Suras and Tolerance: Meet Europe's Gay Imam. Ludovic Mohamed Zahed dines on a shrimp salad as he tells his story in a restaurant in Stockholm.
The trip to Sweden was a long one and he looks a bit worn out. A Broken Bargain for LGBT Workers of Color. The promise of the American bargain is that people who work hard will be judged and rewarded based on their contributions and capabilities—no matter who they are, what they look like, or where they are from.
Instead of having a fair chance to get ahead, for LGBT workers of color in America, this bargain is in tatters. A Broken Bargain for LGBT Workers of Color examines how LGBT workers of color face unique challenges related to their race and ethnicity and their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Over the rainbow: what is it like to be gay around the world? Zambian Police Hunting Homosexuals and Arrest H... Bradley Manning and the Appalling Silence of Gay, Inc. » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names. I'm gay. 'If your son likes wearing v-neck jumpers it's a sign he's gay': Bizarre advice given to parents by Malaysian government. Coming Out & Talking About Abuse. Parents Asking Me To "Pray The Gay Away" First gay mosque set to open in France by November-end - World.
The new mosque will not segregate men from women and will conduct joint gender prayers.
Hours to stop Uganda's gay death penalty. IBM, Goldman Sachs and Google to launch an LGBT resource guide for India Inc - The Economic Times on Mobile. ET Bureau Oct 10, 2012, 07.35AM IST (The three MNCs and Community…) NEW DELHI: Three multinationals — IBM, Goldman Sachs and Google — and a not-for profit organisation have embarked on a mission to convince Corporate India of the business case for addressing the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees.
The three MNCs and Community Business, which specialises in corporate social responsibility, have come together to launch an LGBT resource guide for India Inc. Titled, 'Creating Inclusive Workplaces for LGBT Employees in India', the guide highlights the business case for addressing the needs of LGBT employees and provides the cultural and legal context for LGBT issues in India. Tell Secretary Clinton to Urge Russia to End the Systematic Persecution of Civil Society. Dear Secretary Hillary Clinton: Russia is facing international scrutiny for its continuing systematic persecution of dissent, including its most recent trials of the punk band group Pussy Riot and a ban of an LGBT group from the 2014 Olympics to be held in Sochi.
At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Russia this September, I urge you to publicly convey the support of the international community for Pussy Riot, the Russian LGBT groups, civil society members, and dissident communities that are being persecuted by the deliberate misuse of Russia’s antiextremism and incitement laws. Because extremism has no legal definition, no one is immune from being persecuted under the guise of such laws. As the State Department’s recent International Religious Freedom report confirms, “the most significant constraints on religious freedom during the year included the use of extremism charges to target minority religions and a broad range of speech and activities.” Imam blesses union of gay Muslim couple in France.
Two Muslim gay men, deeply in love, tied the knot in France with the blessing of an imam. Ludovic Mohamed Zahed, a French man of Algerian origin, and his South African partner Qiyam al-Din, were reportedly married in accordance to the Sharia (Islamic law) in the presence of a Mauritian imam named Jamal who blessed their union on February 12, 2012, according to a report in Albawbaba on April 2. The two were previously able to marry in South Africa under the country’s same sex marriage laws, which also permits gay couples to adopt but France does not recognize same sex unions.
Zahed shared his story with France 24 TV, telling the channel how he met Din last year at a convention on AIDS in South Africa. Senate Passes Trans Bill. McDonald's attack victim speaks out - baltimoresun.com. April 24, 2011|By Jill Rosen, The Baltimore Sun.
Malaysia states eye harsher laws for Muslim gays. U.S.-UGANDA: Award Honours Courageous Gay Rights Activist. WASHINGTON, Nov 10, 2011 (IPS) - Frank Mugisha was just a young teenager in Uganda when he came out as gay. He faced bullying and threats, but he says the stories of lesbian, gay, and transgender friends he later met were much worse - some were kicked out of their homes by their families, subjected to sexual violence to "make them straight", or arrested. In 2007, Mugisha and other members of Uganda's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community launched an unprecedented 45-day media campaign called "Let Us Live in Peace".
