Jun

4

Gay Travel Alerts for Africa!

Filed Under Boycotts, Gay Travel, Police Beat, Politics, Sexual Bigotry |

Gay Travel Alerts - AfricaIf you’re traveling in Africa or planning to do so, give Uganda and Gambia a pass. Read more

May

5

Strange Gay News From the Weekend

Filed Under Court Cases, Crime, Headlines, Legal, Police Beat, WTF? |

OK, so I’m catching up on my news from the weekend and there’s some strange headlines coming out of the UK. Read more

Apr

18

Police Raid LGBT ‘Safe Space’ in Kyrgyzstan!

Filed Under Human Rights, Police Beat, Sexual Bigotry |

The police officer who led the raid speaks to Labrys' lawyers. ( (c) 2008 Ireen Dubel / Hivos - Courtesy of Human Rights Watch)(New York / Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) – Bishkek police carried out a warrantless raid on the community center of an organization working for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in violation of the right to freedom of association, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. Read more

Apr

17

Police Raid Turkish Human Rights Organization!

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Human Rights, Middle East, Police Beat |

Human Rights Watch - LGBT(Istanbul, Turkey) – A police raid on a Turkish human rights organization is the latest incident in an escalating pattern of harassment of gay rights groups, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. Read more

Apr

8

Egyptian Doctors Helping Police Denounced!

Filed Under AIDS/HIV, Court Cases, Health, Human Rights, Middle East, Police Beat |

Egyptian Court Case News(New York/Cairo) - As five more men face trial in Cairo on April 9 in a widening and dangerous police crackdown on people living with HIV/AIDS, 117 organizations worldwide working in the fields of health and human rights condemned the crackdown and the participation of medical personnel. Read more

Apr

1

Dress Code Crackdown in Kuwait

Filed Under Fashion, Homophobia, Human Rights, Middle East, Police Beat |

Dress Code Crackdown in Kuwait(New York) – New arrests show that Kuwait has resumed enforcing a repressive dress code that criminalizes “imitating the appearance of the opposite sex,” Human Rights Watch said yesterday. It called on the government to investigate allegations of ill-treatment of people detained and to repeal the offending provision, which violates Kuwait’s human rights obligations. Read more

Mar

10

Minneapolis Man Acquitted in Bathroom Sex Sting Case

Filed Under Court Cases, Legal, Police Beat, Sex |

Remember U.S. Senator Larry Craig and his bathroom sex sting? Well another man has been caught in the very same bathroom; but the outcome of this case is different. Read more

Feb

29

New South Wales and New Zealand Police to March in Mardi Gras Parade

Filed Under Gay Events, Police Beat, Pride Events |

Sydney, Australia (March 1st Aussie time) — New South Wales Police Force’s new spokesperson on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues will mark her appointment to the role by marching in tonight’s annual Mardi Gras Parade. Read more

Feb

28

Gay Brit Cop Denied Promotion

Filed Under GLBT Equality, Homophobia, Police Beat, Workplace Equality |

A senior policeman in the UK who happens to be gay has been denied a promotion due to his Facebook profile. Read more

Feb

27

Gay Teen Shot Dead in Fort Lauderdale

Filed Under Crime, Gay Students, Hate Crimes, Homophobia, LGBT Youth, Obits, Police Beat |

Speaking of hate crimes in Fort Lauderdale, here’s a story that broke on Friday or Saturday. It’s also an unsolved crime at this point. Read more

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