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WikiLeaks cables: Ugandan gay rights activist 'mocked' at UN-backed rights seminar

WikiLeaks cables: Ugandan gay rights activist 'mocked' at UN-backed rights seminar

2011-02-18
According to leaked U.S. embassy cables, David Kato, the murdered Ugandan gay activist, was ridiculed by a member of the Ugandan Human Rights Commission during his speech at a UN-funded “consultative meeting” in December 2009, to discuss MP David Bahati's Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The cables also reveal US diplomatic attempts to thwart passage of the bill.
Hawaii legislature passes civil unions bill

Hawaii legislature passes civil unions bill

2011-02-17
Hawaii is on its way to becoming the seventh US state with a civil unions law after the bill, which grants gay and lesbian couples the same rights and benefits the state provides to married couples, was approved by lawmakers on Wednesday and is awaiting the signature of the governor.
Gay Indonesian man faces deportation from the US

Gay Indonesian man faces deportation from the US

2011-02-15
Originally scheduled to board a flight to Indonesia on Feb 14, Anton Tanumihardja's deportation has been delayed until a decision is made by the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Over 100 people arrested at 'depraved and decadent' party in Bahrain

Over 100 people arrested at 'depraved and decadent' party in Bahrain

2011-02-07
Between 127 to nearly 200 people, differing figures provided by various local news reports, were arrested at a "depraved and decadent" party in the north of Bahrain over the weekend.
China's Sports Illustrated features gay sportsmanship in cover story

China's Sports Illustrated features gay sportsmanship in cover story

2011-01-31
The cover story of the latest issue of China's Sports Illustrated features openly gay sportspeople and interviews with five Chinese LGBTs who represented China at international sports events.
3,000 march at Mumbai pride parade

3,000 march at Mumbai pride parade

2011-01-31
On Saturday, about 3,000 members of the LGBT community and their friends and family poured onto the streets of Mumbai to be visible and to reinforce the message of equal rights and acceptance.
Homosexuality in Brunei

Homosexuality in Brunei

2011-01-17
Researchers from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) reported that despite the gay community's "silence", the number of the sub-group is "rising" and they have even "formed clubs exclusively catering to homosexual men."
Uganda opposition leader against prosecuting gays

Uganda opposition leader against prosecuting gays

2011-01-11
Uganda's top opposition leader on Monday said the country's police have more pressing tasks than investigating homosexuality and suggested he would decriminalise the practice if elected.
Malay-Muslim commentator comes out as gay in support of Azwan Ismail

Malay-Muslim commentator comes out as gay in support of Azwan Ismail

2011-01-05
Hafidz Baharom, a Malay-Muslim social commentator comes out as gay in a column in The Malaysian Insider, in support of Azwan Ismail whose appearance in a It Gets Better video sparked furore in the predominantly Muslim country.
Ugandan gays win court victory against newspaper that called for gays to be hanged

Ugandan gays win court victory against newspaper that called for gays to be hanged

2011-01-04
The Ugandan high court says the Rolling Stone article, which identified individuals as homosexual alongside their photographs and personal details, violated constitutional rights to privacy and safety; court instituted a ban on the country's media outlets outing people as gay.

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