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31 March 2008
Morocco's press rallies behind the newspaper fined after it alleged a judge had been present at a party involving a "network of sexual perverts."
Magharebia.com
31 March 2008
Nigerian Islamic scholar interviewed on the subjects of sex education and homosexuality.
jurnal-farmasi.blogspot.com
31 March 2008
Human rights activist Scott Long examines the issue of gay rights in the context of Iran
Guardian Unlimited
31 March 2008
Greek Government decides against deporting gay Iranian refugee
PinkNews.co.uk
30 March 2008
The Scotland on Sunday newspaper launches an online petition to save a gay Syrian from a deportation order
Scotland on Sunday
30 March 2008
Debate rages over the topic "Gay Albanians- Are we ever going to come out of the closet??"
Warning - There might be some inappropriate and/or offensive comments.
Topix.com
29 March 2008
Miss Malaysia wins the "Catwalk" transexual beauty pageant in San Francisco
Asian Week
29 March 2008
Kuwaiti police arrest three gay men in cafe
Arab Times
29 March 2008
Now MPs join fight to stop gay Iranian refugee's deportation from the U.K.
The Independent
28 March 2008
Gay kurds marching with a rainbow flag meet with mixed reactions
Kurdish Aspect
28 March 2008
British peer argues that there is only one ethical option open to the British Government and that is for the Home Secretary to block the deportation of an Iranian gay refugee
The Independent
28 March 2008
Human Rights Watch urges the Iranian Government to release 30 men arrested in Esfahan in February and investigated for alleged homosexual conduct
Human Rights Watch
28 March 2008
Scottish gay activists campaign to stop deportation of gay Syrian teenager
PinkNews.co.uk
28 March 2008
Gay Kosovan activist granted asylum in the United States
Washington Blade
28 March 2008
A conference of moderate muslim scholars in Indonesia concludes that gays, lesbians and homosexuality are all permissible within Islam
The Jakarta Post
27 March 2008
Interview with Yonatan Gher, the Executive Director of the Jerusalem Open House, the LGBT centre for the city's residents
The Jerusalem Post
27 March 2008
Blogger attacks British politician George Galloway for supporting the Iranian government's explanation for the execution of a man who was the boyfriend of an Iranian now seeking refuge in the U.K..
godlessliberalhomo.blogspot.com
26 March 2008
Egyptian student blogger discusses his research on HIV prevention at university and the problems of tackling HIV prevention and the Egyptian public's attitude towards AIDS and homosexuality
ramsesthesecond.livejournal.com
26 March 2008
Moroccan newspaper ordered to pay almost one million dollars in damages after it stated a judge was present at an alleged "gay wedding"
PinkNews.co.uk
26 March 2008
Students at a Jerusalem Rabbinical Seminary clash over gay rights
The Jerusalem Post
26 March 2008
Malaysian police launch investigation after gay deportee returns from Canada
The Asian Pacific Post
25 March 2008
Gay Palestinian granted temporary residence permit to live in Israel after he proved his life was in danger due to his sexual orientation
Reuters
23 March 2008
Over 150 turn up to a London demonstration calling for an Iranian gay refugee and others in a similar situation to be allowed permanent residence in the U.K.
Trotskyist.blogspot.com
22 March 2008
American gay magazine publishes a guide to picking up Israeli men
YNetNews
17 March 2008
For the first time in Israel two men are recognised as joint parents of an adopted child
The Jerusalem Post
17 March 2008
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch are joining together to promote a petition requesting the release of six Moroccans imprisoned after the alleged "gay marriage" incident
PinkNews.co.uk
16 March 2008
Tel-Aviv will use the opportunity of this year's gay games in Copenhagen to promote the city's image to the international gay community
ynetnews.com
16 March 2008
Gay Syrian refugee who escaped beatings and torture now faces deportation from the U.K. back to Syria
Scotland on Sunday
15 March 208
Gay Iranian refugee requests guarantee that he can stay in the U.K.
