Read this week’s statement from the Russian LGBT Network regarding a potential boycott of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics due to be held in Stochi, February 7 – 20, 2014. The statement, ‘Winter Olympics, Let’s Speak Up, Not Walk Out
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Uganda’s Second Ever Pride Parade Goes Ahead Peacefully
Between 200 and 300 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people attended a pride parade on Saturday (August 3), in the highlight of Kampala’s week-long Pride Festival. The event proceeded peacefully in only the second time that a pride parade has been held in the country.
Read More »Judge Rules Case Against Anti-Gay Extremist Scott Lively Should Proceed
LGBT activists from around the world have celebrated the ruling which, in no uncertain terms, confirms the right of non-US citizens to have these sorts of cases heard in US courtrooms.
Read More »Pope Francis: Who am I to Judge Gay People?
In a press conference given Monday (July 29), on his return flight from his first foreign visit to Brazil, Pope Francis made a surprise intervention on the topic of homosexuality, asking “who am I to judge?”. “They say they exist. If someone is gay, who searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?” “The Catechism of …
Read More »Regional Network Against Homophobia Releases First Newsletter
The Regional Network Against Homophobia – which represents LGBTI activists in 17 countries throughout North Africa, the Middle-East, the Balkans and Caucasus – has released its first newsletter, three months after the Network released its First Memorandum, in dedication to the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia on May 17, 2013. The Newsletter covers developments in LGBT rights in the …
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