‘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…
Amsterdam and this blog take aim at 73 repressive countries
Last month’s Pride Walk in Amsterdam focused attention on victims of the anti-LGBT repression in 73 countries with…
Iran's LGBTQ community will celebrate at home, abroad
The Iranian LGBTQ community is preparing to celebrate Pride at home and abroad.
One focus of Pride Amsterdam: Anti-LGBT countries, victims
Pride Amsterdam organizers are making plans for a July 29 march in support of activists and other people…
5 deadliest among 14 nations with death penalty for gay sex
Fourteen nations and regions with large Muslim populations have laws providing for the death penalty for same-sex…
200 anti-LGBT arrests on four continents
About 200 LGBT people worldwide have been arrested in recent weeks in anti-LGBT police actions in southeastern Europe,…
100s in jail for being gay
The Erasing 76 Crimes blog has updated its sad tally “100s are in prison for being gay” — one…
Anti-gay nations exclude LGBT communities from U.N. cities plan
LONDON – A group of up to 17 countries led by Belarus has blocked a plan to…
Iran pushes ‘Islamic human rights’ excluding LGBT people
Kevin Schumacher, OutRight Action International’s program coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, reports: The Iranian government…