Exposing LGBTI myths, interviewing saviors in the Middle East
The complex, changing nature of Middle Eastern and North African attitudes toward homosexuality is on display in (1)…
Either 69 or 73 countries have anti-gay laws
Human Rights Watch has published a valuable new resource focusing on 69 countries with anti-gay laws.
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…
Video calls for an end to anti-gay murders in Iraq
The Iraqi LGBTQ rights group IraQueer has published a new video urging Iraqis to put a stop to…
‘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…
The happiest and saddest stories of 2017
The happiest story was about a gay Kurdish refugee’s Christmas. The saddest story was about a gay Bangladeshi…
Christmas cheer: Refugees helping refugees
By Linda Miles Saleh Al-Bayati, 29, a gay Iraqi Kurd refugee, never could have imagined that he would…
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
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…
Signs of progress in Malaysia, Indonesia, Lithuania, India
The latest “Equal Eyes” compilation of LGBTI news briefs from UNAIDS includes some slight signs of progress in…