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IGLHRC: Where Having Sex is a Crime: Criminalization and Decriminalization of Homosexual Acts (2003) (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Many countries maintain laws that prohibit or regulate sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex. Often called sodomy laws, some statutes regulate specific sexual acts (for example anal sex) regardless of gender or sexual orientation while others prohibit a range of same-sex sexual activities. Many laws are quite broad in their scope, for example prohibiting any "unnatural" or "indecent" sexual act.<br><br>
Other countries maintain "morality laws" against "anti-social" or "immoral" behavior, "causing a public scandal," "hooliganism," "loitering," etc. that are used by the police to arrest and harass gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender persons. Examples of such countries include Argentina, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, and several states within the United States. The United Kingdom prohibits the "promotion" of homosexuality.<br><br>
Complex legislation from so many different judicial contexts does not lend itself to easy synthesis in a brief information sheet. To provide focus, this page does not include details about "morality laws" but rather concentrates on laws that criminalize sexual acts performed by consenting adults in private. It also does not include information about differing ages of consent for homosexuals and heterosexuals. This page neither details specific penalties provided for in the law nor does it indicate how often the laws are enforced. For additional information, please refer to the sources cited, the additional web links provided, or contact the consular representative of the country in question.
http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/content.php?type=1&id=77 Added: Dec 21 2007 |
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UNHCR | Refworld | Sexual orientation and gender groups (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from UNHCR's global network of field offices, Governments, international, regional and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and judicial bodies.
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?page=topic&skip=20&tocid=4565c22547 Added: Dec 19 2007 |
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GlobalGayz.com (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The victories and the defeats have not been even among nations. In countries such as South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Holland, Germany, Scandinavia, and fitfully the USA, gay culture and gay love have been recognized and validated by federal or state laws and celebrated with colorful festivals and solemn ceremonies. In other repressed countries such as Iran, Egypt, Arabia and most of Africa the wrong sexual orientation can lead to one's imprisonment or demise.<br><br>
Between these two polarities is the rest of the world. There is a wide range of countries, vast and populous, small and isolated, in which homosexuality is viewed as enigma (Mongolia), a quirk of nature that merits indifference (Thailand), denial (Peru), ambivalence (Uruguay and Morocco), cautious hope (China) or cautious restraint (Sri Lanka) or as a safe but delicate stage for daring gender-bending (Philippines)
http://www.globalgayz.com/ Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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Afrol News- Gay and Lesbian (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
http://www.afrol.com/categories/gay_lesbian Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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DiariodelimaGay.com - [Spanish] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Director: Jorge Alberto Chávez Reyes <br>
Teléfono: 98735499 <br>
E-Mail : diariodelimagay@yahoo.com <br>
* Publicidad: 89837056
http://www.diariodelimagay.com/nacionales_2008.htm Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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Sapphic World by Country (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
http://www.sapphogr.net/e-nation/eg/countrie.html Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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Gay Egypt.com (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
http://www.gayegypt.com/ Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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Behind the Mask (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Mission Statement
Behind the Mask, through journalistic activism, strives to mainstream lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and intersex (LGBTI) interests and to change negative attitudes towards homosexuality and same sex traditions in Africa<br><br>
Vision Statement
Behind the Mask is a communication initiative around LGBTI rights and affairs in Africa. The organization considers information and communication technology (ICT) and independent journalistic activism as its main tools. By way of publishing a website magazine the organization gives voice to African LGBTI communities and provides a platform for exchange and debate for LGBTI groups, activists, individuals and allies.
http://www.mask.org.za/ Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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Women Living Under Muslim Laws- Femmes sous lois musulmanes (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Women Living Under Muslim Laws is an international solidarity network that provides information, support and a collective space for women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam.<br><br>
For more than two decades WLUML has linked individual women and organisations. It now extends to more than 70 countries ranging from South Africa to Uzbekistan, Senegal to Indonesia and Brazil to France.
http://www.wluml.org/english/newsfulltxt.shtml?cmd%5B157%5D=x-157-33540 Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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Al-Bab: Gay and Lesbian Arabs (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Al-Bab aims to introduce non-Arabs to the Arabs and their culture. Western explorers of the 18th and 19th centuries portrayed the Arab world as a strange, exotic and sometimes terrifying place. Al-Bab seeks to portray the Arab world neither as an object of fear nor as a cultural curiosity - fascinating though it may be.<br><br>
*It tries to look beyond the strange or exotic, to show the Arab world as it is and to explain, as simply as possible, how it has become what it is.<br>
*It tries to seek out the points of interaction with other cultures rather than the differences; the ways in which the Arab world has influenced other cultures or been influenced by them.<br>
*It tries, too, to celebrate the achievements of Arab culture and to discuss its failings openly. <br><br>
Al-Bab consists mainly of links to other sites and pages on the internet but also contains some original material. The links are presented in an organised, structured way which is intended to make information easy to find.