The Independent
13 March 2008
Gay Iranian refugee gains temporary reprieve from the British Home Secretary
BBC News
13 March 2008
Dr Philip Hensher, a regular columnist for Britain's Independent newspaper, pulls no punches in attacking the Government's apparent reluctance to prevent a gay Iranian's deportation back to Iran stating that "Few of us..... will congratulate ourselves on living...... in a country whose officials hardly seem to notice any more when they have blood on their hands."
The Independent
13 March 2008
The centre left Dutch political party, D-66, asks the Dutch Government to negotiate with the U.K. regarding the fate of a gay Iranian man
nisnews.nl
13 March 2008
Bangladeshi man in court in the Maldives accused of killing his gay lover and then hacking off his penis
MinivanNews.com
13 March 2008
Three months after the Moroccan so-called "gay wedding" scandal, four men allegedly involved are still in prison on charges of homosexuality while the Government continues to try to placate angry Islamists
Reuters
13 March 2008
More than 60 British peers sign letter to the Home Secretary appealing for him to intervene to prevent a gay Iranian's deportation to Iran
Independent.co.uk
13 March 2008
The U.K.'s Lesbian and Gay Foundation appeals to the public to sign an online petition against the deportation of a gay Iranian refugee to "certain death."
LGF.org.uk
12 March - 13 March 2008 (last posting when checked 13/03/08)
Muslims muse on pro-gay Dutch police guidelines for public parks - Online debate on IslamicBoard.com after Dutch police allegedly indicated that while dogs walkers must at all times keep dogs on a leash in parks, gays would be allowed to have sex providing they were discreet
IslamicBoard.com
12 March 2008
Article in Arabic looks at the growing problem of child sex tourism in Morocco but unfortunately the sometimes ambiguous use of language appears also to associate this with the growing number of lesbian and gay tourists.
Al Masaa
12 March 2008
Former deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who was once convicted and later cleared of homosexual sodomy with his former driver, enjoys a political renaissance following the electoral success of Malaysia's opposition
HDNews.net
12 March 2008
Canadian gay youth agency accused of anti-Israeli bias
CJNews.com
12 March 2008
Amnesty International condemns the Egyptian government's ongoing detention and prosecution of men said to be gay and HIV positive
GayNewsBits.com
11 March 2008
"Saying the L Word"
Article about the difficulties facing Lesbians in Indonesian society
The Jakarta Post
11 March 2008
Gay Iranian refugee who fled to Holland will be deported back to the U.K.
BBC News
11 March 2008
MEP to raise the case of Iranian gay refugee in the European parliament
PinkNews.co.uk
10 March 2008
Blogger relates some key points from a recent lecture given by Professor Janet Afary at Columbia University on queer life in Iran. She argued that anti-homosexual sentiment among the ruling class first emerged strongly in the early twentieth century, ironically as part of a drive by Iranians to achieve "modernity".
dyneslines.blogspot.com
10 March 2008
A new organization - Al Qaws (The Rainbow) is working for queer Palestinians against discrimination and violence in a deeply conservative and traditional society
Guardian Unlimited
10 March 2008
European MEP takes up the case of detained Egyptian HIV positive men and attacks Egypt's unjust laws on homosexual conduct
UKGayNews.org
9 March 2008
Blogger Paul Canning on the British Government's dismal record in helping Iranian gay refugees
paulcanning.blogspot.com
9 March 2008
Nigerian actor, Raz Adeoti, talks about preparing for his role as a gay man in a new hollywood film
NigeriaFilms.com - ModernGhana.com
8 March 2008
Swedish artist depicts the prophet Muhammad visiting a gay bar
gatesofvienna.blogspot.com
8 March 2008
Palestinian drag queens gain a following in Tel-Aviv but Arab Israeli gays still feel excluded
The Houston Chronicle
8 March 2008
Malaysian man loses his bid to avoid deportation from Canada back to Malaysia where he faces a possible prison sentence if he has gay sex
Edmonton Journal
7 March 2008
Iranian lesbian also faces possible deportation from Britain
The Independent
7 March 2008
"Squalid Priorities". In a damning editorial on the British Government's apparent refusal to protect a gay refugee from possible execution, the newspaper writes "It is a curious paradox that, while our Government is often perfectly happy to pour scorn on repressive regimes abroad, when it comes to offering asylum to the persecuted inhabitants of such countries, all this righteous anger seems to evaporate."
