Iraq, Iran outraged by rainbow flags, LGBT-tolerant poster
In Iraq and Iran, politicians stirred up homophobic disputes focusing on the May 17 celebration of the International…
Cutting aid to Tanzania: It worked (somewhat)
Cutting off foreign aid to homophobic countries can work, but only as a weapon that’s used with discretion.…
LGBTI news briefs: Russia, Jamaica, Egypt, Nigeria, India, more
News briefs about countries with anti-gay laws, excerpted from the Equal Eyes recap of the world’s LGBTI-related news:…
Challenging the criminalisation of LGBT people
This is a Policy Brief, issued by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, reprinted here with permission, with some reformatting. The…
Canon Ogle on the move; ‘lot of work to do’ on LGBTI rights
The St. Paul’s Foundation for International Reconciliation, which supports local LGBTI rights groups in many countries with anti-gay…
Probe of 5 alleged arrests as Uganda denies anti-gay bias
A team of human rights lawyers is heading to the Pader district in northern Uganda to investigate a…
Appeal to World Bank to protect LGBT Ugandans
Six social justice organizations are appealing to the World Bank not to approve a $90 million loan for…
World Bank at moral crossroads on LGBT issues
From the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, president of the St. Paul’s Foundation for International Reconciliation, at the beginning…
LGBT rights in 2013: Don't forget gains amid losses
As 2013 comes to an end, this blog’s ally, the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle, president of the St.…
How the World Bank can help end global LGBT poverty
The World Bank has an important role to play in ending discrimination against LGBT people worldwide and enabling…