Inspired by Trinidad, India weighs ending its anti-gay law
The Trinidad court that overturned the Caribbean nation’s anti-sodomy law has played a role 9,000 miles away, where…
Petition to Commonwealth: Repeal your old anti-LGBT laws
The time has come for the leaders of former British colonies to discuss the repeal of anti-LGBT laws…
Gambia: An anti-LGBT country joins the Commonwealth
The Gambia yesterday rejoined the Commonwealth, almost five years after leaving the organization of countries that formerly were…
Basis for anti-gay laws: Greed, not morality
Greed, not morality, was at the root of England’s original 1553 anti-homosexuality law, which has spawned similar laws…
'Advancing LGBT rights in the Commonwealth is a delicate task'
A key decision will be made in June about the campaign challenging 36 Commonwealth nations to repeal their…
Defeated anti-gay strongman demands Gambian revote
Rabidly anti-gay Gambian strongman President Yahya Jammeh has reversed course, declaring his “total rejection” of the results of…
Be brave, Anglicans; oppose Jamaica’s anti-gay law
It’s high time for Anglican bishops, priests and lay people in Jamaica to pluck up enough courage and…
Toolkit for progress toward LGBT rights in 53 countries
The Commonwealth of 53 nations, formerly the British Commonwealth, can play a positive role in improving the lives…
LGBTI Africans urge Commonwealth focus on human rights
The London-based African LGBTI organization Out and Proud Diamond Group has launched a campaign to put human rights…
Empire’s evils live on, so activist rejects Empire’s honors
What’s to be done about the continued repression of LGBTI people in Commonwealth nations that hang onto anti-homosexuality…