Anti-LGBT nations seek to end U.N. advocacy of LGBT rights
A confrontation over LGBT rights is expected to come to a head tomorrow at the United Nations. [Editor’s…
Russia: 2 arrests for ‘Love Wins’ sign at Orlando memorial
Following up on earlier coverage by BuzzFeed, the Washington Post reports: Gay couple arrested in Moscow for trying…
No jail for inciting, then publicizing botched Egyptian raid
BuzzFeed reports: A Cairo appeals court overturned a judgement [last week] against Egyptian broadcaster in a defamation case…
Gambia: Grim tale of torture; man expects to die in captivity
By Colin Stewart A man arrested on homosexuality charges in the Gambia has apparently been tortured and now…
Egypt: new arrests; sentence reduced; German MP speaks out
Trans woman arrested. BuzzFeed reported that Cairo police arrested a 25-year old trans woman and her roommate on…
United States takes action against Gambia, South Sudan
BuzzFeed’s J. Lester Feder reported late today that the United States has dropped The Gambia from the African…
Gambian president scapegoating LGBTI
“The Gambia does not have a gay problem, it has a leadership problem.” So says Mr. Momodou Krubally in…
Human rights day; reflections on a train wreck
In this RGOD2 column, which first appeared in the San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, the Rev. Canon…
Victory in court for Botswana LGBTI rights group
The LGBTI rights group Legabibo won a crucial legal victory this week at the High Court in Botswana,…
Facebook will have blood on its hands if it demands real names
COMMENTARY I don’t believe Facebook’s insistence that it’s sticking with its supposed policy of requiring users to give…