Worldwide struggle for LGBTIQ rights: News from the front lines
News in brief from Zimbabwe, Singapore, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Zambia, Ghana, Barbados, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Russia and Jamaica.
LGBT in the Persian Gulf: Hiding is crucial
Arbitrary detention of LGBT people, laws against same-sex intimacy, social prejudice and hate speech in the media are…
Really? Trump official’s plan to fight Iran by pushing gay rights
Many questions remain unanswered about the plan by the U.S. ambassador to Germany to launch a worldwide campaign…
Executions for gay sex: 13 nations threaten it, 4 do it.
How many countries execute people for being gay? This blog’s best estimate: The laws of 13 nations call…
Lebanon: Trans model breaks taboos
Trans model Sasha Elijah is on a mission to challenge the stigma and taboo of being transgender in…
‘400 million LGBT people in jeopardy worldwide’
In a world where 400 million LGBTQI people are in legal jeopardy, Canada’s refugee screening system needs reform…
Saudi Arabia police arrest men over ‘gay wedding’ video
Several men are in custody awaiting trial in Mecca after they allegedly were filmed taking part in “gay…
5 deadliest among 14 nations with death penalty for gay sex
Fourteen nations and regions with large Muslim populations have laws providing for the death penalty for same-sex…
Saudis arrest 35 Pakistanis, deny that 2 were killed
Saudi police arrested about 35 Pakistanis, including many trans women, during a raid in Riyadh that disrupted a…
100s in jail for being gay
The Erasing 76 Crimes blog has updated its sad tally “100s are in prison for being gay” — one…