Tag Archives: LGBT

Several Ugandans continue to face the brunt of persecution ever since the government of Uganda passed the Anti- Homosexuality Act, which left many innocent lives at peril. Over the years, hundreds of Ugandans have fallen victim to acts of brutality, arbitrary arrests, lynchings, humiliation and isolation just because of being suspected to be members of the LGBT community. Many of …

But Malaysia human rights agency opposes effort to reduce LGBT presence online. Marhamah Rosli (Bernama photo courtesy of Qnews / Malaysian National News Agency)   Malaysia’s minister of religious affairs  has declared that the term “LGBT” promotes illegal same-sex sexual relations and asks people to use the term “deviant culture” instead. The Malayian human rights commission denounced the suggestion. Attitude magazine …

Anti-HIV care is vanishing;  only pregnant women are still tested  Dominican soldiers patrolling the Haitian-Dominican border (Photo courtesy of Instagram /  @ani_assoc) The life journey of LGBT+ people is fraught with obstacles that hinder their ability to get decent work or, for the entrepreneurial-minded, to start a business. That’s especially true in Haiti, where homophobia works its devastation on gay …

Prosecutors claim images of same-sex couples expressing affection are obscene   Illustration of LGBTQ legal challenge in Turkey courtesy of JRL Charts   JRL Charts reports: Turkey Puts LGBT Activists on Trial Over “Obscenity” Charges in Escalating Crackdown By Paul Goldberg IZMIR, TURKEY — April 11, 2026 — Eleven LGBTQ activists in Turkey have gone on trial in a case …

The economic rights of LGBT+ people are ignored by development projects. Wicker basket maker in Benin (Photo courtesy of Benin Tourisme Vibrant) In this interview, Luc Agblakou of Benin, a founding member of the economic and human rights group Hirondelle Club International, discusses the challenges facing  young LGBT+ people who are excluded and marginalized in his country, as well as …

Why honor Admiral T? Readers can join an appeal to candidates in local Guadeloupe election Admiral T COMMENTARY With municipal elections coming March 15 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, discussions are rightly focused on employment, security, neighborhood development, and educational success. But a symbolic and deeply political question deserves to be asked publicly: whether to keep the name of the Christy …

Survey of nations with anti-homosexuality laws This article about Mauritania is one of a series of short articles on LGBTQ rights advocacy and abuses in nations with anti-LGBTQ laws. They are based on Outright International’s country overviews, which track each nation’s record on LGBTQ rights. In a small way, those overviews fill the gap that the Trump administration created when …

The Dominican Republic has expelled thousands of Haitians who sought economic opportunity Queer Haitian migrants who’ve been deported from the neighboring Dominican Republic, rejected by both sides due to homophobia and racism, face a fraught future as they search for dignity and economic opportunity. One organization, Héritage pour la Protection des Droits Humains (Heritage for the Protection of Human Rights), …

Shunning top-down strategies, AIDS fighters turn to LGBT+ communities for PrEP promotion Paris hosted the opening of the Global Black Gay Men Connect pre-conference on Oct. 14 to highlight the efforts of Afro-descendant and Afroqueer communities in response to the HIV epidemic in Europe. (Photo by @globalblackgaymenconnect). Healtth care activists gathered last month in Paris to plan strategies for promoting …

The following commentary has been provided by LGBT Voice Tanzania, an advocacy group for LGBT+ people in the East African nation. It was originally published on their LinkedIn page. LGBT Voice Tanzania is changing lives — and we are doing it boldly, directly, and without apology. In a country where legal and social systems often fail LGBTQ+ people, where silence can …