Americas

Caribbean trans activists form advocacy group
England's King Henry VIII, whose property grab in 1553 made gay sex a crime rather than a sin. (Painting by Hans Holbein the Younger courtesy of BBC)
Taking aim at anti-LGBT laws dating back to Henry VIII
CWSDC working session (Photo courtesy of CWSDC)
Dozens of Caribbean activists gather for LBTQI empowerment
U.S.-based NGO helps African LGBT asylum seekers
3 shot in Jamaica: Homophobia raises its ugly head again
Jamaica: Pride is a living legacy of the LGBTI movement
The Rev. Sean Major-Campbell (Photo courtesy of Jamaica Gleaner)
Brain before Bible: an interview with a strong Jamaican ally
LGBTI refugees trek to the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees
Kenya: LGBTI refugees trek for protection; funds needed
New initiative trains Caribbean LGBTI leaders
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Jamaica-bound: Defying the odds with Pride
Destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Irma (Photo by Titiana Fernandez courtesy of CVC)
Rebuilding the LGBTI Caribbean after Irma
Kimahli Powell, executive director of Rainbow Railroad (Photo courtesy of Daily Xtra)
Canada welcomes 22 to 31 gay Chechen refugees
Dexter Pottinger was a vivid presence in his advocacy of LGBTI rights. (Photo courtesy of Maurice Tomlinson via Facebook)
Jamaica's 'Face of Pride' stabbed to death
Montego Bay Pride: Break 'the mental chains' imposed on us
David Alexander Green (Photo courtesy of Khavor Demario Brown)
Montego Bay Pride: 'We won't be in hiding any more'
Guyana marchers oppose repeal of anti-LGBT laws