Anti-gay hate crimes rise slightly in Russia
Anti-LGBT hate crimes rose were up last year in Russia, according to a non-profit organization that also tracks…
AIDS: Tanzania’s homophobia is killing people
Message to Tanzania: Your homophobia is killing people. No one should be arrested for being LGBT – or…
Malaysia: Trans trip to Mecca generates controversy
Controversy erupted when Muslim trans activist and Malaysian Internet celebrity Nur Sajat wore women’s attire during a religious…
Jamaica: 21 gay victims of human rights abuses
Physical assaults, verbal assaults, expulsion from the family home, and discrimination by police were some of the most…
Tanzania’s anti-LGBT crackdown: ‘If we won’t get services we will die’
Tanzania is ignoring effective anti-AIDS strategies and replacing them with a prejudiced anti-gay crackdown. That’s the conclusion of…
Mauritania: Prison for 8 men ‘imitating women’ at party
A Mauritanian court has sentenced eight men to prison for acting too feminine in a video from a…
Uganda Muslim pleads innocent at trial after marrying a man
A Ugandan Muslim cleric accused of marrying a fellow man — “unknowingly,” he says — has pleaded not…
Nigeria: Trial starts for 47 men accused of same-sex affection
A trial is under way in Nigeria for 47 men accused of making a “public show of same-sex…
Guyana gay-rights manifesto: Seeking support from political parties
Gay rights advocates in Guyana have compiled a manifesto aimed at persuading Guyanese political parties to embrace measures…
Russian police threaten activist; she flees, wins asylum
An LGBT rights activist from southern Russia has fled to the Netherlands after facing threats of prosecution from…