Kenya refuses to overturn anti-gay laws
Kenya’s High Court today missed an opportunity to move the country forward. Instead, it ruled that the nation’s…
Memorial gifts will honor LGBTQ activist Lloyd Copper
The family of Lloyd Copper, an Australian disco enthusiast, LGBTQ rights activist and sometime journalist, has established a…
Caribbean musicians are seeming more gay-friendly
In the Caribbean, musicians and sexual minorities are interacting in increasingly gay-friendly ways.
Victory for human rights in Tunisia
The Tunis Court of Appeals today upheld a lower court decision that allowed the LGBT rights group Shams…
Slow or no progress in Central Africa
In the last two years, issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity have not seen much progress…
New e-book tells of gay life in Nigeria
A new fiction book that mirrors LGBT life in Nigeria seemingly highlights Nigerian celebrities Charly Boy and Linda…
Advocates boycott African human rights conference in Egypt
Repression of LGBT rights defenders marred the recently ended session of the African continent’s human rights commission.
U.N. experts to Tunisia: Don’t shut down Shams
Four high-ranking human rights specialists at the United Nations are urging the Tunisian government not to close down…
Jamaica to gay tourists: I want you
Jamaica refuses to repeal its anti-gay law, but doesn’t want to scare away gay tourists. A cartoon in…
Human rights watchdog fights anti-gay abuses in the Americas
LGBTI citizens of Jamaica, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Venezuela and elsewhere have been beneficiaries of the work of…