No place for homophobia here
Repost from The Star (South Africa) by By Navi Pillay South Africa has given the world some powerful ideas – foremost among them the concept of the rainbow…
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U.S. gov’t awards $250K to create LGBT refugee resource center
Repost from the Washington Balde The Obama administration on Wednesday announced that it has awarded $250,000 to a Chicago-based human rights organization to create the first-ever resource center…
Read moreLGBTI “Pride” in Uganda Means Fighting for Basic Rights and Freedom
Repost from Council member Human Rights First. By Beth Tuckey Click below to listen to an audio podcast of Ugandan activist Julius Kaggwa on the state of LGBTI…
Read moreCommentary by Rev. Canon Albert Ogle: An eyewitness to homophobia, from Uganda to the UN
repost from SDGLN The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle – Special to SDGLN June 10th, 2011 Editor’s note: Albert Ogle writes: “This week, I travelled from Kampala, Uganda to…
Read moreRemarks for LGBT Pride from Deputy Assistant Secretary, Daniel Baer
For written a transcript of Dr. Baer’s remarks click here
Read moreAmnesty International Urgent Action: Cameroon
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for homosexuality, a criminal offence under Section 347a of the Cameroonian Penal Code. He is currently serving…
Read moreAmbassador Polt congratulates Estonia’s LGBT community on Baltic Pride
repost from the Embassy of the United States: Estonia On the occasion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month 2011, Ambassador Polt and his Embassy team…
Read moreKenya is on the verge of a ‘Gene Robinson’ moment
Repost from the guardian.co.uk, by Peter Anaminyi Kenya is on the verge of having its “Gene Robinson” moment as parliament prepares to debate and confirm Kenya’s first gay…
Read moreConcern about Freedom of Assembly in Russia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman For Immediate Release: May 29, 2011 2011/855 STATEMENT BY MARK TONER, DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON Concern about Freedom of Assembly in Russia…
Read morePresidential Proclamation–Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 31, 2011 Presidential Proclamation–Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month ——- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE…
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