LGBTI news from Middle East, Africa, Singapore
LGBTI news in brief from Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, Singapore and Uganda — all of them countries that…
U.N. makes history; ISIS makes a point of killing more gays
I wish activist/analyst Scott Long didn’t seem so instantaneously accurate in his pessimistic prediction about yesterday’s historic U.N.…
U.N. session on LGBTI killings by ISIS — ‘historic’ or mistake?
The U.N. Security Council today held “a historic meeting” — “the first Security Council meeting on LGBT rights,”…
Yemen’s hidden gay community under siege
The Tower magazine reports: Being gay in an Arab state is never easy. Since the Houthis made their…
10 nations where the penalty for gay sex is death
Ten nations with large Muslim populations have laws providing for the death penalty for same-sex activity. How many…
Campaign raises funds for ISIS refugees in Lebanon
The online advocacy organization All Out is raising money to provide safe accommodations in Lebanon for LGBT refugees…
Recount: 75 (or 79) nations where homosexuality is illegal
The number of countries with anti-homosexuality laws is currently 75, according to the latest tally from ILGA, the…
‘Islamic State’ has reported 15 LGBTI executions
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has published reports of 15 people said to have…
Take Action: Islamic State Terror Campaign Targets LGBTI
This is a call to action for both individuals and groups from the International Gay and Lesbian Human…
Two gay men executed by the Islamic State in Syria
The GayMaroc.com portal, based in Morocco, reported today that the jihadist organization Islamic State, on Tuesday, November 25th, conducted the stoning…