PHOTOS: We Are Here LGBT in Uganda
January 02 2013 5:00 AM ET

We Are Here: LGBTI in Uganda

Sunnivie Brydum

American-born gay photographer D. David Robinson collected portraits and first-person accounts from lesbian, gay, transgender, and intersex Ugandans, then turned to The Advocate to offer these brave activists a forum to tell their stories in their own words.

Paintings With Muslim Clerics in Gay Settings Cause Uproar in Pakistan
December 29 2012 4:35 PM ET

Paintings With Muslim Clerics in Gay Settings Cause Uproar in Pakistan

Sunnivie Brydum

School officials at the National College of the Arts in Lahore, Pakistan, received threats of violence after publishing a series of paintings depicting Muslim clerics with homoerotic undertones.

WATCH Ugandan Trans Man Calls Antigay Reverend Ssempa Hooligan
December 18 2012 4:49 PM ET

WATCH: Ugandan Trans Man Confronts Antigay Rev. Ssempa

Sunnivie Brydum

A transgender man appeared on Ugandan television's Morning Breeze to talk about homosexuality, but he could barely get a word in edgewise with antigay Reverend Martin Ssempa's vitriolic hate speech and constant interruptions.

Tiny Caribbean Island Becomes Same Sex Marriage Refuge
December 14 2012 7:40 PM ET

Tiny Caribbean Island Becomes Same-Sex Marriage Refuge

Neal Broverman

Saba, a tiny island in the Dutch Caribbean, is becoming a travel destination for same-sex couples looking to get married in paradise.

Ugandan Parliament Breaks For Holiday Without Vote on Kill The Gays Bill
December 14 2012 6:51 PM ET

Ugandan Parliament Takes a Break But Could Soon Be Back At It

Sunnivie Brydum

The Parliament will resume in January, when it could once again consider the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill"

Gaga Sends Love to Gay Kids in Russia
December 14 2012 4:23 PM ET

Gaga Sends Love to Gay Kids in Russia

Neal Broverman

Lady Gaga put her neck out by proudly declaring her support for gay rights in Russia, a nation currently taking a far-right turn.

Ugandan LGBT Leader Says Kill The Gays Bill Could Die Tomorrow
December 13 2012 4:14 PM ET

Ugandan LGBT Leader: 'Kill The Gays' Bill Could Soon Die

Sunnivie Brydum

Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, told reporters on a conference call that Uganda's parliament could close out its session tomorrow, without a vote on the controversial "Anti-Homosexuality Bill."

Desmond Tutu Tells Ugandan MPs God Does Not Discriminate
December 12 2012 7:15 PM ET

Desmond Tutu Tells Ugandan MPs 'God Does Not Discriminate'

Sunnivie Brydum

In a powerful op-ed in Uganda's daily newspaper, the Nobel Peace Prize winner urges Ugandan members of parliament to reject the so-called Kill The Gays bill.

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