LGBTQ+ year in review: 47 troubling events of 2020
The year 2020 had more than its share of grim news for LGBTQ+ people. If you read this…
Algeria sentences 44 arrested at ‘gay wedding’
An Algerian court has sentenced two men to three years in prison on homosexuality charges and imposed suspended…
Exposing LGBTI myths, interviewing saviors in the Middle East
The complex, changing nature of Middle Eastern and North African attitudes toward homosexuality is on display in (1)…
Slow progress for gay rights in North Africa
In North Africa, LGBTI advocates are slowly achieving awareness of the human rights of sexual minorities, despite repressive…
Photos of African LGBTQ diaspora as ‘radical self-love’
Photographer Mikael Owunna is continuing his mission of debunking the myth that it is “un-African” to be LGBTQ.…
North African activists in 7 countries seek justice
Human rights groups and LGBTI rights organizations from the seven countries of North Africa have joined forces…
Amid democratic reforms, deeper troubles for LGBT Tunisians
The Arab Spring revolution that started in Tunisia in December 2010 has led to many democratic reforms, but…
Arab LGBTQ activists in U.S., Canada aim to rally diaspora
A group of Independent Arab LGBTQ activists need your support. Located in the United States & Canada, the…
LGBTI rights activism: Mostly hidden in Middle East, N. Africa
Public recognition of the human rights of LGBTI people remains rare in the many Middle Eastern and North…
New blog targets French-speaking nations’ anti-LGBTI laws
This week marks the first official week of publication of the French-language affiliate of the “Erasing 76 Crimes”…