May 21: How anti-gay laws affect refugees, asylum-seekers
London-based Human Dignity Trust has scheduled a “a thoughtful, provocative and in-depth discussion exploring the impact of laws…
New guidebook tells how to welcome LGBTI refugees
“Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) refugees, asylees, and asylum seekers are among the most vulnerable people…
Strategy session will focus on LGBTI asylum-seekers
Plans for relieving the plight of LGBTI asylum-seekers will be a focus of a strategy session June 3…
Jamaica gets ‘nudge’ toward repeal of anti-LGBT laws
Time magazine has given a “nudge” to LGBT rights in Jamaica. That’s the interpretation that the Care2.com activist…
Guyana might stop treating LGBT people as criminals
Guyana has agreed to at least consider the possibility of repealing its anti-LGBT laws. The gay rights group…
Money fights AIDS where homosexuality is illegal
The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) has awarded a total of $75,000 to seven projects in seven…
Priest: Transform shame in Dominica into change
COMMENTARY Good can come from the shameful treatment of a gay couple from Palm Springs, Calif., who were…
Ugandan president praises gay forefathers
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni this week gave LGBT activists a glimmer of hope that he will prevent enactment…
Dutch fund supports endangered LBGT activists
The Amnesty International chapter in the Netherlands and a Dutch gay-rights group are raising money to help LGBT…