U.N. warning: Don’t use pandemic as excuse for anti-LGBT repression
Nations must stop using the Covid-19 epidemic as excuse for cracking down on LGBT people and other vulnerable…
Court nixes ‘Prove You’re Gay’ tests for asylum-seekers
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that officials cannot require asylum seekers to undergo “sexual orientation tests”.
Recount: 75 (or 79) nations where homosexuality is illegal
The number of countries with anti-homosexuality laws is currently 75, according to the latest tally from ILGA, the…
‘Traditional values’ as a tool to deny rights to LGBTs
Traditions can create a sense of connectedness between the present and the past, but they can also be…
‘Good, bad, ugly’ of gay rights 2012
Chile, Uganda, Nigeria, Russia, Jamaica, Hungary, Slovenia, Malaysia, Iran, the United States, the United Nations, the Council of…
Efforts to ban ‘gay propaganda’ spread in Europe
Proposals to prohibit “gay propaganda” are spreading from St. Petersburg, Russia, which passed a law in early March…