenges facing LGBT communities in Malawi, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Myanmar and…
Another trouble-free launch for Russian QueerFest
LGBT rights activists celebrated as the annual QueerFest festival in St. Petersburg got under way without harassment.
Tanzanian AIDS event disrupted by arrest of 20 'gay' suspects
Tanzania’s crackdown on its LGBT community continued over the weekend with the arrest of 20 people at an…
Protest over Tunisia's 20th homophobia-fueled murder
In response to the murder of a hairdresser in northwestern Tunisia, the advocacy group Shams last week urged…
What's at stake in U.N. Human Rights Council election
U.N. Human Rights Council elections: Why they are important to the international LGBT movement
Jamaica-bound: Defying the odds with Pride
By G. Wright Muir I had no idea what to expect when my girlfriend and I flew in…
From afar, pushing for repeal of Nigeria’s anti-gay law
Edafe Okporo, a Nigerian human rights activist living in the U.S., has sent a strong message home to…
Rebuilding the LGBTI Caribbean after Irma
Gay-friendly organizations are teaming up to help members of the LGBTI community in the Caribbean rebuild their lives…