Uganda: Accused of marrying fellow man, Muslim cleric released on bail
A magistrate in Uganda has released on bail the Muslim cleric Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba, who is accused of…
Malaysia: Trans trip to Mecca generates controversy
Controversy erupted when Muslim trans activist and Malaysian Internet celebrity Nur Sajat wore women’s attire during a religious…
Uganda: Muslim cleric in prison awaiting trial for marrying fellow man
A Ugandan magistrate has sent a Muslim cleric back to prison to await trial on charges of homosexuality…
Indonesia: Muslim preacher warns of gay corruption via K-pop
A popular preacher in Jakarta has told his followers to be vigilant about being led into the gay…
Cameroon: Crowd kills ‘man of God’ caught in the act
A pious shopkeeper in northern Cameroon was caught having sex with his 17-year-old male lover. Outraged, his neighbors…
6 years in prison because Abdelaziz loved a man
Abdelaziz has been in Guider prison in northern Cameroon since 2015, sentenced to six years of imprisonment because…
Gay Muslim activist from Pakistan wins human rights award
The most important human rights award in Italy was awarded last month to a gay Muslim activist who…
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…
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…