The global fight for LGBTQ rights: News from the front lines
News about the struggle for LGBTQ rights in Ghana, Kenya, Iran, Belarus, Senegal, Ukraine, India, Qatar, Iceland and…
How anti-gay Muslims get their Islamic texts wrong
In a scholarly study, two Muslim LGBTQ advocacy groups have concluded that Muslim homophobia is based on misunderstandings…
U.S. ambassadors seek repeal of 69 nations’ anti-gay laws
U.S. ambassadors are promoting LGBTQ rights worldwide even as gay-rights activists blast the Trump administration for anti-LGBTQ domestic…
Iran defends harsh laws, but does it execute men for homosexuality?
Opponents of Iran’s repressive regime accuse it of executing men for homosexuality. Iranian officials defend the nation’s harsh…
Iran puts activist on trial for promoting same-sex relations
Iran is prosecuting a women’s rights activist for allegedly trying to persuade Iranian society to accept same-sex intimacy.
Really? Trump official’s plan to fight Iran by pushing gay rights
Many questions remain unanswered about the plan by the U.S. ambassador to Germany to launch a worldwide campaign…
Executions for gay sex: 13 nations threaten it, 4 do it.
How many countries execute people for being gay? This blog’s best estimate: The laws of 13 nations call…
‘Please tweet’: June 17 plea by Turkey’s LGBT Iranian refugees
A group of 700 or more Iranian refugees who are stranded in Turkey are seeking international recognition and…
‘400 million LGBT people in jeopardy worldwide’
In a world where 400 million LGBTQI people are in legal jeopardy, Canada’s refugee screening system needs reform…
Iran: “It’s a great honor to violate homosexuals’ rights”
Iran has a reputation for being intensely homophobic, and a new study of Iranian officials’ remarks about homosexuals…