Global Voices · Citizen media stories about LGBTQ+ from September 2012

It was bound to be a bad time for Australian Senator Cory Bernardi after he suggested in a parliamentary debate on legalizing same sex marriage that it could lead to...

18 September 2012

Armenia: Homophobic Editor On Air

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

16 September 2012

Malaysia: Parenting Guidelines on How to Spot Gays and Lesbians

Written by Jerrenn Lam · East Asia

A parenting seminar in Penang, Malaysia became controversial after it issued guidelines for parents on how to detect symptoms of homosexuality. The guidelines were allegedly endorsed by the Ministry of...

14 September 2012

Japan: Kansai Queer Film Festival Kicks Off

Written by Keiko Tanaka · Quick Reads · East Asia

The LGBT Community in El Salvador

Written by Silvia Viñas · Quick Reads · Latin America

12 September 2012

Cuba: For a Census in Which All Unions Count

Written by Mariana Valdés · Latin America

As the National Census of People and Households approaches, activism on blogs and social networks has intensified after a supposed change in the instruction manual came to light: it appears...