Burkina Faso issues first sentence for 'homosexuality and related practices'
Burkina Faso has issued its first known conviction for homosexuality.
December 23, 2025
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WorldPride organizers urge global unity amid calls to boycott U.S. LGBTQ+ celebration
"I want you to know that we are working tirelessly with agencies and advocates to ensure that you are able to safely and securely travel to and from the U.S.,” Capital Pride executive director Ryan Bos said
March 20, 2025
This year, WorldPride in the nation’s capital is a protest
The global Pride event celebrates its 25th anniversary in Washington, D.C .— and it should be anything but quiet.
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May 30, 2025
Ugandans call for deportation of American journalist covering gay issue
Hundreds of people held an antigay protest in Uganda's capital Tuesday and called for the deportation of an American journalist who covers gay issues in the east African nation.
August 22, 2007
Ugandans Challenge 'Jail the Gays' Law in Court
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act just received its first constitutional challenge, while activists also filed a separate suit hoping to put a stop to the now-common practice of tabloids outing Ugandans suspected of being LGBT.
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March 11, 2014
Empowering black lesbians
Conference attendees came from across the country to celebrate and embrace "sistahood" as well as a common bond of culture and same-sex attraction.
April 21, 2005
Trump Gives Haters a Prominent Spot at the United Nations
Our flailing president has given a huge platform to rabid homophobe and misogynist Austin Ruse.
March 21, 2017
U.S. Suspends Health Aid to Uganda Over 'Jail the Gays' Law
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control announced a suspension of some of its annual $3.9 million in health care aid usually given to the East African country.
March 14, 2014
Building Bridges in the Wake of Prop. 8
In the wake of finger-pointing following California's passing of Prop. 8, television writer and producer Tajamika Paxton suggests the time has come to build a bridge between the LGBT and African-American communities -- to engage in discussion rather than looking for somewhere to place blame.
November 18, 2008
Uganda's Politicians Double Down as World Outrage Spreads
As the world waits for President Yoweri Museveni to sign the hateful Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law, activists in Uganda and around the world are mobilizing.
February 19, 2014
From Taiwan to Botswana, LGBTQ Equality Made Huge Progress in 2019
Many Americans think this year was all about losses, but gains were actually won around the globe.
December 30, 2019
Christine Quinn to Chris Christie Stop Playing Games with Marriage Equality
She said he appears to be playing a "political game."
February 5, 2012
Maryland Officially Becomes Gay-Marry-Land
The heavily Democratic state was among the first to affirm marriage equality at the ballot box, with voters upholding the state's same-sex marriage law.
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November 7, 2012