Either 69 or 73 countries have anti-gay laws
Human Rights Watch has published a valuable new resource focusing on 69 countries with anti-gay laws.
‘400 million LGBT people in jeopardy worldwide’
In a world where 400 million LGBTQI people are in legal jeopardy, Canada’s refugee screening system needs reform…
Christmas cheer: Refugees helping refugees
By Linda Miles Saleh Al-Bayati, 29, a gay Iraqi Kurd refugee, never could have imagined that he would…
What's at stake in U.N. Human Rights Council election
U.N. Human Rights Council elections: Why they are important to the international LGBT movement
Afghanistan: Men have sex with boys, deny it's pedophilia
In Afghanistan, as part of an illegal but traditional practice, men recruit young boys, luring them with gifts…
Bad news in Russia, Afghanistan; good news elsewhere
A mix of good news and bad news from around the world, assembled with help from UNAIDS’s Equal…
On LGBTI rights in Asia, a picture of diversity amid intolerance
Thirteen countries in Asia have one thing in common: Each one has a law that prohibits same-sex intimacy.…
10 nations where the penalty for gay sex is death
Ten nations with large Muslim populations have laws providing for the death penalty for same-sex activity. How many…
Recount: 75 (or 79) nations where homosexuality is illegal
The number of countries with anti-homosexuality laws is currently 75, according to the latest tally from ILGA, the…
10 years later, tally of 92 anti-LGBT nations drops to 76
The arc of history is trending toward justice for LGBTI people worldwide, judging by the latest tallies from…