News briefs: Archbishop pushes for LGBTI equality
An Anglican archbishop in the Caribbean calls for justice for LGBTI people. An annual LGBTQ film festival is…
Anti-AIDS programs under fire in Russia, U.S., Tanzania
Anti-AIDS programs are newly at risk in many countries, including Russia, Tanzania and the United States.
Nearly 1,500 arrested last year under India’s anti-gay law
Almost 1,500 people were arrested last year under Section 377, India’s colonial-era anti-gay law, the Times of India…
Progress and persecution from Jamaica to Myanmar
Many signs of progress, but also many instances of ongoing persecution of LGBTI people, are contained in the…
Zimbabwe prisons, Pakistan arrests, Belize delay
In Zimbabwe, National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda told Parliament that homosexuality in prisons should no longer be ignored…
In Indonesia, ongoing threats to LGBTI human rights
The human rights of LGBTI Indonesians remain under threat from police, politicians and religious leaders, despite activists’ protests.…
Mix of good news and bad: Uganda, Egypt, Iraq
News briefs about countries with anti-gay laws, excerpted with slight modifications from UNAIDS’s Equal Eyes recap of the…
4 news briefs: Anti-gay laws undercutting AIDS efforts
In each of these four news items, the point is the same — countries’ anti-gay laws create problems…
LGBTI news 2: Iran, Morocco, ISIS, Kenya, Gambia, Uganda
News briefs about countries with anti-gay laws or considering anti-gay legislation, excerpted with slight modifications from UNAIDS’s Equal…
LGBTI news 1: Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Brunei
News briefs about countries with anti-gay laws or considering anti-gay legislation, excerpted with slight modifications from UNAIDS’s Equal…