BY ARI SHAW AND MAURICIO ALBARRACÍN / GlobalPost Commentary: Human rights courts and commissions are the best tools to diminish violence and … [Read more...] about Cutting Foreign Aid Won’t Defeat Anti-Gay Laws in Africa and Latin America
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Four Men Accused of Being Gay Whipped in Nigerian Court
A picture taken on January 22, 2014 shows two suspected homosexuals in green prison uniforms (L) sitting before Judge El-Yakubu Aliyu during court … [Read more...] about Four Men Accused of Being Gay Whipped in Nigerian Court
Harlem Pastor: Obama Behind Plot to Unleash Gay ‘Homo’ Demons on Black Men — VIDEO
David Mixner: Reflections From An Intensive Care Unit
BY DAVID MIXNER As many of you know, recently I went through another tough patch with my health. For near a dozen days I was in an Intensive Care … [Read more...] about David Mixner: Reflections From An Intensive Care Unit
Human Rights Organizations Want U.S. Ambassadors to Uganda and Nigeria Recalled Over Anti-Gay Laws
The Human Rights Campaign yesterday called on Secretary of State John Kerry to recall U.S. ambassadors to Uganda and Nigeria in reaction to … [Read more...] about Human Rights Organizations Want U.S. Ambassadors to Uganda and Nigeria Recalled Over Anti-Gay Laws
Kenya May Be Uniquely Ripe for Advances in Gay Rights
In South Sudan, politicians have proposed a bill that would criminalize sexual acts between people of the same sex. In Sudan, homosexuality is … [Read more...] about Kenya May Be Uniquely Ripe for Advances in Gay Rights
Alleged Gay Men Dragged from Homes in Nigeria, Beaten
Fresh reports of attacks on men perceived to be gay are coming out of Nigeria. The AP reports: A mob armed with wooden clubs and iron bars, screaming … [Read more...] about Alleged Gay Men Dragged from Homes in Nigeria, Beaten
LGBT Rights: God’s Laws, Nigeria’s Laws
BY PRINCE CHARLES DICKSON / GlobalPost In a country where religion and culture overwhelmingly condemn LGBT communities, homophobia has become a way to … [Read more...] about LGBT Rights: God’s Laws, Nigeria’s Laws
Trials of Gay Men in Nigeria Pause Over Fears of Mob Violence
Last week we reported that a violent mob had thrown stones into a Shariah Court in Nigeria where seven suspected gay men had been put on trial. The … [Read more...] about Trials of Gay Men in Nigeria Pause Over Fears of Mob Violence
