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World - LGBTQ RightsUS preachers lit homophobia fuse
American evangelists were responsible for fostering a turning point in Uganda's attitudes towards LGBTI people. Read More
World - LGBTQ RightsNigerian court orders public whipping of four men convicted of gay sex
Four young men were convicted of gay sex and whipped publicly as punishment Thursday in an Islamic court in…
World - LGBTQ RightsLandmarkruling rubbishes anti-gay lawin Lebanon
A judge presiding over a case prosecuting homosexuality has ruled that a notorious piece of legislation criminalizing gay sex…
World - LGBTQ RightsUganda: Sanctions urged against homophobic leaders
Responding to the Ugandan president signing into law the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation,…
World - LGBTQ RightsUgandan Newspaper Publishes Names of Gays, Incites Hatred
The United Nations human rights office said today that the publication by a Ugandan newspaper of the names and…
World - LGBTQ RightsUganda anti-gay bill author David Bahati says Western aid cuts are a small price to pay
The author, David Bahati, of Uganda's anti-gay bill, which criminalises homosexuality, has said aid cuts by Western donors totalling…
World - LGBTQ RightsWorld Bank postpones $90M Uganda loan over anti-gay law
The World Bank on Thursday said it postponed a $90 million loan to Uganda's health system over a law…
World - LGBTQ RightsSwedish minister meets Ugandan gay activists
Sweden's finance minister has met with gay activists in Uganda at the start of a visit intended to highlight…