How LGBT-friendly is the Episcopal Church? That question was briefly raised during the Intimate Conviction conference in Jamaica in October 2017. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Barbados Pride combats nation’s anti-LGBT hatred
Last weekend’s Barbados Pride was a time for LGBT Barbadians to join together to reject imported anti-LGBT religious rhetoric and growing anti-LGBT violence, homophobia and transphobia, writes Barbadian trans activist Alexa D.V. Hoffmann. Continue reading
Why fight for the human rights of LGBTQ people?
What is the role of a non-Christian in the struggle for LGBTQ rights? Why fight for the human rights of LGBTQ people? Those questions were raised during the Intimate Conviction conference in Jamaica in October 2017: Continue reading
Not bisexual enough: Nigerian faces deportation from Sweden
Edosa, a bisexual Nigerian man living in Sweden, is currently facing deportation by the Swedish government, which doubts his account of his sexual orientation. Continue reading
Homophobia helps HIV in Russia and Malaysia
In its Equal Eyes recaps of the world’s LGBTI news, UNAIDS reports: In Russia, the head of the Russian Federal AIDS Center, Vadim Pokrovskiy, is calling attention to Russia’s escalating AIDS epidemic that saw over 100,000 new infections in 2016. Pokrovsky and other experts say homophobia, a “negative view” of drug users, and a refusal by officials to … Continue reading
Why be an LGBTQ Christian?
From the Intimate Conviction conference, Jamaica, October 2017: If you’re LGBTQ, why be a Christian? Continue reading
Novel explores cruelty of Gambia’s anti-LGBTQ laws
The new novel The Order of Nature invites readers into the lives of characters trapped by a society’s anti-LGBTQ laws . Continue reading
Working to boost African rights advocacy in words and pictures
UNAIDS’s Equal Eyes recap of the world’s LGBT news has highlighted ways people are using written and visual communication to advocate for recognition of human rights, especially LGBT people’s rights, in South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda: Continue reading
Nigerian police arrest campus leader of secret men’s group
Nigerian police have arrested Ralph Duro, the president of an all-male group at the University of Ado Ekiti, who apparently faces homosexuality charges stemming from an anti-gay police undercover operation. Continue reading
‘Pride Diaries’ podcasts explore lives of gay Nigerians
Although Nigeria prohibits same-sex marriage and threatens same-gender-loving people with 14 years in prison, two courageous Nigerian queer women have launched “Pride Diaries,” a new podcast exploring issues that affect the lives of LGBT Nigerians. Continue reading
