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Organisers of the 2021 International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) have remained silent about prospects for the conference as violence rips through the host city Durban, …
AIDS conference organisers silent as violence sweeps host South Africa Read MoreSeveral countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made progress in recognizing the human rights of LGBTI people, but much work remains to be done in the region’s 29 countries that still …
Tally of LGBTI rights, wrongs in 29 sub-Saharan countries Read MoreLeaders of the Anglican Communion have voted to discipline The Episcopal Church of the United States for accepting marriage equality. The decision comes under pressure from anti-gay Anglican leaders of …
Anglicans discipline Episcopalians over same-sex marriage Read MoreObservers and members of the worldwide Anglican Communion, comprising churches that trace their roots back to the Church of England, are watching to see whether the Communion, representing a total …
‘Barbaric’ Anglican schism would not threaten LGBTI progress Read MoreUntil credible evidence emerges, it’s probably wise to set aside a widely shared story on Facebook that a man was burned to death in South Sudan because he was gay. …
Don’t fall for photo of man (repeatedly) burned alive Read MoreNews briefs about LGBTI-related health issues in countries with anti-gay laws, excerpted with slight modifications from UNAIDS’s Equal Eyes recap of the world’s LGBTI news. Involving LGBTI people in the …
LGBTI briefs: Stigma and HIV in Africa, India, Russia Read MoreSecond of two articles about the challenge of breaking through emotional barriers that people erect between themselves and victims of persecution who act or look unlike them. This article, by …
Us vs. them (Egypt): Deport me! Read MoreThe LGBTI community of Sudan rarely appears in the media, but Sharon Wagiella of SOGI News recently interviewed a leader of that community’s anti-AIDS, pro-human rights group Rainbow Sudan, which …
Rainbow Sudan seeks LGBTI rights in Sudan Read MoreThe issue of African countries imprisoning LGBTI people for their sexual orientation wasn’t on the agenda at this week’s United States/Africa summit in Washington, D.C. Instead, President Obama spoke about …
32 anti-gay African leaders, 32 smiling Obama photos Read MoreThe battle between advocates and opponents of anti-LGBT laws has produced a world of contrasts — “some victories to celebrate against a background of hateful laws still in force and …
Report on anti-LGBT laws cites ‘reason to hope’ Read More