The activists provided their names and phone numbers for interviews and spoke out, sharing their personal stories. That campaign brought visibility to sexual minorities in a country where the government had, until then, denied their very existence. On Thursday in Washington, Mugisha, director of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), an LGBTI organisation in the East African country, will receive the Robert F. An 'international struggle' Ugandan rights activist wins top human rights award. Chi Mgbako: Africa's LGBT Rights Movement.
In 2004, leading African gay rights activist Fannyann Eddy was brutally murdered while she worked alone in the office of the gay rights organization she founded in Sierra Leone. She was a courageous crusader for the rights of Africa's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Years after Fannyann's death, the state of LGBT rights in Africa may at first blush seem woefully bleak, but in fact now is a time for cautious hope. African NGOs and community groups championing the rights of Africa's sexual minorities are publicly condemning institutionalized homophobia, filing lawsuits arguing for the recognition of LGBT rights, and taking their grievances directly to government officials -- collective action that was exceedingly rare at the time of Fannyann Eddy's death. In spite of ongoing discrimination against Africa's sexual minorities, fearless advocates fighting for LGBT rights continue to win small but significant victories.
The Fight for LGBT Rights in Kenya. Underground and in the Closet - By David Kenner. Enough with Amina, already.
The sock-puppet blogger "Gay Girl in Damascus," who turned out to be a straight guy in Scotland has captured the world's attention -- but the real gay communities in the Middle East face legal and societal discrimination every day. In most Middle Eastern countries, homosexuality is a criminal offense, though laws are enforced to varying degrees. And the Arab Spring, which many gay-rights organizations hoped would bring greater acceptance, has proved to be an ambivalent blessing.
The real gay men and women in Damascus -- and Dubai, Cairo, and Amman -- are facing more serious problems than confused Internet identities. Egypt: Homosexuals to Occupy Tahrir on January 1. This post is part of our special coverage Egypt Revolution 2011. Why conservative Christians flock to a Chicago gay bar. 24 September 2011Last updated at 00:49 By Christopher Landau BBC World Service, Chicago Can one man build effective bridges between evangelical Christians and Chicago's gay community?
That is the hope of Andrew Marin - who has spent the last decade living in Boystown, Chicago's officially-designated neighbourhood for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) residents. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote For the first three years, everybody just called me Straighty Straighterson - I was literally the only straight male who continued to go to everything” Supporters launch petition for Ugandan asylum seeker. Supporters of a Ugandan asylum seeker have launched a petition to call for him to be allowed to remain in the UK.
Those who have met 33-year-old Robert Segwanyi say he is “obviously gay”, despite a judge’s ruling that there is no evidence of this. India's first married lesbian couple given 24-hour protection - Telegraph. Gay T & T: While the focus has been on GLAAD, a closer look shows AT&T's ongoing attempts to influence policy statements of LGBT organizations: News section: Metro Weekly magazine, Washington, DC newspaper. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's decision to file a letter with the Federal Communications Commission supporting the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile – one of several such letters filed by LGBT and other traditionally progressive organizations – has brought scrutiny on the role AT&T has played in the public policy decisions of several nonprofit organizations in recent years.
Coronado GLAAD board co-chair Roxanne Jones confirmed today that the organization's president, Jarrett Barrios, submitted a resignation letter to the board and that he will be helping the organization ''manage the transition'' for his successor. Kyrgyzstan: Can a Gay Man Get a Fair Trial. Obama: "It Gets Better" Brazil Stadium Turns Pink After “FAGGOT” Chants Shock Community. Yesterday, American basketball fans couldn’t seem to understand the problem with Kobe Bryant shouting “fucking fag” at a referee . Maybe we should look to a recent situation from professional volleyball in Brazil to see how they handled it.
Volleywood has the the story , in an article published April 7, 2011. (Note: Volleyball is HUGE in Brazil. I’m not sure how it compares to basketball in the US, but it’s got to be similar, if not bigger.) A few days ago during the Superliga semifinal match between Sada Cruzeiro & Vôlei Futuro , Sada Cruzeiro fans chanted homophobic slurs towards Michael [Santos], a middle blocker from Team Vôlei Futuro.