“I WAS SUBJECTED TO TORTURE”
Cameroon is among the world’s most hostile countries to homosexuality, rights groups say. Homosexuality is punishable by up to five years in prison, as well as fines. In the past three years, the country has prosecuted at least 28 people for homosexuality, according to Human Rights Watch. Roger Jean Claude Mbede, 34, was sentenced to […]
PM COULD BLOCK GAY MARRIAGE
Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Tony Abbott says that he’s considering blocking legislation that would legalise same-sex marriage in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). ACT is a self-governing territory located in the south east of Australia and in which Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is located. This week it introduced a gay marriage bill into […]
PASTOR PROUD OF ANTI-GAY ROLE
American evangelist Scott Lively says he’s proud to have been behind anti-gay movements in both Russia and Uganda. Lively recently proclaimed Russian President Vladimir Putin “the defender of Christian civilization” for having enacted Russia’s internationally reviled ‘gay propaganda’ law. The legislation is being blamed not only for stifling the LGBTI community’s right to free expression […]
SODOMY CHARGES “POLITICAL”
The Malaysian government has been accused of using its colonial–era “sodomy” law to target the head of the opposition. The authorities have refused to accept MP Anwar Ibrahim’s acquittal on sodomy charges and have appealed the verdict. On Wednesday, Ibrahim appeared in the Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur to again fend off claims that […]
RUSSIAN GAY TEACHERS FIRED
While President Putin insists that gay people are not discriminated against in Russia, at least two gay teachers are reported to have either been forced to resign or been fired because of their sexual orientation. The website Colta.ru published interviews with the two teachers, who have opened up about their plight. The Straight Alliance for LGBT […]
HATE CRIME BILL SET FOR 2014
For the first time, the government has given an indication of when it hopes South Africa’s hate crime legislation will move forward, with the intention of tabling the long anticipated bill in parliament next year. This news emerged from a meeting – the first in a year – of the LGBTI National Task Team on […]