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Gambian Government Says It Will Continue Persecuting Gays Regardless of Any Western Aid Cuts

Kyler Geoffroy November 30, 2014

The Gambian government has fired back at Western donor nations following the U.S. State Department's condemnation of the West African … [Read more...] about Gambian Government Says It Will Continue Persecuting Gays Regardless of Any Western Aid Cuts

Topics: Health, Living | Loving, News More Posts About: Africa, Africa, AIDS, News, The Gambia

State Department Condemns Severe ‘Aggravated Homosexuality’ Law in Gambia: VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald November 27, 2014

The U.S. has condemned the decision of Gambia President Yahya Jammeh to approve a severe new law imposing life imprisonment for homosexual acts The … [Read more...] about State Department Condemns Severe ‘Aggravated Homosexuality’ Law in Gambia: VIDEO

Topics: Film/TV/Stream, Health, Living | Loving More Posts About: Africa, Africa, AIDS, anti-gay laws, Gambia, Gambia President Yahya Jammeh, imprisonment, incarceration, Law - Gay, LGBT, Law Enforcement, prison, The Gambia, Uganda, Uganda, video, Yahya Jammeh, YouTube, YouTube

One Direction, Sam Smith, and Others Team Up to Tackle Ebola in ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ – WATCH

Kyler Geoffroy November 17, 2014

Band Aid, the supergroup behind 1984's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" charity song that helped in the 1983-85 Ethiopian famine … [Read more...] about One Direction, Sam Smith, and Others Team Up to Tackle Ebola in ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ – WATCH

Topics: Music, towleroad More Posts About: Africa, Africa, Bastille, Bono, Clean Bandit, Coldplay, Coldplay, Ellie Goulding, music video, One Direction, Sam Smith, Seal, Sinead O'Connor

Study Finds Global Acceptance Of Homosexuality And Gay Rights Is Rising

Anthony Costello November 12, 2014

A new study conducted by the NORC of the University of Chicago and the Wiliams Institute at the UCLA School of Law shows global acceptance of … [Read more...] about Study Finds Global Acceptance Of Homosexuality And Gay Rights Is Rising

Topics: LGBT Rights, News, Science/Tech, World More Posts About: Africa, Africa, European union, Ghana, Ghana, News

Incredible Go-Pro Video Follows A Lioness On The Hunt In Africa: WATCH

Sean Mandell November 5, 2014

In a video that has racked up over 1 million views, Meg the Lioness takes you along for a ride as she hunts down a water buck. Kevin Richardson (aka … [Read more...] about Incredible Go-Pro Video Follows A Lioness On The Hunt In Africa: WATCH

Topics: News More Posts About: Africa, Africa, Nature, News

Ugandan LGBT Activist Sam Ganafa Avoids Homophobic Court Trial

Charles Pulliam-Moore October 31, 2014

In November of 2013 as Uganda’s parliament moved forward in its decision to turn its anti-homosexuality act into law, Sam Ganafa was arrested along … [Read more...] about Ugandan LGBT Activist Sam Ganafa Avoids Homophobic Court Trial

Topics: Education, LGBT Rights More Posts About: Africa, Africa, Uganda, Uganda

Chad Considers Criminalizing Gay Sex With 20 Years In Prison

Michael Fitzgerald September 23, 2014

Chad is likely to become the 37th African country to outlaw homosexuality after politicians voted in favor of a proposed law that would make same-sex … [Read more...] about Chad Considers Criminalizing Gay Sex With 20 Years In Prison

Topics: News More Posts About: Africa, Africa, anti-gay law, Chad, Gambia, Idriss Déby, News, Nigeria, Robert Mugabe, Scott Lively, The Gambia, The Robert F Kennedy Centre for Justice and Human Rights, Uganda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

Will South Africa Become a Roadblock To International LGBT Rights?

Michael Fitzgerald September 22, 2014

South Africa, which was once an essential nation to advancing LGBTI rights in international diplomacy, has since become a potential roadblock South … [Read more...] about Will South Africa Become a Roadblock To International LGBT Rights?

Topics: LGBT Rights, Society, towleroad, Trans Rights More Posts About: Africa, Africa, African National Congress, Human Rights Council, Intersex, Intersex, Jacob Zuma, Law - Gay, LGBT, LGBTI rights, Nelson Mandela, Solidarity, South Africa, Transgender, United Nations

Is Egypt Surveilling Social Media To Hunt Down Gay People? – VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald September 18, 2014

Concerns are mounting in Egypt that authorities will use new online monitoring software to hunt down LGBT people Concerns are mounting in Egypt that … [Read more...] about Is Egypt Surveilling Social Media To Hunt Down Gay People? – VIDEO

Topics: Film/TV/Stream, Religion, Social Media, World More Posts About: "debauchery", Africa, Africa, arrests, big brother, Egypt, facebook, homophobia, human rights, Law - Gay, LGBT, Law Enforcement, social media, Social Networks, surveillance, surveilling, Twitter, Twitter, Viber, WhatsApp, YouTube, YouTube

Muslim Academic Receives Death Threats Over Plans For Gay-Friendly Mosque – VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald September 17, 2014

Death threats have been sent to organizers of a planned women- and gay-friendly new mosque in Cape Town, South Africa Death threats have been sent to … [Read more...] about Muslim Academic Receives Death Threats Over Plans For Gay-Friendly Mosque – VIDEO

Topics: Business, Education, Film/TV/Stream, News, Religion More Posts About: Africa, Africa, ban, Britain, Burka, Burkas, Cape Town, gay-friendly, Great Britain, Islam, LGBT-friendly, Mosque, muslim, Muslim Judicial Council, News, South Africa, taj hargey, U.K., video, woman-friendly, YouTube, YouTube

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