The Saudi Arabian government has reportedly directed recruitment agencies in Manila, Philippines not to recruit gay and lesbian workers for jobs in the Middle Eastern country.
To be held in Wellington, New Zealand from 12-19 March 2011, the Outgames involves 16 sporting competitions, a human rights conference, an arts and cultural festival and social events. In related news, Gay Games and Outgames announce intention to merge by 2018.
Officially the world’s largest gay pride celebration, the 14th Sao Paulo Brazil Gay Pride Parade calls on the public to "pay attention to the political debate on gay issues in an year where Brazilians are voting to elect the next President as well as the Senate and Congressmen."
The influence of US evangelical Christians on Uganda's anti-gay bill has been well-documented by the media, but this 40-minute film by Mariana van Zeller is the first to examine the growing influence of American religious groups that has led to a movement to make homosexuality a crime punishable by death.
Although the couple has been charged for having a gay relationship and media reports have correspondingly described the couple as 'gay,' it has emerged that Tiwonge Chimbalanga, one half of the couple, identifies as a woman and has lived as one all her life.
Gay rights activists held a peaceful "guerrilla-style hit-and-run" protest in central Moscow that for the first time in five years did not result in any arrests or bashings.
A debate is brewing about whether David Laws is trying to use his sexuality which he says he prefers to keep secret (until the scandal broke that is) to explain away a controversial expenses claim.
Close to 50 people protested the police's inaction by cycling near the park where the scheduled event was to be held but the gathering was cut short after participants were warned that members of the Islamist group bent on breaking up any IDAHO activity were on their way.
Nineteen of 48 countries in the Asia Pacific region criminalise male-to-male sex which contributes to over 90 percent of gay and bisexual men in the region being denied access to HIV prevention and care services. Fridae’s Laurindo Garcia reports.
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