Pro-LGBTQ Arab firm wins Israeli support against boycott
Dozens of Israeli diplomats around the world purchased 600 hundred pounds of tahini to support the company Al-Arz…
Eroding support for laws threatening death for gay sex
Until this month, at least seven nations with large Muslim populations either had laws threatening the death penalty…
Strong rebukes for Malaysian minister’s anti-trans stance
A Malaysian official’s appeal for action against trans citizens has drawn sharp rebukes from human rights activists and…
Calamities where gays get the blame: 28 and counting
Anti-gay politicians and preachers seem to think that homosexuals either have evil superpowers or have captured the attention…
New Uganda archbishop is less extreme but nixes same-sex marriage
The new Archbishop of the Church of Uganda has dropped the most homophobic rhetoric that used to flow…
‘Uganda will never accept same-sex marriages’ – outgoing Anglican Archbishop
The homophobic outgoing archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stanley Ntagali, used his final Sunday service to declare…
Uganda: Accused of marrying fellow man, Muslim cleric released on bail
A magistrate in Uganda has released on bail the Muslim cleric Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba, who is accused of…
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…
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…
Ugandan LGBT activists celebrate David Kato on Kuchu Memorial Day
Human rights defenders in Uganda have earmarked Jan. 26 as Kuchu Memorial Day to remember and celebrate the…