Middle East / North Africa

Libyan militia releases 12 reportedly gay men
Rosier outlook for 12 Libyans jailed after militia’s gay raid
Lively gay community in Algeria gains visibility
Publishers seek an end to hate in Saudi textbooks
Remember the Muslims who aren’t anti-LGBTQ
Iraq has become a death trap for gay men
Anti-LGBT win at UN for Russia and ‘traditional values’
Iran’s stern, bizarre anti-homosexuality message
GOP: 76 countries’ anti-gay laws are OK
Outcry against anal exams by police in Lebanon
Google marchers at 2012 Pride Parade in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy of Google)
10 countries with anti-LGBT laws might face Google’s wrath
Visitors from 133 countries check out news of anti-gay laws
ILGA map of countries where homosexuality is illegal (Photo courtesy of ILGA)
76 countries (or 78) where homosexuality is illegal
Transgender man arrested in Kuwait crackdown
Saudi Arabia: 260 arrests for homosexuality in 1 year
In Iran, sex change can shield gays from death penalty