Romeo and Juliet: Couple in love flees Mauritanian parents, sharia law
This is a love story, but not a usual one: A young couple fell in love and got…
Somaliland: ‘Don’t come back, they’ll kill you for being gay’
For 20-year-old Mohamed, a visit to his boyfriend was a dangerous act that risked landing them both in…
Either 69 or 73 countries have anti-gay laws
Human Rights Watch has published a valuable new resource focusing on 69 countries with anti-gay laws.
Report: Muslim police arrest 70 Nigerian youths for 'gay' party
Muslim religious police in northern Nigeria’s Kano State have reportedly arrested 70 youths following accusations that they were…
'Now Indonesia Wants to Hide Its Floggings'
Confronted with international outrage over the public flogging of gay men, the Indonesian province of Aceh has moved…
53 arrests in Nigeria for alleged same-sex wedding
Prosecutors in Muslim northern Nigeria have charged 53 people with attending a supposed gay wedding. The arrestees pleaded…
Mike Pence praises anti-LGBT Indonesia as modern Islamic model
While human rights activists criticize Indonesia’s failure to curb anti-LGBT zealots and roll back homophobic fundamentalist Islamic laws,…
Conservative Indonesians vs. LGBTI rights
LGBTI Indonesians often are at odds with conservative Muslims in their quest for recognition of their human rights.…
Report: Somalia too risky for LGBT people
LGBT asylum-seekers from Somalia have a strong case against being returned to their home country, says solicitor Benjamin…
10 years later, tally of 92 anti-LGBT nations drops to 76
The arc of history is trending toward justice for LGBTI people worldwide, judging by the latest tallies from…