Bangladeshi repression leaves LGBT community reeling
Increasing desperation in the Bangladeshi LGBT community came to a head Friday, May 19, when police in Bangladesh…
Mike Pence praises anti-LGBT Indonesia as modern Islamic model
While human rights activists criticize Indonesia’s failure to curb anti-LGBT zealots and roll back homophobic fundamentalist Islamic laws,…
Russia report: Trans woman killed after dad seeks her death
Raina Aliev, a transgender woman, was reported killed early this month, three days after marrying her husband. The…
Bad news in Russia, Afghanistan; good news elsewhere
A mix of good news and bad news from around the world, assembled with help from UNAIDS’s Equal…
Often-tolerant Indonesia turns against LGBTI people
Indonesia is hot and bothered about sex in general and LGBTI issues in particular. The country’s highest court…
Nations with anti-LGBT laws: 49% Christian, 43% Muslim
Many of the world’s 76 countries with anti-homosexuality laws have Muslim majorities, but most are majority-Christian. Of the…
Tiny steps forward by Islamic leaders in Pakistan, Iraq
Islamic leaders in Iraq and Pakistan have issued statements calling for toleration of some LGBTI people. Each announcement…
Sodom, Gomorrah and 2 faiths’ fear of same-sex love
Pernicious traditional interpretations of the Biblical and Quranic story of Sodom and Gomorrah underlie much of the world’s…
Upbeat pre-Christmas news from Guyana, Malaysia
Three upbeat news items involving countries with anti-LGBTI laws, courtesy of UNAIDS Equal Eyes recaps of the world’s…
Indonesia: Detention, ‘rehab’ for 2 women who hugged
The Associated Press reported on Oct. 3: 2 suspected Indonesian lesbians to undergo ‘rehabilitation’ BANDA ACEH, Indonesia —…