Indonesia plunges deeper into anti-gay panic
A new wave of arrests demonstrates the rising influence of Indonesia’s anti-gay politicians and religious leaders.
Tanzania’s anti-gay purge vanished into thin air?
Many signs suggest that this week’s threatened roundup of gay Tanzanians was a nightmare that had vanished with…
Tanzania plans anti-gay police state, not without opposition
The Tanzanian plan for a public surveillance squad and police round-up of gay Tanzanians ran into strong opposition…
Gay rights? ‘Shut up’ says world parliamentary forum
A coalition of largely anti-gay nations has voted to block discussion of LGBT rights at a global forum…
Kanye and Kim missed their chance to make a difference
Outspoken rapper Kanye West once urged the hip-hop community to switch off its homophobia, but on Monday he…
Our readers’ success: 3 gay prisoners fed (then freed)
On schedule, Cameroon’s central prison in Yaoundé has released the three remaining prisoners serving sentences there for homosexual…
Generosity of this blog’s readers has fed gay prisoners in Cameroon
Three nearly malnourished gay prisoners this week received a delivery of a month’s worth of food at Cameroon’s…
Zambian court convicts two men for gay sex
On Aug. 3, a court in Zambia convicted two men of engaging in homosexual activity. Under Zambian law,…
LGBTI Ugandans flee anti-gay Kakuma, find worse in Malawi
Trouble was all that four desperate Ugandan LGBTI refugees found when they tried to escape from the homophobia…
Inspired by Trinidad, India weighs ending its anti-gay law
The Trinidad court that overturned the Caribbean nation’s anti-sodomy law has played a role 9,000 miles away, where…