Ghana Supreme Court suspends televised hearing on anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
The bill would outlaw all same-sex relations, and imprison those who identify as LGBTQ+ or form pro-LGBTQ+ groups.
May 9, 2024
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U.S. to Support U.N. Gay Rights Declaration
The Obama administration will support a United Nations declaration affirming that sexual orientation and gender identity are included in international human rights protections -- the same declaration Bush opposed.
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Ghana’s parliament passes bill with 3-year prison sentences for identifying as LGBTQ+
The bill also would require even tougher sentences for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups.
February 28, 2024
U.S. State Department Drops 'LGBT Rights' in Favor of 'Sexual Rights'
The State Department announced this week it will use the term "sexual rights" to refer to reproductive health, gender, and LGBT rights in its communications with the United Nations.
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As the United Nations Human Rights Council last week passed another resolution condemning discrimination against LGBT people, it's time to ask whether past efforts have made a difference.
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LGBTQ+ 'Worse Than COVID-19' Says Ghana's Speaker of Parliament
He made the comments as a bill was filed that would criminalize the "promotion" and "act" of homosexuality.
July 1, 2021
Ugandan Queer Men Freed on Bail After Mass Arrest
The nation continues to crack down on the LGBTQ+ community.
June 4, 2021
Illinois gay rights law goes into effect
An Illinois law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity has become a reality nearly a year after Gov. Rod Blagojevich (pictured) signed it into law.
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Gay airline employee subject to 'torture' after arrest in Qatar, family says
The family of 44-year-old Manuel Guerrero say that Qatari authorities have subjected him to torture by depriving him of his HIV medication.
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Review of U.S. Fight for Global LGBT Rights to Show Progress
President Obama's administration has taken up the cause of LGBT rights around the world.
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A Tiny Nation Learns the Rewards of LGBT Progress
Malta, population 420,000, shows what political will and a commitment to separation of church and state can accomplish.
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Ghana's Anglican Bishops Condemn Proposed Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
Church leaders say that aspects of the bill are "severe" and that acts of hostility against LGBTQ+ people must be denounced.
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U.S. Men's Soccer Team Shows LGBTQ+ Support in Qatar
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The Ignorance Over Gay Lives Was On Full Display in Denver
As legislators consider banning "conversion therapy" in Colorado, religious homophobes aired their ugly notions about LGBT people.
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Gay Chechens Detail Abuse in New Human Rights Watch Report
"The sounds of torture are just there all day," a survivor of detention camps tells Human Rights Watch.
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Nepal must not move backwards on trans rights
A trans woman leading Nepal's premier LGBTQ+ organization voices concern over the slow backslide in trans rights despite historic victories for gender identity recognition and legal protection.
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