Topics :: anti-gay nations

Cruising for a Bruisin’ When Cruise Lines Dock at Anti-Gay Ports

By Steffany Skelley Gilmer | Sunday Dec 23, 2012
Getting away on your dream cruise could be a nightmare if your port of call is homophobic. A recent case of two American men arrested for "buggery" while still aboard their ship in Dominica raises awareness of this issue.

Gay Life Opens Up in Oppressed Burma

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday May 15, 2012
The conservative Southeast Asian nation of Burma is starting slowly starting to accept its LGBT community as gay bars and media become more common.

Two Men Kissing in the UAE Land Six Months in Prison

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Mar 29, 2012
Two men were arrested and sentenced to six months in prison after a witness claimed he saw them kissing on the streets of the United Arab Emirate Abu Dhabi.

British PM Warns Anti-Gay Nations: Observe Human Rights or Risk Aids Funds

By Kilian Melloy | Tuesday Nov 1, 2011
British Prime Minister David Cameron has given warning: Anti-gay nations that persist in persecuting sexual minorities may see some of the aid money they receive from the UK dry up.

3 Ghanaian Gay Men Nabbed After Talk Show Fracas

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Oct 28, 2011
Three gay Ghanaian were placed under arrest after appearing on a "Jerry Springer" style TV talk show in which two of the men became embroiled in a accusations of boyfriend-stealing.

Serbian Gays Protest Govt’s Blind Eye to Anti-Gay Violence

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Oct 21, 2011
Gay Serbs publicly denounced what they felt to be the government’s blind eye to their concerns, including an incident of anti-gay violence in which a lesbian was attacked by a knife-wielding youth who police promptly let go.

Former British Colonies to Consider Axing Anti-Gay Laws

By Rod McGuirk | Tuesday Oct 18, 2011
Leaders of former British Empire countries that continue to outlaw homosexuality will be asked next week to reverse their bans in a bid to reduce their disproportionately high HIV infection rates, an official said Tuesday.

Reports: Gay Man Beaten, Burned to Death by Mob in Africa

By Kilian Melloy | Tuesday Oct 11, 2011
In a horrific episode of anti-gay violence, a gay African man has been beaten by a mob and then set on fire, reports say.

Uganda’s Only Gay Bar Shuttered

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Oct 7, 2011
Things have gotten worse for Uganda’s sexual minorities with the shuttering of the country’s only gay bar.

Iranian Gays Coming Out on Facebook

By Kilian Melloy | Tuesday Sep 13, 2011
The recent reported executions of three gay men in Iran took place against a backdrop of protest: Gay Iranians are emerging from the closet, at least on Facebook.