
U.S. Push for Abstinence in Africa Is Seen as Failure Against H.I.V.
Originally published on NYT on 26/02/2015. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/health/american-hiv-battle-in-africa-said-to-falter.html?_r=0 By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. FEB. 26, 2015 SEATTLE — The $1.3 billion that the United

Sexuality politics in 2014: A brief retrospective
April – In a landmark decision, Indian Supreme Court allowed transgender people to identify as a third gender and directed the central and state governments

Sexual and reproductive rights global landscape in October 2014
In October the 10th anniversary of SUR Journal – International Journal on Human Right was marked by the publication of its 20th issue that comprises

Conversion Therapy: A Bigger Threat to Africa Than Scott Lively
Originally published on Political Research, on 06/10/2014. Available at: http://www.politicalresearch.org/2014/10/06/conversion-therapy-a-bigger-threat-to-africa-than-scott-lively/# By Kapya Kaoma, on October 6, 2014 Conversion therapy, also known as ex-gay or reparative therapy,

Working Paper No. 4 – Senegal: homophobia and Islamic political manipulation, by Codou Bop
Check out the Working Paper Senegal: homophobia and Islamic political manipulation by Codou Bop, a Senegalese journalist. She develops a particularly sharp insight analysis about on

Crucial Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity UN resolution: SA’s vote will lead the way – but what will it be?
By Marianne Thamm Three years ago South Africa and Brazil co-sponsored a historic resolution encouraging the UN to discuss discrimination and violence based on sexual

Egypt: 7 Held for Alleged Homosexual Conduct
Unlawful Arrests Undermine Basic Freedoms, Rule of Law SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities should immediately release seven men arrested on September 6, 2014,

American Organizations Sought Thousands Off Unsubstantiated Story Of Stoning Of LGBT Ugandans
American groups sent out a fundraising appeal over the weekend claiming LGBT people had been stoned to death. But Ugandan activists say there is no

Ugandan Court Drops Antigay law
A Ugandan court struck down a punitive antigay law that has strained Uganda’s relations with the West but the court ruled on narrow technical grounds,

A Historic Win For Our Grantee Transgender Education and Advocacy (TEA)
Press Release 24th July 2014 For Immediate Release Transgender Group in Kenya wins Historic Court Battle Nairobi, Kenya, 24 July, 2014. – In a historic