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Afrol News- Gay and Lesbian
http://www.afrol.com/categories/gay_lesbian |
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Al-Bab: Gay and Lesbian Arabs
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.
*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.
*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.
*It tries, too, to celebrate the achievements of Arab culture and to discuss its failings openly.
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 |
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APCOM [Asia Pacific Coaliton on Male Sexual Health
The Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health (APCOM) is a regional coalition of MSM and HIV community-based organisations, the government sector, donors, technical experts and the UN system. The main purpose is advocating for political support and increases in investment and coverage of HIV services in Asia Pacific. APCOM promotes principles of good practice and lessons learnt by bringing together representatives from diverse groups in an effort to share experience, knowledge and expertise.
http://www.msmasia.org/ |
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ASWAT
Who We Are
We are a group of Arab gay women and home to all lesbians, inter-sex, queers, transsexual, transgender, questioning and bisexual women.
our mission
Is to raise our voices to echo in the corridors of our society, promote our existence to raise public awareness, and create a safe environment for gay Arab women within our Arab and Palestinian society.
http://www.aswatgroup.org/english/ |
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Behind the Mask
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
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/ |
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Colegas/ Spain
COLEGAS es una iniciativa nacida en Córdoba en 1.992, y que hoy aúna el esfuerzo de diferentes asociaciones por la igualdad de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y transexuales en toda España.
http://www.colegaweb.org/ |
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DiariodelimaGay.com - [Spanish]
Director: Jorge Alberto Chávez Reyes
Teléfono: 98735499
E-Mail : diariodelimagay@yahoo.com
* Publicidad: 89837056
http://www.diariodelimagay.com/nacionales_2008.htm |
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Download ILGA's 2011 World Map on Lesbian and Gay Rights!
https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FuVi90&h=32c60 |
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FrontLine- Protection of Human Rights defenders
Front Line is the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.
Front Line was founded in Dublin in 2001 with the specific aim of protecting human rights defenders at risk, people who work, non-violently, for any or all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Front Line aims to address some of the needs identified by defenders themselves, including protection, networking, training and access to international bodies that can take action on their behalf.
http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/ |
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Gay Egypt.com
http://www.gayegypt.com/ |
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Gays Without Borders
An informal network of international GLBT grassroots activists working to make the world a safer place for GLBT people, and for full GLBT equality in all aspects of legal and social life?
http://gayswithoutborders.wordpress.com/page/2/ |
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GlobalGayz.com
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.
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/ |
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Grupo Gay Da Bahia-[Portuguese]
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/ |
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Helem [Lebanon]
Legal persecution of homosexuals in Lebanon is justified through law 534 of the Lebanese penal code, which states that ?unnatural sexual intercourse? is punishable by up to one year imprisonment.
One of Helem?s main long-term goals is the annulment of this outdated and unjust law. To this end, Helem lobbies with other human rights organizations on the national, regional, and international levels for the decriminalization of homosexuality and the advancement of human rights and personal freedoms in Lebanon.
http://helem.net/ |
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Homan: The Iranian Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Trasngender organization. Inc.
Links to
Iranian Gay & Lesbian Sites and Groups
Weblogs (in Farsi)
Middle Eastern/Mediterranean Groups
Other Gay & Lesbian Groups
http://www.homanla.org/index.htm |
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Human Rights Watch: LGBR Rights
Mission Statement:
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. We challenge governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law. We enlist the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all.
http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/lgbt-rights |
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IGLHRC: Where Having Sex is a Crime: Criminalization and Decriminalization of Homosexual Acts (2003)
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.
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.
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 |
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ILGA- Travel and residence regulations for people with HIV and AIDS - 2007
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.
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.
An online version in English is available on the website of the European Aids Treatment Group at http://www.eatg.org/hivtravel/
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 |
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Immigration Equality
Immigration Equality has an informational website on LGBT/HIV immigration issues in the U.S. and provides mentoring and technical assistance on asylum cases.
http://www.immigrationequality.org/ |
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Intergroup on LGBT Rights
The work of the Intergroup consists in monitoring the work of the European Union; monitoring the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in EU Member States and beyond; and liaising with civil society groups to relay their concerns at the European level.
http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/ |
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IRQO- IRanian Queer Organization
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.
