Sex, youth and politics in Algeria
By Pierre Daum, journalist. Originally published in Le Monde Diplomatique, republished here with permission of…
Lively gay community in Algeria gains visibility
This blog is seeking to improve its coverage of Algeria, both in English and in…
LGBT Tunisia: Rift over Israel, tactics, morals of gay candidate
Eleven Tunisian LGBT rights groups have attacked gay presidential candidate Mounir Baatour and his LGBT…
Exposing LGBTI myths, interviewing saviors in the Middle East
The complex, changing nature of Middle Eastern and North African attitudes toward homosexuality is on…
Slow progress for gay rights in North Africa
In North Africa, LGBTI advocates are slowly achieving awareness of the human rights of sexual…
We’re down to 74 countries where homosexuality is illegal
[See January 2019 update: “Tally of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 73.”]
Photos of African LGBTQ diaspora as ‘radical self-love’
Photographer Mikael Owunna is continuing his mission of debunking the myth that it is “un-African”…
76 countries now have anti-homosexuality laws (or 72)
ILGA and this blog have both issued updated lists of countries with anti-LGBT laws. ILGA…
North African activists in 7 countries seek justice
Human rights groups and LGBTI rights organizations from the seven countries of North Africa…
Anti-LGBT nations seek to end U.N. advocacy of LGBT rights
A confrontation over LGBT rights is expected to come to a head tomorrow at the…