In European human rights court, LGBT groups win, Russia loses
Three Russian LGBT rights groups won at least a moral victory in the European Court of Human Rights…
Samoa bans ‘Rocketman’ over gay sex scenes
The Pacific island nation of Samoa has banned the biographical Elton John movie “Rocketman,” complaining that its gay…
Mixed signals on how to oppose Brunei’s harsh anti-gay law
Human rights supporters raised their voices worldwide in protest over Brunei’s plan for a new law that could…
U.N. vs. anti-LGBTI laws; plus news in brief
In brief, here is recent news from countries with anti-LGBTI laws. These items are excerpted with slight modifications…
LGBT news roundup: Uganda, Russia, Zimbabwe, more
AFRICA IN GENERAL ‘Homophobia’ in Africa condemned (Amnesty International via BBC) AFRICA AND EUROPE Persecuted homosexuals can be…
Morocco tally: 81 trials for homosexuality in 1 year
Two Moroccan men sentenced to four months in prison for homosexual activity represent just a small sample of…
Uganda: As AIDS worsens, archbishop is an obstacle
The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, who fought AIDS in Uganda in the 1990s and then saw it rebound…
Elton John to Ukraine: Stop violence against gays
Singer Elton John interrupted his AIDS charity concert in Kiev on June 30 to plead with Ukrainians to…