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May 16, 2013
Ukraine: new report reveals pervasive homophobia

A new report by Amnesty International reveals homophobia reached endemic levels in Ukraine

A report launched in Kiev a day before the International Day Against Homophobia, shows that homophobia and anti LGBT discrimination is spiraling out of control in the Ukraine.

The 17 page report launched today (16 May), entitled ‘Nothing to be proud of: Discrimination against LGBTI people in Ukraine’, highlights a number of violent attacks on individuals.

April 5, 2013
'People think we are powerless and voiceless, but we have enormous power'

Sunil Pant has come along way from not even knowing the word for gay before he was twenty to getting LGBTI rights recognized by the Supreme Court in Nepal, and he's not going to let current troubles hold him back

It's not an easy time for Sunil Pant, founder of the largest LGBT rights group in Nepal, Blue Diamond Society (BDS). A government office has sat on the renewal of BDS's license, holding-up funding so that staff haven't been paid for months. LGBTI activists are also being harassed, which Pant links to the same government officer.

December 10, 2012
Watchdog gives emergency aid to gay activists in danger

Freedom House announces new program to help LGBTI people under threat

A human rights watchdog to help gay and trans activists to help with legal advice, prison visits, security and other emergencies.

US-based Freedom House has announced the move as activists around the world celebrate Human Rights Day today (10 December).

They will help the most at-risk lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex activists in the world, particularly in countries where being gay is criminalized.

June 25, 2012
Desmond Tutu and Nobel winners back gays in Uganda and globally

Archbishop Tutu and others make joint statement in response to Uganda’s ban on gay organizations and threats of new death penalty law

Four Nobel Laureates – including Archbishop Desmond Tutu – have called on people all over the world to respect gay rights.

The statement issued by the Robert F Kennedy Center (correct) for Justice Human Rights and Human Rights was released in conjunction with Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) in response to that country’s government restricting the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.

June 20, 2012
Police raid of gay rights workshop in Uganda has 'no basis in law'

Activists slam authorities for stopping meeting by LGBT campaigners in Kampala

Activists around the world have condemned a raid by Ugandan police on a gay rights workshop in Kampala, warning harrassment of LGBT people by authorities is becoming worryingly common.

Police interrupted the meeting at the Esella Country Hotel on the outskirts of the African capital on Monday (18 June) and questioned people in attendance who included activists from Canada, Kenya and Rwanda.

June 7, 2012
Blackmail gangs target gay Kenyans

GALCK are asking for gay men who have been victims of blackmail cartels to tell their stories and find out the hidden cost of being gay in Kenya

A criminal gang is using dating sites and Facebook to meet closeted LGBT people in Kenya, who they then blackmail.

A crime cartel operating from the Thika Road, which links the capital, Nairobi to Thika Town, is targeting gay or bisexual men who are in relationships with women or with families, men who would be the most unlikely to report these crimes to the authorities.

June 5, 2012
First LGBTI clinic opens in Uganda

Gay rights activists have opened up a clinic to treat people with HIV/AIDs

Gay rights activists have opened the first ever clinic for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people in Uganda’s capital Kampala.

The clinic will specifically focus on HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Gay lobby group Ice Breakers Uganda (IBU) opened the centre which will be run by professional health workers.

April 23, 2012
Mayor creates gay branch for Bogota, Colombia

Mayor Gustavo Petro's LGBTI Affairs Branch will address reports of homophobia in capital city

Gustavo Petro, the mayor of Colombia's capital, Bogota, has launched the LGBTI Affairs Branch to address local problems of discrimination based on sexual-orientation.

The group will also build an education and events venue to further raise awareness of other lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex issues throughout the city.