Another voice has joined the chorus of critics of the New York Times article of Dec. 20 that claimed “U.S. Support of Gay Rights in Africa May Have Done More Harm Than Good.” “I read the article … with a lot of disbelief,” says Adrian Jjuuko, veteran Ugandan activist and executive director of the Uganda’s … Continue reading
In India, Congress Party member of parliament Shashi Tharoor hasn’t been deterred by the defeat of his private member’s bill to decriminalize homosexuality. When he tabled it on Dec. 18, the bill was immediately voted out of Parliament as soon as it was introduced, with 71 voting “no” and only 24 “yes.” “My Private Member’s … Continue reading
The New York Times has not backed off its damaging and inaccurate article of Dec. 20 about the alleged problems of U.S. support of LGBTI rights in Africa, but today it has published two letters to the editor that challenge the article’s accuracy. The letter from Tom Malinowski, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of … Continue reading
LGBTI news in brief from Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, Singapore and Uganda — all of them countries that have anti-LGBTI policies or have considered adopting them. These items are excerpted with slight modifications from UNAIDS Equal Eyes recaps of the world’s LGBTI-related news: The UK’s Human Dignity Trust and the Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association warned that the … Continue reading
Three upbeat news items involving countries with anti-LGBTI laws, courtesy of UNAIDS Equal Eyes recaps of the world’s LGBTI-related news. Barring an unexpected event, this post is probably the final pre-Christmas publication on the Erasing 76 Crimes blog. We’ll return after Christmas and hope you will join us here then. Appeal for change in Guyana … Continue reading
THIS ARTICLE WAS BASED ON DOCUMENTS THAT, ON INVESTIGATION, MAY HAVE BEEN FAKED. It has been labeled “FAKE?” rather than simply removed from the blog. As a result, any readers who follow links to it will see the “FAKE?” label rather than merely receiving an “Oops! That page can’t be found” error message. — Colin … Continue reading
Nigerian LGBTI rights activists have challenged the accuracy of the Dec. 20 New York Times article titled “U.S. Support of Gay Rights in Africa May Have Done More Harm Than Good.” Complaints about the article have included: The unauthorized use of a photo of an activist (since removed), which put the person’s life at risk; … Continue reading
By Mike Daemon The mother of a Nigerian homosexual man who was trapped, beaten and outed by a gang in Port Harcourt claims that she did not expel her son from the family home, but believes that his father did. The son, now homeless, is depressed and on edge, but says he is relying on … Continue reading
THIS ARTICLE WAS BASED ON ACCOUNTS FROM FRED ODINGA, WHOSE REPORTING HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE UNRELIABLE AND OFTEN FRAUDULENT. Odinda (who used the pseudonym “Joseph Odero” in his reporting) was not the only witness concerned with the death of Muhadh Ishmael, so the article has been labeled “STATUS UNKNOWN.” — Colin Stewart, editor/publisher of … Continue reading
Violations of the human rights of LGBT people in Russia and other former Soviet nations will be the focus of a pilot reporting project over the next three months, with support from a $35,000 crowdfunding campaign. Already, according to the startup media enterprise known as Coda Story, “we have writers, videographers, and photographers in Moscow, … Continue reading
