Right-Wing Group Fuels Homophobia At The UN
Repost from Equality Matters The leader of a right-wing organization, who made a name for herself by pushing abstinence-only based programs in Africa and has ties to the…
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Rival rallies over gay rights in Russia
repost from Moscow News by Tom Washington A weekend of protest and counter protest has kept gay rights firmly on the agenda, days after City Hall slapped a…
Read more“Kill the Gays” Bill Author Vows To Push Bill In New Parliament
repost from Box Turtle Bulletin Uganda’s independent Sunday Monitor this morning has published an interview with MP David Bahati, sponsor of the infamous Anti-Homosexuality Bill, in which he…
Read moreAfrican Activists Oppose Cuts To Ugandan Aid
Repost from the Washington Blade, by Chris Johnson Responding to the anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda by cutting off international aid to the country might not be a good…
Read moreU.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) releases MSM technical guidance
May 19, Washington – Today the office of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) released a technical guidance note to assist PEPFAR administrators in developing…
Read moreHuman Rights First Condemns Decision to Ban Moscow Gay Pride
Press Statement from Council Member Human Rights First CONTACT: Jessica Rosenblum, Human Rights First, C: 202-279-0005, W: 202-265-3000 | Jessica@rabinowitz-dorf.com New York, NY—Human Rights First condemns the decision…
Read moreThe Council marks “International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia”
May 17, 2011, Washington, DC – The Council was pleased today to mark the “International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia,” also known as “IDAHO,” by co-sponsoring a panel…
Read morePamela Bridgewater, US Ambassador to Jamaica Op Ed on Homophobia
Reposted from The Gleaner Promote equality THE EDITOR, Sir: Having served at home and around the world in the foreign service of the United States for more than…
Read moreU.S. State Department: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Press Release: U.S. Department of State WASHINGTON, DC – In every part of the world, men and women are persecuted and attacked because of who they are or…
Read moreUganda’s Current Parliamentary Session Closed Without Vote on Anti-Homosexuality Bill
May 13, 2011 – After two years of dangerous discussion, the current parliamentary session in Uganda closed today without a vote on the “anti-homosexuality” bill. The coordinator of…
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