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…
New libraries are now available for LGBTI Nigerians
LGBTI persons in Nigeria can now access two computer-equipped libraries in Lagos, thanks to The Initiatives for Equal…
Nigeria: Anglican Church ejects 2 priests for homosexuality
The Anglican Church of Nigeria last week expelled two priests whom it accused of homosexuality.
Nollywood actor Charles Awurum: God will punish gay men and Bobrisky
Popular Nollywood comic actor Charles Awurum has joined the pack of Nigerian celebrities who give their popularity a…
Victory for critics of Brunei’s death-to-gays law, ‘the antithesis of Islam’
Bowing to international pressure, the Sultan of Brunei has declared a moratorium on executions of gay men, lesbians…
LGBT in West Africa: Arrests, lynchings, discrimination, denial
West African nations display a mix of mostly abusive responses to LGBT people, including denial that they exist,…
LGBT in the Persian Gulf: Hiding is crucial
Arbitrary detention of LGBT people, laws against same-sex intimacy, social prejudice and hate speech in the media are…