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March 30, 2012

Rainbow Sudan shines a light on gay and lesbian life in a country where homosexuality is still punishable by death

A new online lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender magazine in Sudan, north Africa, is a first for the country where homosexuality is still punished by death and an opportunity for gay people to start discussing their lives and hopes for the future.

Rainbow Sudan published articles discussing topics including being gay in Sudan, the history of homosexuality in the country, Islam and sexuality, being lesbian and Muslim, poetry and more.

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.