First-ever Nigerian conference on LGBT issues to start tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, the Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) in partnership with the University of Lagos, will host the…
A gathering of LGBT-friendly faithful from 10 W. African nations
The goal: “a space in West Africa where persons from diverse faiths, cultures, class and sexual orientations can…
Lies and more lies: Kenyan scam artist's gay-victim fraud
Research by Kenya-based investigative reporter Jack Okinyi has turned up new evidence of the lies perpetrated by Fred…
4 dos and don’ts for parents of LGBTI teenagers
How should loving parents support and protect their LGBTI children through the potential difficulties they might face? We’ve…
Indonesian police raid homes of 'suspected lesbians'
Indonesian police have raided the homes of “suspected lesbians” as part of an ongoing crackdown on suspected LGBTI…
Canada welcomes 22 to 31 gay Chechen refugees
Almost two dozen gay Chechens, or more, have found refuge in Canada under a program developed by the…
Family forced him to marry; he chose death instead
This is the story of Sajjad, a young Bangladeshi man who was full of life, forever beaming with…
Report: Muslim police arrest 70 Nigerian youths for 'gay' party
Muslim religious police in northern Nigeria’s Kano State have reportedly arrested 70 youths following accusations that they were…
Jamaica's 'Face of Pride' stabbed to death
Jamaican fashion designer, video director and LGBT rights activist Dexter Pottinger, who was known as “the face of…
Montego Bay Pride: Break 'the mental chains' imposed on us
Why attend Pride in Montego Bay? “I pride to be free from the societal norms and mental…