IraQueer: Iraqi news media incite anti-LGBTQ+ violence
“Faggot,” “sinner,” “abnormal,” “mentally ill,” “outcast,” “lustful,” “prostitutes”: such common pejoratives employed by major Iraqi news outlets to…
TV exposé from Iran targets LGBTQ safe houses in Iraq
The Iranian state-run news channel Al-Alam released a 22-minute television program labeling the Iraqi organization IraQueer and its network of…
Iraq, Iran outraged by rainbow flags, LGBT-tolerant poster
In Iraq and Iran, politicians stirred up homophobic disputes focusing on the May 17 celebration of the International…
2019 in review: Anti-gay violence remains a danger worldwide
Year in review: Despite signs of progress, 2019 remained a dangerous time for LGBTQ people worldwide.
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…
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…