Bermuda Activists Rebuke Calls to Boycott Island
LGBT activists in Bermuda have rebuked calls to boycott the British island territory's tourism industry over a law that rescinds marriage rights for same-sex [...]
Bisexual Rio Councilwoman, Human Rights Activist Killed
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco was killed on March 14 at around 9:30 p.m. local time after attending and speaking at a black [...]
Pride House at the Winter Olympics
A South Korean LGBTI advocacy group is behind the Pride House at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. The Seoul-based Korean Sexual Minority Culture and [...]
Puerto Rico HIV/AIDS Groups Struggling to Recover from Maria
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — It was shortly after 4 p.m. on Jan. 30 when an employee of Bill's Kitchen, an organization that prepares meals for Puerto [...]
Marriage Opponent Wins First Round of Costa Rica Presidential Election
A vocal opponent of marriage rights for same-sex couples has won the first round of Costa Rica's presidential election. The New York Times reported Fabricio [...]
Panama Signals it will Comply with Landmark LGBT Rights Ruling
The government of Panama has signaled it plans to comply with a landmark Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling that recognizes same-sex marriage and [...]
Pro-LGBT PR Firm Promotes Egyptian Government
A D.C.-based public relations firm that supports LGBT rights is promoting the Egyptian government in the U.S. Avi Asher-Schapiro of the Intercept — a website [...]
Bermuda Senate approves marriage repeal bill
The Bermuda Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would rescind marriage rights for same-sex couples in the British island territory. The 8-3 vote took [...]
Puerto Rico Senate Approves Religious Freedom Bill
E3172 BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE The Puerto Rico Senate on Sunday approved a religious freedom bill that critics contend would allow anti-LGBT [...]
U.S. Blocks Removal of Discrimination Reference from UN Olympics Resolution
by Michael K. Lavers The U.S., France and Brazil have blocked Egyptian and Russian efforts to remove a gay-inclusive reference to discrimination from a U.N. [...]
Report: Panama Supreme Court Judge Rules Against Same-Sex Marriage
by Michael K. Lavers A justice on the Panama Supreme Court has reportedly issued a draft ruling against the plaintiffs in a same-sex marriage lawsuit. The [...]
