Another venturesome LGBT-themed movie has emerged from homophobic Nigeria. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Positive steps
Museveni admits some blame for Uganda’s failing AIDS fight
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has apparently had a change of heart about the nation’s approach to the fight against AIDS. Continue reading
A reason for Montego Bay Pride: Murder of trans youth
Dwayne Jones was a young trans youth living in my hometown of Montego Bay, Jamaica. “Mo. Bay,” as locals affectionately call it, is known as the “friendly city.” This undisputed tourism capital of the English-speaking Caribbean is very popular with overseas visitors. But this tourist paradise hides a dark secret that is carefully hidden from … Continue reading
International coalition targets Indonesia’s anti-LGBT abuses
Dozens of organizations worldwide have formed a coalition seeking to end persecution of LGBT people in Indonesia. In the following statement, the coalition asks for support from allies worldwide: Continue reading
With tyrant deposed, a Gambian leader rejects anti-gay law
Hope is blooming in the Gambia, thanks to the ouster of Yahya Jammeh, the Gambia’s despotic and violently homophobic former president. Four months after the election of a moderate businessman as president, the West African nation’s foreign minister has proposed repealing the country’s anti-gay law. Continue reading
When a Pentecostal mom attends her gay son’s church
Emotions ran high when the mother of Jamaican-Canadian LGBTI rights activist Maurice Tomlinson took one Sunday off from her homophobic Pentecostal church to attend an Anglican church with her gay son. Continue reading
Bangladesh activists seek funds to fight anti-LGBT law
Bangladeshi activists are seeking to raise £25,000 to mount a legal challenge to the country’s colonial-era anti-LGBT law. Continue reading
LGBTQI community in Trinidad launches safety campaign
A coalition of the LGBTQI advocacy groups in Trinidad has launched a campaign seeking to reduce violence against sexual minorities in that Caribbean nation. Continue reading
Guyana plans referendum on its anti-gay law
Guyana, the only country in South American with anti-LGBT laws, plans to put the issue of decriminalizing homosexuality to the voters. Continue reading
Challenging anti-LGBTIQ bias in Arabic media
Arabic-language media regularly display anti-LGBTIQ bias, often using loaded words for sexual minorities that mean “faggots,” “sinners,” “immoral” and “devil worshippers.” A new project from OutRight Action International seeks to change that. Continue reading
