Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Gay Rights (LGBT) 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...