Anti-LGBTQ violence reaches a record high in Brazil, according to new report

• Released Date: 24-Jan-2018

It might comes a surprise, by more than 40% of all anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in the world take place in Brazil.Most will find that statistic shocking considering it appears to be one of the more gay-friendly places to live and visit.Aside from their mas

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For LGBT Rights, 2018 Will Be the Year of the Courts

• Released Date: 24-Jan-2018

After everything that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people experienced in 2017 — from roundups and torture in Chechnya to antigay witch hunts in Egypt and Indonesia, closure of queer-friendly health facilities in Tanzania, and a concerted e

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Openly gay Indian prince Manvendra Singh Gohil vows to reform country’s anti-LGBTQ laws

• Released Date: 23-Jan-2018

Ever since, he has travelled the world telling his story, hoping to inspire a new generation of LGBTQ people to embrace themselves, as well as educating communities on the issues that face gay people in his home country.Most recently he announced pla

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Northern Ireland Secretary sparks outrage by comparing same-sex marriage to a fast internet connection

• Released Date: 23-Jan-2018

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has caused a backlash by comparing the right to same-sex marriage to the right to super-fast broadband.Karen Bradley took up the role two weeks ago, before slapping down any notion that she would intervene

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This lesbian couple is suing the government because it won’t give their child citizenship

• Released Date: 23-Jan-2018

A lesbian couple is suing the US government after it denied citizenship to their child.US citizen Allison Blixt and her Italian wife Stefania Zaccari have given birth to two children in London. Massimiliano, who Blixt gave birth to, has been granted

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Costa Rican officials refuse to approve first same-sex wedding just a day before ceremony

• Released Date: 22-Jan-2018

However, their hopes have been dashed after their wedding was postponed just a day before they were due to get married.Government officials informed the couple that the wedding would not be taking place as local laws needed to be updated in order for

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More Arrests in Egypt’s LGBT Crackdown, but No International Outcry

• Released Date: 22-Jan-2018

Update: After this dispatch was published, Human Rights Watch learned that Ahmed Alaa was released on bail on the evening of January 21. The case against Alaa for allegedly waving a rainbow flag remains open, although no trial date has been set.This

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Kenya is on the verge of either decriminalising gay sex, or making the current laws worse

• Released Date: 21-Jan-2018

The way the judges rule could also end up having worldwide implications, if the judges rule to legalise gay sex. As Kenya is one of the most powerful Eastern African nations, there is the possibility that other African nations could also decriminalis

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Kenya could make gay sex legal or make the law even worse

• Released Date: 19-Jan-2018

Three judges will decide on a landmark case which will have worldwide implicationsStakes are high as a decision in Kenya could mean gay sex could become legal or the current anti-gay law could become even worse.Three judges will decide on a landmark

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See how devastating the US Supreme Court bakery case could be for LGBT people

• Released Date: 19-Jan-2018

Movement Advancement Project (MAP), a think tank in the US dedicated to speeding up equality for LGBT people, released a video and report showing the possible effects of the Supreme Court case Masterpiece Cakeshop v Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

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Donald Trump creates new civil rights division that will allow LGBTQ discrimination

• Released Date: 19-Jan-2018

The Trump administration has announced the formation of a new division of the Office of Civil Rights that will allow discrimination against LGBTQ people.

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Tribunal criticised after rejecting asylum seeker’s appeal over homosexuality

• Released Date: 18-Jan-2018

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal showed extreme illogicality and its decision lacked an intelligible foundation when it rejected the appeal of an Indian asylum seeker seeking protection in Australia because of his homosexuality, the full bench of

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