False Hope – LGBT Rights in the Middle East by Omar Hassan

March 31, 2009 in Be Like Others, Brian Whitaker, EOHR, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Muslims, Gay Rights, GLBT, GWB, Helem, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Imaan, Irak, Iran, Iraq, LGBT, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle East, Omar Hassan, Peter Tatchell, Queen Boat, Tanaz Eshaghian, UN

By Omar Hassan, http://www.pinknews.co.uk Execution, public humiliation and imprisonment have long plagued the lives of the LGBT community in the Middle Eastern world. It is a well-known fact that “LGBT individuals are at a constant struggle,” notes the Imaan Secretariat (an organisation dedicated to the wellbeing of gay Muslims, based in Britain). “[They] must [fight] [...]

Moscow Gay Pride Not a Priority of the European Court of Human Rights

March 31, 2009 in Alekseev, Alexeyev, Belarus, European Court of Human Rights, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Parade, Gay Pride, Gay Rights, GLBT, GWB, IDAHO, LGBT, Moscow, Moscow Gay Pride, Nicolas Alexeyev, Russia, Slavic Gay Pride, Slavic Pride

Organisers says they will keep intensifying pressure over the Council of Europe Photo: Nicolas Alexeyev MOSCOW, March 28, 2009 (GayRussia.ru) – The Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has told organisers of Moscow Gay Pride the court’s President of the Chamber has decided not to give priority to their cases, some [...]

URGENT: Stop Executions of Gay Iraqis – Members of Iraqi LGBT Group on Death Row – Action Needed to Halt Judicial Executions

March 27, 2009 in Ali Hili, Execution, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Irak, Iraq, Iraqi, Iraqi LGBT, LGBT, Paul Canning, Sexual Cleansing, Sharia, UN

STOP EXECUTIONS OF GAY IRAQIS MEMBERS OF IRAQI LGBT GROUP ON DEATH ROW ACTION NEEDED TO HALT JUDICIAL EXECUTIONS http://iraqilgbtuk.blogspot.com/2009/03/stop-executions-of-gay-iraqis.html London, 27 March 2009 Urgent action is needed to halt the execution of 128 prisoners on death row in Iraq. Many of those awaiting execution were convicted for the ‘crime’ of homosexuality, according to IRAQI-LGBT, [...]

Serbia: Marko Karadžić, Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, Supports “Gay Pride” Parade

March 27, 2009 in Gay, Gay Life, Gay Parade, Gay Pride, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Marko Karadžić, Queer, Serbia

Source gay-serbia.com The Gay Pride parade that has been announced in Belgrade will be supported by the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights. This is according one of the secretaries of state with the ministry, Marko Karadžić, who spoke last night in a B92 TV talk show. The Constitution, Karadžić explained, guarantees each citizen a [...]

Serbia: Government Has Approved a Law Against Discrimination

March 27, 2009 in Belgrade, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Orthodox Church, Queer, Serbia

Serbian lawmakers pass anti-discrimination law By Jovana Gec BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian lawmakers narrowly gave final approval Thursday to an anti-discrimination law that is part of pro-Western reforms but was strongly opposed by the Serbian Orthodox Church and other conservatives. Parliament passed the bill with a slim majority of 127 votes in favor to [...]

Urgent: Important Update About the Publication of a Video Wrongly Identified

March 27, 2009 in Errata

Urgent: Important update about the publication of a video wrongly identified In the previous newsletter n°15, “Gays Without Borders Newsletter – March 19, 2009 (15)”, the members received the following information and links: Iran: Men Thrown Off a Roof (Sentence for Homosexuals) Video : Men Thrown Off a Roof (Sentence for Homosexuals in Iran) In [...]

The Fight in Poland for GLBT Equal Rights Stopped Long Ago

March 26, 2009 in Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homiki, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Lukasz Palucki, Poland

The Fight in Poland for GLBT Equal Rights Stopped Long Ago sent by Lukasz Palucki After on the poster: “Love is love” Antarex and Ariman, printed and posted on the walls in 2003 The fight in Poland for equal rights for gays and lesbians stopped about 6 years ago, in 2003. So far, only Gaylife [...]

Nepal: Kathmandu, Luring Gays as Tourism Destination

March 26, 2009 in Baburam Kharel, Blue Diamond Society, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Tourism, GLBT, Homosexuality, Kathmandu, LGBT, Nepal, Sunil Pant, Tourism, Travel

Luring gays as tourism destination by Baburam Kharel, ekantipur.com, sent by Sunil Pant Photo Kathmandu Pride 2005, Blue Diamond Society KATHMANDU, March 24 – Life’s pretty rough on gays and lesbians, more so while travelling. Even on a simple occasion like eating out, more often than not they are subjected to discrimination. For instance, waiters [...]

Portugal: Fight for Free Abortion and Gay Marriage

March 26, 2009 in Duarte Vilar, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Lars Torstensson, LGBT, Portugal, Queer

Photo Francisco Leong : AFP Fight for free abortion and gay marriage in Portugal by Lars Torstensson The struggle for the right to free abortion started after the dictatorship had been overthrown in 1974. After the election of 1995, a majority of MP:s voted in fabour of legalization. But the Social Democratic Prime Minister, Antonio [...]

UK: Muslim Preacher, Anjem Choudary, Calls for Gays to Be Stoned to Death

March 26, 2009 in Anjem Choudary, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Muslim, Peter Mandelson, Sharia, UK

Muslim preacher calls for gays to be stoned to death By Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk Photo The Sun Hate preacher Anjem Choudary launched a vitrolic attack on gays last week in which he said that they should be stoned to death. The former lawyer, who lives on benefits, added that this would include gay business secretary [...]