Global Voices · Citizen media stories about LGBTQ+ from February 2009

The Okayama District Court has ruled that calculations of estimated lost earnings for a transgender man suffering severe aftereffects from a traffic accident be based on average wages for an...

16 February 2009

Hong Kong: Network Mobilization Against Religious Hegemony

Written by Oiwan Lam · East Asia

Yesterday (Feb 15), more than 800 people participated in a demonstration against Christian Right Wing in Hong Kong. The rally has no traditional NGO back up and it is mainly...

15 February 2009

Estonia: National author as gay icon

Written by Vilhelm Konnander · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

14 February 2009

Jordan: Empowering Women, Emos and Live Mesh

Written by Mohammad Azraq · Middle East & North Africa

Discussions on empowering women to the behaviour of teenagers to the latest new software which lets you synchronize your all your data on your computer are taking place at the...

Georgia: Homphobic TV

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

Jamaica: All That Glitters

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

12 February 2009

The Balkans: “Balkan Males” Blog

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

10 February 2009

Uganda: Behind The Mirror

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

Armenia-Azerbaijan: LGBT roundup

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

With the traditional media in the South Caucasus rarely reporting on sexual or religious minority rights maturely, blogs have stepped in to fill the gap and Unzipped: Gay Armenia continues...