LGBT activists and allies from India and Bangladesh are seeking support for a petition to Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to take action against anti-LGBT people who are using the social media site to incite violence. Here is their explanation of the petition, which is online at change.org: Make Facebook safer for LGBT … Continue reading
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2 victories over Ghana’s violent homophobe
Pastor Jide Macauley continued his campaign today against an anti-LGBTI criminal in Ghana reportedly using social media to entrap and assault LGBTI people. The campaign by Macauley and his allies, reported on Aug. 15, resulted in the cancellation of Doya Dundu’s Facebook page, which he allegedly had used to contact his victims, after which he … Continue reading
Germany nixes Facebook’s dangerous ‘real names’ policy
Government regulators in Germany have ruled against Facebook’s policy of demanding that account holders use their real names — a policy that jeopardizes the lives of LGBTI people in homophobic countries. As The Guardian reported: “The Hamburg data protection authority said on Tuesday that the site could not force users to give official ID such … Continue reading
Tweeting today really can help LGBTI Egyptians
Activist/analyst Scott Long explains the importance of social media support for LGBTI Egyptians in a commentary published today on his A Paper Bird blog. Excerpts below: Tweet for Egypt on IDAHOT: Why it’s important It’s the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOT, for short). Here’s one important thing you can do. Tweet, or post on … Continue reading
Egypt: new arrests; sentence reduced; German MP speaks out
Trans woman arrested. BuzzFeed reported that Cairo police arrested a 25-year old trans woman and her roommate on Sunday, December 28th. As usual, local media is sensationalizing coverage with this case. Police told local media that Malooka Aldlouah’s videos, posted on YouTube, were “hardcore” and advertised “sadistic sex.” However, her many videos posted to Facebook … Continue reading
al-Sisi’s Egypt: 26 arrests last night, totals now a record 109
This article was updated January 4, 2015. The total charged in this matter was 26 people. With the latest raids, Egypt now holds the dubious record for the country with the largest number of reported arrests for homosexuality in such a short time, in a single country in recent times. Several sources reported today that the Bab … Continue reading
Facebook will have blood on its hands if it demands real names
COMMENTARY I don’t believe Facebook’s insistence that it’s sticking with its supposed policy of requiring users to give their real names. In violently homophobic countries, such a policy would be devastating for LGBTI people, but it’s not actually in force there. Many LGBTI people can only use Facebook under assumed names, and that’s what they … Continue reading
Zimbabwe smear campaign targets alleged gay students
A group of students alleged to be homosexuals at Midlands State University (MSU) in Gweru, Zimbabwe, are living in fear following the publication of their names in an anti-homosexuality Facebook smear campaign . The students whose names have been exposed said they were worried that the reports would reach the school authorities, resulting in them … Continue reading
Update on ‘gay man stoned to death’ in Somalia
Many people remain skeptical about the recent story of a man being stoned to death in Somali for homosexual rape of a teenage boy, but the Associated Press has gathered enough supporting evidence to warrant publishing an article about it. The Somali LGBT rights group that first publicized the story insists that the stoning occurred, … Continue reading
Do you have advice for LGBT rights activists in Belize?
What strategy should an LGBT rights group pursue when homophobic religious leaders launch a counterattack? That’s what Caleb Orozco, executive president of the United Belize Advocacy Movement, wants to know. He is hoping that experienced LGBT activists and others around the world will make suggestions in the comments section below. Earlier this month, the country’s … Continue reading