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/background/gay.htm Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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IRQO- IRanian Queer Organization (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
the Iranian Queer Organization (IRQO), is a union of like-minded human rights activists - gay, lesbian and straight - who are committed to attaining and maintaining the civil and human rights of the Iranian LGBT community living in Iran and abroad. <br><br> Among our current services are those such as assisting newly-arrived refugees with booking medical appointments, finding and renting apartments, registering in schools and colleges, and any other needs they have in their first months of living in Canada. We are working toward providing a strong network of support for Iranian queer refugees so that they can better adjust to their new life in Canada.
http://www.irqo.org/index.html Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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Homan: The Iranian Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Trasngender organization. Inc. (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Links to<br>
Iranian Gay & Lesbian Sites and Groups<br>
Weblogs (in Farsi)<br>
Middle Eastern/Mediterranean Groups <br>
Other Gay & Lesbian Groups
http://www.homanla.org/index.htm Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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Grupo Gay Da Bahia-[Portuguese] (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
O GRUPO GAY DA BAHIA é a mais antiga organização não governamental de defesa dos direitos humanos e de cidadania dos homossexuais do Brasil. Fundado em 1980, o GGB trabalha em cooperação com o Centro Baiano Anti-Aids (CBAA) e tem como ONGs/Associadas a Associação de Travestis de Salvador, o Grupo Vida Feliz de Portadores de HIV/Aids e Quimbanda-Dudu de Gays Negros. O GGB e o CBAA são entidades de Utilidade Pública Municipal e recebem apoio do Ministério da Saúde e das Secretarias de Saúde do Estado da Bahia e do Município de Salvador.
http://www.ggb.org.br/ Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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SASOD- Guyana (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization in Guyana that serves to promote Human Rights and Dignity to all Guyanese citizens of all 'walks of life' including race, creed, gender, sexual orientation and disability
http://www.geocities.com/sasod_guyana/ Added: Dec 18 2007 |
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ILGA- Travel and residence regulations for people with HIV and AIDS - 2007 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
As a resource for travelers around the world, Karl Lemmen and Peter Wiessner of the German AIDS Federation and European Aids Treatment Group (EATG) and David Haerry (EATG) have put together Travel and Residence Regulations for People with HIV and AIDS 2007, which is now available online through ILGA.<br>
This latest edition reflect the most up-to-date information available in 2007 and includes a specific section on entering the United States of America in spite of state-sponsored discrimination still in vigor.<br>
An online version in English is available on the website of the European Aids Treatment Group at http://www.eatg.org/hivtravel/<br>
ILGA has facilitated translation in Portuguese and Spanish thanks to a large team of volunteers and Spanish and Portuguese online versions will soon be available.
http://doc.ilga.org/ilga/publications/publications_in_english/other_publications/travel_and_residence_regulations_for_people_with_hiv_and_aids_2007 Added: Dec 17 2007 |
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Kenyans Against Homosexuals (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
A non-religious site dedicated to mobilising Kenyans against the repulsive, destructive and depraved homosexual lifestyles advocated by emerging gay lobbies in the country. We are calling out to Kenyans of all faiths and political persuasions, to unite and reject these perverts and their activities.
http://kenyansagainstgays.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html Added: Nov 13 2007 |
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IDP Voices (Colombia)
This website by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) presents life stories of internally displaced Colombians. The IDPs tell their stories in their own words - visitors can listen to the testemonies and get information on related human rights issues.
http://www.idpvoices.org Added: Sep 17 2007 |
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2006 US State Department Country Report on Human Rights Practices (Brazil)
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78882.htm Added: Jul 11 2007 |
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Volunteer in Nepal (Algeria)
INFO Nepal a local Organization offers affordable volunteer program in Nepal.Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational and community aid programs. We provides Nepali Language, Culture and staying with host family training for foreign volunteers who wish to render their services to Nepal. We send trained volunteer to Orphanages, Children's centers, schools and communities to generate awareness regarding environmental issue, orphans care, sanitation, income generating initiative, teaching English and health care. This will give you a chance to make an important contribution to the people of Nepal and while doing so gain an in depth experience of the country and its culture, that will stay with you the rest of your life.
:: The Program
The volunteer opportunities are in the following areas:
- Teaching English at Children's Resource Centers
- Assisting at orphanage
- Community health and environmental program
- School and community maintenance
- Home stay / cultural exchange
- Teaching at Monastery
- Teaching in Maountain
:: Program Location
The placements are available in Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara, Langtang, Solukhumbhu and Chitwan, all of which are near to the main city.
:: Program Requirements
Interested to learn and teach new culture
Volunteers for this program must: be 17 years or older
have no major health problems
We does not ask for any formal qualifications from our volunteers. All we ask is that you have a genuine desire to help people and are committed to seeing the programme through.
Mr.Bishal Paudel
Volunteer co-ordinator
INFO Nepal
Post Box: 19531
Paknajol - 16, Kathmandu,
Nepal
Tel: (+977) 1 4700210
infonepal@mail.com.np
www.infonepal.org
http://www.infonepal.org Added: May 13 2007 |
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Inside Iran's Secret Gay World 1of 3- CBC News Sunday, Canada 2/18/07 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Inside Iran's Secret Gay World - CBC News Sunday, Canada 1 of 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAzMuHyg8Eg Added: Mar 22 2007 |
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