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United States officials in the Middle East and North Africa have engaged in relatively quiet diplomacy during the past year with the goal of improving treatment of the region’s LGBTQI+ …
U.S. advocacy for LGBTQI rights abroad: the Middle East Read More
The year 2020 had more than its share of grim news for LGBTQ+ people. If you read this summary, you might want to dilute its impact by also reading “LGBTQ+ …
LGBTQ+ year in review: 47 troubling events of 2020 Read More
An Algerian court has sentenced two men to three years in prison on homosexuality charges and imposed suspended sentences on 42 others who were arrested last month at a gathering …
Algeria sentences 44 arrested at ‘gay wedding’ Read More
The complex, changing nature of Middle Eastern and North African attitudes toward homosexuality is on display in (1) interviews with people who saved gay men from ISIS, (2) a survey …
Exposing LGBTI myths, interviewing saviors in the Middle East Read More
In North Africa, LGBTI advocates are slowly achieving awareness of the human rights of sexual minorities, despite repressive governments and homophobia societies that extend from the Atlantic to the Red …
Slow progress for gay rights in North Africa Read More
Photographer Mikael Owunna is continuing his mission of debunking the myth that it is “un-African” to be LGBTQ. To that end, he photographs LGBTQ African immigrants and tells their stories. …
Photos of African LGBTQ diaspora as ‘radical self-love’ Read More
Human rights groups and LGBTI rights organizations from the seven countries of North Africa have joined forces today to seek recognition for the human rights of LGBTI people on …
North African activists in 7 countries seek justice Read MoreThe Arab Spring revolution that started in Tunisia in December 2010 has led to many democratic reforms, but the human rights of LGBT Tunisians remain unrecognized. In fact, discrimination against …
Amid democratic reforms, deeper troubles for LGBT Tunisians Read MoreA group of Independent Arab LGBTQ activists need your support. Located in the United States & Canada, the group of activists are working to mobilize the community in the diaspora …
Arab LGBTQ activists in U.S., Canada aim to rally diaspora Read MorePublic recognition of the human rights of LGBTI people remains rare in the many Middle Eastern and North African countries that still have laws against same-sex intimacy. In most of …
LGBTI rights activism: Mostly hidden in Middle East, N. Africa Read MoreThis week marks the first official week of publication of the French-language affiliate of the “Erasing 76 Crimes” this blog. “76 Crimes en français,” which has been published in beta …
New blog targets French-speaking nations’ anti-LGBTI laws Read MoreThe number of countries with anti-homosexuality laws is currently 75, according to the latest tally from ILGA, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. That’s down one from …
Recount: 75 (or 79) nations where homosexuality is illegal Read MoreThe arc of history is trending toward justice for LGBTI people worldwide, judging by the latest tallies from ILGA, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. In an …
10 years later, tally of 92 anti-LGBT nations drops to 76 Read MoreBy Pierre Daum, journalist. Originally published in Le Monde Diplomatique, republished here with permission of the author. Homosexuality, or “social death” At first glance, as Latifa said, a lesbian I …
Sex, youth and politics in Algeria Read MoreBy Mike Nicholson In recent years, news of homophobic laws in Africa has resonated across the Global North. While many individuals are at least superficially aware of the plight of …
Forbidden love: Exploring true, complex lives of LGBTI Africans Read MoreThe issue of African countries imprisoning LGBTI people for their sexual orientation wasn’t on the agenda at this week’s United States/Africa summit in Washington, D.C. Instead, President Obama spoke about …
32 anti-gay African leaders, 32 smiling Obama photos Read More