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…
Protesters to Commonwealth: Repeal anti-LGBT laws!
Protesters gathered today in London to urge leaders of former British colonies to scrap their anti-LGBT laws. They…
U.K.: ‘Deep regret’ for laws against gay sex
British Prime Minister Theresa May has publicly expressed “deep regret” for Britain’s role in criminalizing same-sex relations in…
Commonwealth leaders, half of world’s anti-gay hate is yours
About half of the world’s remaining laws against gay sex were originally imposed by the British on their…
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…
It’s time to repeal 36 nations’ anti-LGBT laws
When leaders of former British Empire countries gather in London in April, that will be the time and…
11 glimmers of hope for LGBT rights in 2017
Hopeful steps toward recognition of LGBT rights occurred this year in many otherwise homophobic countries, even as brutal…
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…
October gathering: How churches can end anti-LGBT laws
An international conference planned for Oct. 12-13 in Jamaica will focus on how churches have helped to impose…