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Tortured for Being Gay? Not Anymore
The beginning of the end is finally here. That is, the beginning of the end of ex-gay torture clinics in Ecuador. While homosexuality is …
Mohammad Javad Larijani, Iran Human Rights Official, Calls Homosexuality 'A Disease'
International lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates are outraged after an Iranian human rights official slammed …
Kenya's Gay, Bisexual Men Being Trafficked In Arab Gulf Sex Trade: Report
A Kenya-based gay publication is shedding new light on the nation's clandestine gay and bisexual male population, menbers of which are be…
World News
Russian LGBT activists said that they will refuse to obey an anti-LGBT law that passed the St. Petersburg legislature November 16.
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Gay Rights Activists At UN: No More Bullying
Activists called on governments around the world to end homophobic bullying and violence, saying Thursday that gay rights are human right…
French-Speaking Gay Socialist Di Rupo Set To Head New Belgium Government
French-speaking Socialist Elio di Rupo will head a new Belgian government to be sworn in Tuesday, ending 18 months of political stalemate…
Nigeria ready to punish same-sex marriages with 14-year jail terms
A bill banning same sex marriages was passed by the Nigerian senate on Tuesday. Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation, and one of the …
Transgender people murdered as world resists change
Ever since she can remember, Katherine Cummings knew she had been born into the wrong body.
"I knew I was transgendered as far…
Iran executes three men for sodomy
Iranâs judiciary have executed three men for sodomy in a case that sheds new light on the official persecution of gay men and women …
Egyptâs gays hope for change in culture after revolt
Pop star Katy Perryâs ãI Kissed a Girlä was playing on speakers set around the dimly lit dance floor. Kholoud Bidak, a 33-year-old lesbia…
Chile leader proposes civil unions, including gays
Chile's conservative president proposed civil unions legislation Tuesday that would give unmarried partners many of the rights now enjoye…
Room to Live and Love in China's Cities
Shortly after they met, Wu Zheng shocked her girlfriend, Charlene Lee, by kissing her on a Beijing street.
ãI said, Î…
Russian police arrest 14 gay rights campaigners in St Petersburg
Russian police have arrested and charged up to 14 LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) activists who were attempting to …
Threats and Arrests at a Gay Rights Rally in Moscow
Amid shouts from gangs of men and threats of beatings, police officers arrested more than a dozen gay rights activists, including a few f…
Lesbians Are Being Raped in South Africa
A 13-year-old girl in South Africa has reportedly become the latest victim of the Îcorrective rapeâ epidemic.
The girl, who wa…
Brazil's supreme court recognizes gay partnerships
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court on Thursday legally recognized homosexual partnerships in a landmark case for gay rights in a country with…
Gay rights movement born in 19th century Germany, scholar says
Same-sex erotic relationships are as old as humanity, but our modern understanding of what it means to be homosexual÷and the earlies…
Ugandan Who Spoke Up for Gays Is Beaten to Death
David Kato knew he was a marked man.
As the most outspoken gay rights advocate in Uganda, a country where homophobia is so sev…
Gay Murder Rates Soar in Brazil, Honduras
Cultural and political homophobia in Latin America remains starkly lethal, as evidence from two divergent societies there demonstrates.
Human Rights Watch Scorches Iran Over Anti-Gay Violence
The Islamic Republic of Iranâs vicious campaign to eradicate homosexuality and render its homosexuals invisible has received a major blow…
Grassroots Activists Fight to Decriminalize Being Gay in the Arab World
Beirut is often hailed as the ãgay capital of the Arab world.ä Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) folks from all over the Mid…
African Same-Sex Sexualities and Gender Diversity Conference
African Same-Sex Sexualities and Gender Diversity Conference
African Same-Sex Sexualities and Gender Diversity: Practices, Ide…
European Parliament debates the recognition of same-sex unions in the EU
Yesterday night, Members of the European Parliament including Intergroup Presidents Michael Cashman, Sophie inÅt Veld, Ulrike Lunace…
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