Executions for gay sex occur in five countries — by the government in Iran and Saudi Arabia and…
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“Faggot,” “sinner,” “abnormal,” “mentally ill,” “outcast,” “lustful,” “prostitutes”: such common pejoratives employed by major Iraqi news outlets to…
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The Iranian state-run news channel Al-Alam released a 22-minute television program labeling the Iraqi organization IraQueer and its network of…
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In Iraq and Iran, politicians stirred up homophobic disputes focusing on the May 17 celebration of the International…
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Year in review: Despite signs of progress, 2019 remained a dangerous time for LGBTQ people worldwide.
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U.S. ambassadors are promoting LGBTQ rights worldwide even as gay-rights activists blast the Trump administration for anti-LGBTQ domestic…
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The complex, changing nature of Middle Eastern and North African attitudes toward homosexuality is on display in (1)…
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Human Rights Watch has published a valuable new resource focusing on 69 countries with anti-gay laws.
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How many countries execute people for being gay? This blog’s best estimate: The laws of 13 nations call…
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The Iraqi LGBTQ rights group IraQueer has published a new video urging Iraqis to put a stop to…
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