Ugandan activists welcome new UNAIDS leader, Ugandan Winnie Byanyima
Gay rights activists in Uganda have welcomed the appointment of Ms Winifred ‘Winnie’ Karagwa Byanyima, a Ugandan national,…
Gay rights? ‘Shut up’ says world parliamentary forum
A coalition of largely anti-gay nations has voted to block discussion of LGBT rights at a global forum…
Homophobe of the Week: whipping advocate Irwandi Yusuf
Indonesian politician Irwandi Yusuf is the recipient of the Homophobe of the Week Award for deciding to continue…
LGBTI Africans: Out and proud in Birmingham
The diaspora African LGBTI activists of Out and Proud Diamond Group appealed for justice and LGBTI rights in…
Russia, India, Jamaica, Africa: Many attacks, some progress
News items in this recap mostly were excerpted with slight modifications from two published round-ups of the world’s…
Coast clear for anti-gay Ugandan appeal to Supreme Court
Anti-gay forces in Uganda may be turning to the Supreme Court in hopes of restoring the overturned Anti-Homosexuality…
How to stir up anti-gay violence, Ugandan style
“The Red Pepper is despicable” is today’s simple comment from LGBT rights activist Maurice Tomlinson. That comment comes…
Uganda's anti-gay bill will return: Soon or pretty soon?
The harsh Anti-Homosexuality Act of Uganda, overturned by Uganda’s Constitutional Court, is likely to return to parliament for…
Researcher: Museveni outsmarted US LGBTQ activists
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni seems to have outsmarted U.S. gay rights activists by arranging for a temporary lull…
Ugandan court overturns anti-gay law
Uganda’s Constitutional Court today threw out the country’s harsh Anti-Homosexuality Act on the grounds that it was passed…