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- Jamaican pro-gay Reggae Singer receives death threats September 24, 2016
- Call for Participation: Dialogue on Sexuality and Role of the Media September 24, 2016
- Nigerian family disowns daughter on grounds of lesbianism in Edo State September 22, 2016
- Botswana deports homophobic U.S pastor Steven Anderson September 20, 2016
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- Cameroun : attaques homophobes déguisées en cambriolage? September 13, 2016
- Tunisie: Attaque homophobe en pleine rue September 1, 2016
- La police égyptienne traque la communauté LGBT sur Internet August 26, 2016
99 in jail for homosexuality
- Also > Kuchu TImes
- Bisexuality Visibility Day:Understanding Bisexuality September 23, 2016
- Botswana Deports Hate Preacher Steven Anderson September 21, 2016
- RECRUITMENT? Homosexuality is not Learnt and Noone is after Your Children September 20, 2016
- SCHOLARSHIP OFFERING: Call for Applications for Shambhala Scholarships September 20, 2016
- IFreedom Unveils Digital Resource Centre September 16, 2016
- Also > Arabic and English
- Statement – بيان I The Arabic My.Kali – ماي كالي العربية July 16, 2016
- مقابلة: الشيخ خلف يوسف في مثليته الجنسية June 23, 2016
- My.Kali’s May/June 16′ Movie List May 24, 2016
- لائحة الأفلام ماي كالي ل مايو\يونيو ٢٠١٦ May 24, 2016
- أم كلثوم في القضية الجندرية May 12, 2016
- Also > Botswana
- Botswana Government Deports Pastor Anderson September 20, 2016
- 2016 International Day of Democracy- “Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. September 15, 2016
- Now Botswana fights back against gay hate pastor Steven Anderson September 1, 2016
- Petition to Prevent Hate Preacher Steven Anderson from setting up church in Botswana. September 1, 2016
- Towards an LGBTQ Africa May 23, 2016
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What traditional African homosexuality learned from West Rewriting the anti-gay history of Rick Warren in Uganda
Judge rules for LGBT youths living in Jamaican sewers 21 varieties of traditional African homosexuality
So easy to ridicule: Malaysian list of gay ‘symptoms’ Canada’s role in spreading homophobia worldwide
- Also > India (Gaylaxy)
- For the 1st Time, Kolkata’s Presidency University to have a Queer Event at Freshers’ Welcome September 22, 2016
- Watch: Lady Gaga’s Latest Song ‘Perfect Illusion’ September 21, 2016
- A Tribute to Trans Activist Agniva Lahiri September 21, 2016
- Watch How Straight Men React After Kissing Gay Men September 18, 2016
- It’s Time to Break The Closet! September 17, 2016
- Also > India (Orinam)
- Call for entries: Amour-Orinam queer resource listings September 11, 2016
- Grace Banu to PM of India on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) bill August 31, 2016
- The First Time August 21, 2016
- LGBT-inclusion in the National Education Policy, 2016 August 5, 2016
- Is this the Transgender Persons “Prohibition of Rights” Bill 2016? August 4, 2016
- Also > Caribbean
- BELIZE! BELIZE! - Caribbean IRN Update August 2016
- WRITE IT IN FIRE: TRIBUTES TO MICHELLE CLIFF :Call for Submissions
- Love and judgments pending - Caribbean IRN Update July 2016
- Yes, No, Maybe to equality for LGBTI citizens.. Caribbean IRN Update June 2016
- Latin American and Cultural Heritage Archives Roundtable Webinar Series Receives Diversity Award from the Society of American Archivists
- Also > HIV Justice Network
- Canada: ‘HIV is not a crime’ documentary premieres in Montreal at Concordia University’s ‘The Movement to End HIV Criminalization’ event September 21, 2016
- Video and written reports for Beyond Blame: Challenging HIV Criminalisation at AIDS 2016 now available September 8, 2016
- HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE releases ‘HIV IS NOT A CRIME’ training academy video documentary August 24, 2016
- Uganda: ABC Radio interviews HIV criminalisation survivor, Rosemary Namubiru, and UGANET’s Dora Kiconco Musinguzi August 18, 2016
- Analysis: How is Russia’s HIV-specific law being used to prosecute women living with HIV? August 4, 2016
- Also > BuzzFeed
- Uma igreja no México alertou sobre o perigo de um “Império Gay” e a internet não perdoou September 23, 2016
- A Church Official Said There's A "Gay Empire" In Mexico And The Internet Fought Back September 23, 2016
- La noticia falsa acerca de Omar Mateen diciéndole a su esposa que es gay se hizo viral July 7, 2016
- La presse espagnole diffuse une fausse information sur Omar Mateen, le tueur d'Orlando July 7, 2016
- How A Fake Text Message From Omar Mateen Fooled Spanish-Language Media July 6, 2016
- Also > O-blog-dee
- Police Raid Uganda Pride September 24, 2016
- Sioux Tribe Invites UN Human Rights Council Special Rappateur to Standing Rock September 20, 2016
- South Africa Bans U.S. Gay Hate Pastor Steven Anderson Entering the Country September 13, 2016
- Soccer Legend Wambach tells Her Truth in Memoir, Forward September 12, 2016
- Shame on American Jewish Congress For Equating Hillary With Trump September 8, 2016
Personal stories
Hundreds mourn murdered LGBT activist in Cameroon Zimbabwe nightmare: ‘In limbo for my type of love’
For assaulted LGBT, Uganda medical care must be anonymous After beatings in prison, rejection, death at home
Tale of Uganda pride: rainbow colors, worries, arrest Stephane Tchakam: Vibrant LGBT activist’s memory lives on
- Also > Paper Bird
- The UN, seen from Khayelitsha: Guest post July 6, 2016
- Cairo, and our comprador gay movements: A talk June 22, 2016
- Oppose the UK – Jamaica prison deal November 1, 2015
- Slavery’s ghost: Prison imperialism, Jamaica, and the UK October 2, 2015
- Anusbook. Be connected. Be discovered. September 28, 2015
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“Some have suggested that gay rights and human rights are separate and distinct; but, in fact, they are one and the same.”
-- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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“To those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, let me say: You are not alone. Your struggle for an end to violence and discrimination is a shared struggle.” — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - Also > Russia
- Hunting gays for money May 4, 2016
- LGBT activists banned from Russian May Day parade, but not neo-Nazis May 3, 2016
- Tragic lesbian suicide pact April 25, 2016
- Same-sex couple use loophole to get married in Russia March 22, 2016
- Vadim Kozin: The tragic life of a gay tango singer in Russia revealed (+MUSIC VIDEO) January 11, 2016
- Also > Russia
- Moscow Pranksters ‘Amazed’ By Abuse In Viral ‘Hand-In-Hand’ LGBT Video July 15, 2015
- Interview with Alexander Yermoshkin: “Most importantly, we shouldn’t lose hope and continue helping each other” July 15, 2015
- Prank gay couple recorded Muscovites’ reaction to boys holding hands July 14, 2015
- From Burning Hearts To Civil Unions: The Unlikely Evolution Of Dmitry Kiselyov July 11, 2015
- United Russia to Unveil ‘Straight Flag’ in Honor of Traditional Family July 11, 2015
- Also > Kyrgyzstan
- DISRUPTION OF THE LGBT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVITIES IN BISHKEK: CHRONICLE OF EVENTS May 18, 2015
- KYRGYZSTAN: SECURITY OF LGBTIQ HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS UNDER THREAT April 9, 2015
- Stopping “LGBT propaganda” law in Kyrgyzstan February 23, 2015
- LGBTIQA organization Labrys does not have any relations to domains BAKIRUULU.NET and BAKIRUULU.COM October 27, 2014
- Kyrgyz Parliament proposes criminal liability for protection of LGBT people’s rights October 8, 2014
- Also > R’bow Warriors
- Persécution anti-gay en Tunisie: l'appel de l'Italie March 30, 2016
- Anti-gay persecution in Tunisia: an appeal from Italy March 30, 2016
- Serial killings hitting the gay community in Aden September 16, 2015
- Worrying arrest in the Maldives August 31, 2015
- LGBT rights in the Maldives - 2015 August 14, 2015
- Also > Jamaica
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Tag Archives: Boris Dittrich
Moldova might adopt a ‘gay propaganda’ ban after all
Human Rights Watch issued this update on the latest proposal for a Russian-style “gay propaganda” law. HRW urged Moldova, a former Soviet republic, to reject the bill, much as it did in 2013: Moldova: Reject ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law Bill to … Continue reading
Global LGBTI activists will meet, seek support in Berlin
Twenty LGBTI activists from around the world are scheduled to gather in Berlin, Germany, next week to develop strategies and seek support from 100 mostly Western business leaders and from each other. The activists were selected to appear June 11 … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Africa (Sub Saharan), Anti-LGBT laws and legislation, Asia, Europe, International pressure for LGBT rights, Oceania, Positive steps
Tagged Boris Dittrich, Cameroon, Dastan Kasmamytov, Dominique Menoga, First Mile, HRW, Human Rights Watch, ILGA-Europe, India, Indonesia, Katrin Hugendubel, Kenya, Kyrgystan, Nigeria, Raymond Bykoukous, Russia, Russian LGBT Network, Svetlana Zakharova, Uhlala, Uhlala GmbH
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New lesbian supporters at work in Cameroon, Europe
Cameroon’s new association of activist women and their supporters has been busy in Cameroon and in Europe, seeking greater opportunities, improved health care, and basic human rights for lesbians and transgender women. The organization AVAF (Association for the Promotion of … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Africa (Sub Saharan), International pressure for LGBT rights
Tagged Affirmative Action, Amnesty International, Association for the Promotion of Women, Association pour la Valorisation de la Femme, AVAF, Boris Dittrich, First Mile, Germany, HRW, Human Rights Watch, ILGA, Katrin Hugendubel, Raymond Bykoukous
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Singapore court rejects appeal of anti-gay law
Channel NewsAsia reports: SINGAPORE — The nation’s highest court on Wednesday Oct 29 ruled that a law that criminalises sex between men is constitutional. The ruling covers both cases contesting the law, one brought by two graphic designers who have … Continue reading
Praise for police, organizers of first Kiev Pride Parade
This encouraging account of the first Pride Parade in Kiev, Ukraine, comes from Boris O. Dittrich, advocacy director of the LGBT program at Human Rights Watch: On Saturday May 25, 2013 the first Kiev Pride Parade took place. Some 75 … Continue reading
Our world today: Jail for love notes, but death threats are OK?
“You can end up behind bars for sending a message of love, but the authorities look the other way when someone threatens to kill children.” Boris O. Dittrich, the advocacy director for the LGBT rights program at Human Rights Watch, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Dittrich, Cameroon, HRW, Human Rights Watch, IDAHO, IDAHOT, International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia, Jamaica, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russia, Uganda, Ukraine
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Russian activists: Resilience in the face of repression
Human Rights Watch commentary: Russian Activists Provide Antidote Against Government By Boris Dittrich “Could you please give me your phone? We don’t allow cell phones in our office.” Stupefied, I handed over my phone. This wasn’t some confidential high-level ministerial … Continue reading →