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 |
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LGBT Asylum News
This website was established in January 2008 to help save 19yo gay Iranian Mehdi Kazemi from deportation to execution by the British government. He was saved but many other LGBT asylum seekers face appalling treatment at the hands of the UK government.
We document the situations in countries from which LGBT people are fleeing to the UK hoping for a safe haven and the problems they can face from the UK asylum system.
http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/ |
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Movimiento Chileno de Minorias Sexuales [MOVILH]
Objetivos Generales
1)
Visibilizar e instalar en el debate público y privado la realidad de las minorías sexuales en Chile.
2) Aminorar y eliminar las discriminaciones, injusticias o atropellos padecidos por las minorías sexuales
3) Generar acciones políticas, culturales, sociales, económicas y jurídicas tendientes a validar y respetar los derechos de las minorías sexuales
4) Proponer y ejecutar acciones tendientes a mejorar la calidad de vida las minorías sexuales
5) Promover la autorepresentación y la autonomía de trangéneros, transexuales, bisexuales, lesbianas y gays.
http://www.movilh.org/ |
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Nicaragua: CEPRESI-Centro para la Educacion y prevencion del SIDA
Aquí encontraras Información del trabajo que realiza CEPRESI en todas las regiones en donde tiene presencia en aras de mejorar la calidad de vida en la Salud Sexual y Salud Reproductiva asi como el Respeto de los Derechos Humanos de la población masculina en general
http://www.cepresi.org.ni/ |
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ORAM - Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration
ORAM is a California-based not-for-profit assisting refugees and migrants battling especially compelling survival issues. These include persons escaping sexual and gender-based violence, lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgendered, the elderly, the ill and those with disabilities. ORAM conducts education and advocacy, provides practical and legal counseling and facilitates representation for these highly vulnerable refugees and migrants in their search for security and safe haven.
http://justcauseit.com/causes/oram-organization-refuge-asylum-migration |
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Pink News UK/ Wolrd
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/category/world-news/ |
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Political Asylum Research and Documentation Service
This site gives statistical information grant rate of Immigration Judges as well as useful primary source material
http://www.immigrationequality.org/template.php?pageid=38 |
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Pukaar [Publication] - Naz Foundation International
The Naz Foundation International (NFI) is an international non-governmental organisation, thats primary aim is to improve the sexual health and human rights of marginalised males who have sex with males, their partners and families in South Asia and else where.
Pukaar is the Naz Foundation International's quarterly journal focusing on Asia male-male sexualities and well-being.
Editions prior to 2003 are available by contacting our Knowledge Centre. Contact Javed Abbas on javed@nfi.net at the NFI Knowledge Centre.
http://www.nfi.net/pukaar.htm |
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Sapphic World by Country
http://www.sapphogr.net/e-nation/eg/countrie.html |
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SASOD- Guyana
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/ |
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The Counsil for Global Equality- Advancing an American Foreign Policy Inclusive of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
The Council for Global Equality brings together international human rights activists, foreign policy experts, LGBT leaders, philanthropists and corporate officials to encourage a clearer and stronger American voice on human rights concerns impacting LGBT communities around the world.
The Council for Global Equality is a dedicated coalition effort. Our institutional members include many of the most prominent organizations working to promote human rights and LGBT equality in the United States and overseas. This unique collaboration joins the respective expertise and positioning of LGBT and non-LGBT organizations; domestically-focused and internationally-focused organizations; as well as advocacy groups, think tanks, multinational corporations, and research organizations.
http://www.globalequality.org/ |
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UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group
The UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG) is a charity that promotes equality and dignity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people who seek asylum in the UK, or who wish to immigrate here to be with their same-sex partner.
http://www.uklgig.org.uk/resources.htm |
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UNHCR | Refworld | Sexual orientation and gender groups
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 |
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Women Living Under Muslim Laws- Femmes sous lois musulmanes
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.
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 |
