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May 16, 2012
Israeli government rejects gay marriage bill

Israeli government branded 'hypocrites' for rejecting equal marriage bill

Members of Israel's coalition government have been branded 'hypocrites' after they rejected a bill to legalize gay marriage.

The Knesset, which is responsible for passing all laws in the middle-eastern country, today (16 May) threw out legislation put forward by Nitzan Horowitz, of the left-wing Meretz party, which would allow same-sex as well as inter-faith couples to wed.

January 28, 2012
Twitter blackout today to protest country-wide censorship of tweets

Twitter will now be able to block users and tweets by country, pandering to restrictive regimes

An announcement from Twitter on Thursday that they will now be able to block users and tweets by country has led to fears it will allow restrictive regimes to quash movements towards freedom and obstruct the LGBT movement in the Middle East and North Africa. Previously Twitter could only block tweets and accounts globally.

January 13, 2012
Fears for Facebook date man in Saudi Arabia

As David Cameron visits Saudia Arabia, activists report plight of man arrested by religious police who may face corporal punishment

Activists are concerned for the safety of a 30-year-old man arrested by the religious police in Saudi Arabia for using Facebook to date other men.

The man, whose exact identity is not known, was arrested on 23 December (2011) but full details of the incident are only now becoming clear after a detailed investigation by Gay Middle East on behalf of Gay Star News. Experts warn he may face blackmail or corporal punishment.

December 16, 2011
Activists highlight Iraqi gay killings

New film released by Gay Middle East as US forces leave Iraq – 750 LGBT people murdered since 2003 invasion

Gay Middle East has released a new film showing the desperate plight of LGBT Iraqis – a situation which has worsened since the 2003 invasion of the country.

The video is about the lives of gay Iraqi men seeking refuge in Damascus, Syria due to their sexuality and has been released to coincide with the US military departure from Iraq.