Global Voices · Citizen media stories about LGBTQ+ from May 2008

On the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), Japanese LGBT communities organized several events and street activities in several cities across the country. With a slogan of “Yes to sexual diversity”...

23 May 2008

Jamaica, Caribbean: No gays in Golding's government

Written by Nicholas Laughlin · Caribbean

Bloggers around the Caribbean respond to Jamaican prime minister Bruce Golding's assertion that there is no room in his Cabinet for homosexuals.

22 May 2008

Jamaica: Homophobic Talk?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

21 May 2008

20 May 2008

Uganda: Being gay in Uganda

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Armenia: Sirusho Eurovision Update

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

19 May 2008

Poland: Homophobia

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Serbia: Eurovision

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Sri Lanka: Fighting Homophobia

Written by Neha Viswanathan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Cuba: International Day vs. Homophobia

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Latin America

17 May 2008

Venezuela: World Day Against Homphobia Events in Caracas

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Serbia: International Day Against Homophobia

Written by Sinisa Boljanovic · Eastern & Central Europe

On the International Day Against Homophobia, Serbian political activist and writer Jasmina Tesanovic re-posted a statement from Labris, a Serbian lesbian human rights organization, on her blog. Sinisa Boljanovic has...