TV exposé from Iran targets LGBTQ safe houses in Iraq
The Iranian state-run news channel Al-Alam released a 22-minute television program labeling the Iraqi organization IraQueer and its network of…
Egyptian LGBTQ+ activist Sara Hegazy dies by suicide
Sara Hegazy, 30, committed suicide on Sunday, June 14, more than two years after she was arrested for…
Yemeni blogger arrested and tortured for defending LGBTQ rights
Human rights activist Mohamad al-Bokari was arrested by Saudi officials on April 8 after calling for LGBTQ equality…
Uganda challenger Bobi Wine supports gay rights
Popular singer and Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine (Robert Kyagulanyi) this week spoke out in defense of LGBT…
UK nudges Guyana on death penalty, gay rights
The United Kingdom hopes to persuade Guyana to abandon its position as the only country on the continent…
2018: Great progress toward gay rights; much work lies ahead
Now is a time to celebrate the great strides the world has taken this year toward universal recognition…
Gay rights: We did much in 2018, we’ll do more in 2019
Accomplishments in 2018: Launch of the African Human Rights Media Network. Food deliveries to malnourished gay prisoners in…
Kanye and Kim missed their chance to make a difference
Outspoken rapper Kanye West once urged the hip-hop community to switch off its homophobia, but on Monday he…
Nigerian official about LGBT persecution: I know nothing
Prominent Nigerian official Babatunde Fashola claimed ignorance last month as a tactic for avoiding uncomfortable questions about Nigeria’s…
India’s top court might reinstate law against gay sex
The Indian Supreme Court is pondering whether to reverse a lower-court ruling that overturned the Indian law against…