Yuri Luzhkov and Court Justice – Caricature of GayRussia.Ru – Mayor Luzhkov Has Again Hits Out at Gay Pride Parade in Moscow, Calling it Satanic

January 30, 2010 in Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, Gay Russia, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Moscow, Moscow Gay Pride, Moscow Pride, Nicolas Alexeyev, Queer, Yuri Luzhkov

“This is our caricature for GayRussia.Ru on Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov who called this week to punish gays and gay parades: “It’s high time that we stop propagating nonsense discussions about human rights, and bring to bear on them the full force and justice of the law”. He knows he will loose… agony…”Nicolas Alexeyev Mayor [...]

Brazil: 5th ILGA LGA LAC Conference – Message of the President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

January 29, 2010 in Gay, GLBT, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, LGBT, Gay Life, ILGA, Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lula da Silva, Transex, Intersex

5th ILGA LGA LAC Conference: Message of the President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Brasília, January 28, 2010 Ladies and Gentlemen, I was very honoured to receive the invitation sent to me by the General Coordination of the 5th Conference of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transex and Intersex Association in Latin America and the [...]

346 No Executions: International Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty in Iran

January 29, 2010 in 346 No Executions, Arsham Parsi, Death Penalty, Doug Ireland, EveryOne, Execution, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Hirschfeld-Eddy Foundation, Homosexuality, Iran, LGBT, Outrage

No executions in Iran: A new campaign By Doug Ireland I recently wrote an article for Gay City News about 12 Iranian youths now threatened with or sentenced to execution for “sodomy”. Now I’ve just received the following press release from my friend Arsham Parsi, the Iranian gay activist: Today, five human rights advocacy groups [...]

EveryOne Group Sends a Letter to the King Harald V of Norway to Avoid the Deportation of Asghar Hedayati to Iran

January 29, 2010 in Arsham Parsi, Asghar Hedayat, Asghar Hedayati, Asylum, Asylum Seeker, Death Penalty, Deportation, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Iran, IRQO, IRQR, Jens Stoltenberg, King Harald V, Knut Storberget, LGBT, Norway, Queer, Topre Schei

Norway threatens to deport Asghar Hedayati to Iran. Please stop his deportation Thursday, January 28, 2010, by EveryOne Group A letter to His Majesty The King Harald V of Norway , the Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, the Chief Justice Topre Schei, the minister of Justice Knut Storberget, the Immigration Appeals Board of Norway – Utlendingsnemnda [...]

Walter Tróchez: San Francisco Vigil for Honduran Gays and Democracy by Michael Petrelis

January 28, 2010 in BALASC, Chicago Rose, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Honduran, Honduras, Jose Luis Baquedano, LGBT, Porfirio Lobo, San Francisco, US, Vigil, Walter Trochez

San Francisco Vigil for Honduran Gays and Democracy by Michael Petrelis Today was inauguration day in Honduras, and Porfirio Lobo was sworn in as the country’s new President. To mark the occasion, gay and democracy advocates took to the street in solidarity with Hondurans. For two-hours this morning, 14 activists staged two vigils at the [...]

Honduras – Walter Tróchez Queer Alliance: Demo in Berlin – Kundgebung Fotos & Demo Fotos

January 26, 2010 in Berlin, Chicago Rose, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Honduras, LGBT, Queer, Walter Tróchez Queer Alliance, Walter Trochez

Photographs by Nicole Richwald Sent by Chicago Rose: Hi everyone, Approximately 200 people participated at some point to the demo today, during a Berlin cold snap -10 degrees celsius. The demo started in front the Department of Foreign Affairs (German State Department) and moved through the main streets during rush hour, escorted by a LGBTI [...]

Walter Tróchez Queer Alliance: Demo in Berlin – 26 January 2010 – Rally & Vigil – San Francisco – Washington – Los Angeles

January 25, 2010 in Berlin, Demo, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Honduras, LGBT, Los Angeles, Queer, San Francisco, Walter Tróchez Queer Alliance, Walter Trochez, Washington

The “Walter Tróchez Queer Alliance” in Berlin is a grass roots group comprising of LGBTI and friends human rights activist. Our goals are: to call world attention to the dreadful situation in Honduras, raise awareness of the human rights violations and support the local LGBTI community, and prevent the establishment of a non-democratic government. We [...]

Urgent Call to Action – Norway Threatens to Deport Asghar Hedayati to Iran

January 24, 2010 in Asghar Hedayati, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Iran, IRQO, IRQR, LGBT, Norway, Queer

Source Image : http://www.globalgayz.com/country/Norway/NOR Please support this URGENT call for support for Asghar Hedayati, a 40 years-old Iranian gay man from Norway — he may be sent back within a few days to a country where numerous gay men are currently on death row. http://www.irqr.net/English/231.htm This urgent CALL TO ACTION comes via Iranian Railroad for [...]

Peter Tatchell is Liberal Voice of the Year

January 24, 2010 in Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, Homosexuality, LGBT, Liberal Voice of the Year, Peter Tatchell

Peter Tatchell is Liberal Voice of the Year Left-wing Green wins vote by Liberal Democrat Voice readers London – 20 January 2010 Peter Tatchell has won Liberal Democrat Voice’s third annual Liberal Voice of the Year award for his “tireless and fearless international human rights campaigning.” The runner-up was author and journalist Ben Goldacre. Other [...]

Uganda ‘Kill Gays’ Law – Full Report – By Peter Tatchell

January 11, 2010 in Brett Lock, David Bahati, Gay, Gay Life, Gay Rights, GLBT, GWB, Homophobia, Homosexuality, LGBT, Peter Tatchell, Queer, Uganda, Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill, UK, Yoweri Museveni

Human Rights Day protest against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill – Ugandan Embassy, London, 10 December 2009 – Photograph by Brett Lock Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill – Briefing Death penalty proposed for consenting same-sex relations Misreported & unreported aspects of the legislation By Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner London, UK – 11 January 2010 Below is a full [...]