SEOUL: Organizers of Seoul’s annual Gay Pride Parade say they will go ahead with this year’s celebration despite the city municipality revoking its permission to hold such an event, reports GayAsiaNews.com. The June 7 parade had been approved by a Seoul district office responsible for city streets but the district-office spokesman said May 29 that…
DUBLIN, Ireland – Front Line Defenders, together with the Irish LGBTI organization Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN), will host a live Google Hangout Forum with leading LGBTI rights defenders from India, Russia, Uganda and Peru Friday 16 May at 3 PM (Dublin) / 10 AM (New York). The forum will discuss recent legislative efforts…
MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has thrown its support behind a House measure seeking the creation of a special desk in all police stations across the country to tackle crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, reports GayAsiaNews.com. The desk is to administer and attend to cases involving crimes against sexual harassment,…
Around the world, LGBTI rights defenders are threatened, harassed and attacked as a result of their peaceful and legitimate human rights work. The situation in Honduras, one of the most violent countries in the world, has drastically deteriorated since the 2009 coup, with 101 crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity committed between 2010…
The International Association of LGBTI Pride Organizers (InterPride), the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA) and The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) today issued a joint statement condemning Russia’s recent anti-gay legislation. The statement follows: On behalf of InterPride (International Association of Pride Organizers), GLISA (Gay and Lesbian International Sport…
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Activist and journalist Eric Ohena Lembembe has been found dead at his home in Yaoundé. Lembembe, executive director of the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS (CAMFAIDS), was an outspoken activist who defended the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people. According to Human Rights Watch, Lembembe’s friends discovered his body…
BRUSSELS – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has announced at its recent board meeting in Brussels that 65 new organizations have been approved as full members and three as associate members. The new members include organizations from Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America bringing the total number of…
HARARE, Zimbabwe – The offices of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ), a voluntary association founded in 1990 to serve the needs and interests of LGBTI people in Zimbabwe, have been raided by the Zimbabwe Republic Police for the second time in two weeks. Police seized computers and GALZ literature claiming they were searching…
PERTH, Australia – Lesbians are more likely to binge drink and take drugs, according to a new study in Australia. The Western Australia (WA) Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Health survey, conducted by Curtin University’s WA Centre for Health Promotion Research (WACHPR) in conjunction with Sydney University, found their use of legal and illegal drugs is…
Saturday, Jan. 28 Shaun Donovan, secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced a significant new anti-discrimination policy. From his prepared speech to the recent Creating Change Conference: “Today, I am proud to announce a new Equal Access to Housing Rule that says clearly and unequivocally that LGBT individuals and couples have the right to…
