How I almost got killed for being gay in Abuja, Nigeria
Nigerian journalist and activist Mike Daemon describes how a gay student in Abuja was trapped through an online…
Terminology traps: LGBTI, LGBT, or perhaps just LGB?
In its latest report on violence against sexual minorities in Kenya, Human Rights Watch tackles the terminology troubles…
Challenging the criminalisation of LGBT people
This is a Policy Brief, issued by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, reprinted here with permission, with some reformatting. The…
Iran campaign seeks end to coerced LGBT sex changes
Iranian activists are making a new push for recognition of the human rights of LGBT people in Iran,…
AIDS in Togo and Cameroon: Empty promises kill
AIDS fighters have long recognized that the goal of halting the spread of HIV cannot be achieved without…
Sri Lanka: 10 years of work for LGBTIQ rights and health
By Rosanna Flamer-Caldera and Denis LeBlanc The Sri Lankan LGBTIQ group Equal Ground celebrated its 10th anniversary on June…
Anti-gay Uganda today (1): Activist due in court
This blog’s reports about Uganda on June 18: Anti-gay Uganda today (1): Activist due in court Anti-gay Uganda today…
ILGA honors UN human rights chief Pillay, issues report and new map
ILGA, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, today awarded UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem…
Activist: Cheers, fears over historic African resolution
Much work needs to be done throughout Africa to follow up on an African Commission resolution opposing violence…
Ivory Coast LGBT celebrate IDAHO at post-attack HQ
Report by Jean Marc Yao. English version by Denis LeBlanc. (Aussi publié en français) Alternative Cote d’Ivoire…