The Georgian Orthodox Church has today, (Thursday, May 16) made an announcement calling for a ban on tomorrow’s International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia march in Tbilisi, Georgia.

A member of the Council of Europe and signatory to UN conventions, Georgia has ratified and signed documents and treaties prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sex and sexual orientation.

Activists in Kenya report this morning (May 17) that police intervened to prevent them from conducting a peaceful demonstration in Nairobi city centre. They had acquired a permit ahead of…

Celebrations for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia will continue over the week end. This week has already been marked by an unprecedented level of events, most of…

Activists in at least two cities in China were detained by police in reponse to peaceful LGBT rights demonstrations in different cities. Public manifestations reached an all time high in 2013, with actions occurring across the country, including the capital Beijing. More detail on these cases. In China’s third largest city, Guangzhou, at least 20 participants had gathered to hand …