African Union seeks to shackle human rights watchdog
Human rights activists are fighting against moves by the African Union to rein in the continent’s human rights…
What's at stake in U.N. Human Rights Council election
U.N. Human Rights Council elections: Why they are important to the international LGBT movement
New coalition in Tunisia fights for LGBTQI rights
In Tunisia, 20 LGBTQI and allied activist associations met yesterday to form a new coalition to fight together…
Anti-LGBTI push at U.N. falls short
The U.N. General Assembly today rejected a plan to undo the U.N. Human Rights Council’s June decision…
Opposition and delay confront anti-LGBT push at U.N.
The United Nations has delayed a confrontation about LGBT rights until later this month. At issue is whether…
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…
Zimbabwe prisons, Pakistan arrests, Belize delay
In Zimbabwe, National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda told Parliament that homosexuality in prisons should no longer be ignored…
Progress + disputes: Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia
A recap of recent news about LGBTI rights in three of the Caribbean nations with laws against homosexual…
Group calls Iran’s UNHCR response hypocritical, irresponsible
Iranian Queer Organization (IRQO), an organization supporting the Iranian LGBTI community, requested we share with our readers their…
Two tiny nations drop anti-gay laws: Palau and Sao Tome
Two tiny island nations have dropped their laws against same-sex intimacy. Palau in the western Pacific Ocean, north…