The Independent
7 March 2008
The internet has played a vital role in the emergence of Bangladesh's gay community but, argues the article, it's now time to move beyond the virtual.
HimalMag.com
7 March 2008
Iraqi lesbian and gay group obtain video evidence of police and militia harassment of gays
WorkersLiberty.org
7 March 2008
British MP Simon Hughes writes "My strong view is that, in the present political climate, no person who is lesbian or gay should be sent back to Iran."
The Independent - Commentators
7 March 2008
A healthy, but HIV positive, gay Tunisian talks about his hopes and fears
Reuters Africa
6 March 2008
With gays facing execution, British Home Office is mad to say there is no evidence of gay persecution in Iran.
Adamboulton.typepad.com - Sky News
6 March 2008
For the first time the United Nations has admitted that anti-gay death squads, sanctioned by senior Islamic leaders, are operating in Iraq
AlGamea.org
6 March 2008
Dr. Janet Afary gives a lecture at Columbia University in which she explores the rich history of homosexuality in Iran and the considerable degree of tolerance in pre-modern times contrasting with the insistence of some Iranians today that the gay identity in Iran is new and unprecedented
ColumbiaSpectator
6 March 2008
Four Jerusalem youths sentenced to prison for vicious attacks on gay men
Edge Boston
6 March 2008
Why is Britain determined to deport gay Iranian to almost certain execution ?
The Independent
6 March 2008
Gay Malaysian man's appeal against deportation from Canada seems to have failed to change the decision to expel him.
Montreal Gazette
5 March 2008
Canadian MP makes an appeal to the Immigration Minister not to deport a gay Malaysian refugee previously imprisoned and tortured in his home country
Xtra.ca
5 march 2008
Dutch Crown Princess to back sex education campaign in schools as research allegedly shows that while the muslim population comprises only 5 per cent of the Dutch population, half of all violent incidents directed at gays are committed by people with an Islamic background
The Dutch Times
5 March 2008
Homosexuality blamed on child abuse by Bahraini psychologist. He argues that courts are too soft on child abusers and victims need to seek help urgently because abuse can lead to sexual problems and homosexuality.
Gulf Daily News
4 march 2008
Nigerian man caught loitering near Lagos international airport with 22 pairs of women's pants and several make-up kits is sentenced to 18 months in prison for cross-dressing.
BBC News
3 March 2008
Homophobic Israeli MP receives death threats. He'd previously astonished fellow MPs in the knesset by stating that ""A cost-effective way of averting earthquake damage would be to stop passing legislation on how to encourage homosexual activity."
PinkNews.co.uk
3 March 2008
Mufti Mubajje, the most prominent of Uganda's muslim leaders, wants gays exiled to an island on Lake Victoria
gayuganda.blogspot.com
3 March 2008
Lebanese artist, Joelle Achkar, creates powerful art lampooning the negative voyeurism of the newspapers and humanizing some of its' victims, including transexuals and gays.
The Daily Star
3 March 2008
British MP proposes to his gay partner while on holiday in Oman
The Daily Mail
3 March 2008
Israeli businessman says he's the proud father of a gay son and attacks those inciting hatred against the gay community
Haaretz.com
3 March 2008
After her public criticism of Turkey's generals, transsexual singer Bülent Ersoy is topping the sales charts in Eastern Turkey
Turkish Daily News
2 March 2008
Nollywood star, Alex Lopez, talks about her "unenviable lesbian tag".
SunNewsOnline.com
1 March 2008
Journalist gives his opinions on the attitude of "macho" Turkish society on transsexuals and homosexuality
Turkish Daily News
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