30 Colombian LGBT activists attend training
Repost from The Washington Blade BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Roughly 30 activists from across Colombia attended a four-day training in the Colombian capital from May 30-June 2 designed to…
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Nigerian Human Rights Defenders, Groups, Individuals, and CSO’s Condemn the Passage of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill
Nigerian human rights defenders, individuals, and Civil society organizations have condemned the passage of the “Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill” passed in the Nigerian House of Representatives on May…
Read moreFor the First Time in History, the World Health Organization (WHO) Vigorously Debated LGBT Health
On May 29, the Executive Board of the WHO, comprised of 34 member states, discussed an item titled “Improving the Health and Well-Being of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender…
Read morePeace Corps Announces New Service Opportunity for Same-Sex Couples
Peace Corps Press Statement Washington, D.C., May 21, 2013 – Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet today announced that the agency will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic…
Read moreILGA Launches Its 2013 Issue of the State-Sponsored Homophobia Report
Geneva, 15 May 2013 – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has launched its 2013 issue of the state-sponsored homophobia report, a world survey…
Read moreInternational Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
This week we join with the worldwide LGBT community in celebrating IDAHO – the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. IDAHO is less known in the U.S. than…
Read moreHIAS’ report, “Invisible in the City,” examines protection gaps facing LGBTI refugees
Remarks Anne C. Richard Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Washington, DC May 7, 2013 Thank you, Mark, and thank you to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society…
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With the recent release of the State Department’s Human Rights Reports for 2012 (released in April 2013), the Council for Global Equality has compiled information from the reports…
Read moreStrange bedfellows
Repost from The Economist American Christian zealots are fighting back against gay rights—abroad IT MIGHT seem only a nasty coincidence. As gay rights advance in the West—France and…
Read moreCampaign Against Homophobia Issues New Report on Social Situation of LGBT Persons in Poland
Campaign Against Homophobia has issued a new report on social situation of LGBT persons in Poland. This unique publication shows results of the biggest in Poland quantative research…
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