Ugandan President Museveni passes HIV Prevention and Control Act of 2014

Museveni has signed a bill into law to criminalize HIV transmission and impose other measures public health activists say will make it even harder to get Uganda’s severe epidemic under control. The law imposes a fine and a ten-year prison sentence for “intentional transmission of HIV” and five years for “attempted transmission of HIV.” The legislation also allows for compulsory testing in some cases, such as when a woman is pregnant, and would enable courts to order the release of individuals’ HIV status without consent.

Civil society organizations reacted harshly to Uganda‟s controversial HIV Bill. This law has been publicly criticized by officials leading the HIV response in Uganda, such as the AIDS Control Programme of the Ministry of Health and the Uganda AIDS Commission, entities that repeatedly told media that this Act would take Uganda,s AIDS response in "the wrong direction." Lilian Mworeko of ICW East Africa: “How can we achieve the AIDS Free Generation that government has committed to when Uganda adopts such a law?”  Read More 

A Good Man: a conversation between brothers

Bryan talks with his brother Mike about what it was like to reconnect years after their dad kicked Bryan out for being gay. Watch now

These Powerful Photos Challenge The Stereotypes People Fight Every Day

Lauren Renner, a New York based photographer, started an ongoing groundbreaking photo series called “In Others’ Words” that shows the different stereotypes that individuals are confronted with. “We can either continue to use our differences to divide us, or we can define our identities for ourselves.” NSFW: The photos in this series include nudity. Read More 

Russian Card Game Asking Kids to Feign Love for Rambo Is Deemed 'Gay Propaganda'

Court ruled the game “Fanty,” contained tasks that violate a law banning the promotion of nontraditional sexual relations to minors. President of the game company was fined $1,250  Read More

Show on African homosexuality shut down after fundamentalist attack Senegal

The Senegalese government has shut down one of the first exhibitions in Africa to focus on homosexuality on the continent. The move comes several weeks after an attack on the Dakar gallery by Muslim fundamentalists, says the French-Algerian artist Kader Attia.  Read More

Do Kids Movies Push The 'Gay Agenda'?

There’s a LGBT movement happening, not at the voting booth but at the box office: A quiet revolution that may be more threatening to far-right wingnuts than thought possible. It’s kids’ movies. From ParaNorman to Frozen, animated films aimed at children (but also enjoyed by adults) are shaping how kids think about LGBT issues without ever uttering the word “gay.” The latest threat: The Boxtrolls. Read More

John Barrowman praised for Commonwealth Games opening ceremony gay kiss

It was a joyous occasion amid a week of sorrow – and John Barrowman celebrated with a kiss. The actor and musician clasped the head of another man during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games and planted a big smacker on his lips. 

The gay embrace has been hailed as a snub to homophobia in Commonwealth countries which criminalise homosexuality. The openly gay Doctor Who actor kissed his male “bride” at a mock Gretna Green during the showcase at Celtic Park, Glasgow, last night. Read More

Participate in the 2014 Global Men's Health and Rights Survey

By sharing your personal experiences, you join thousands of gay men and other men who have sex with men around the world working to promote health and human rights in our communities. The survey focuses on different factors that impact the quality of our lives, including community involvement, sexual happiness, experiences of stigma, knowledge about new HIV & STI prevention strategies, access to services, and how we feel about ourselves. Read More & take the survey now

“AIDS: Living in the Shadows.”

The program examines the impact of stigma in several communities around the world. It’s hosted by Elton John, whose AIDS foundation supports programs on four continents. Elton John: The AIDS epidemic can be beaten,“but only by eradicating its most deadly symptom: stigma.” The documentary premiered at the international AIDS 2014 conference in Melbourne, Australia. Watch the short film now.

Being LGBT in Asia: “Cure the problem not the people”

Landmark report on LGBT rights in Cambodia presents facts, experiences, and recommendations. According to the report’s author, Vicente Salas, “Cambodia is a neutral country for LGBT persons: neither punitive nor positively affirming”. While LGBT behaviour is not criminalized in Cambodia, as it is elsewhere, Cambodian laws and policies are also silent about LGBT persons and rights  Read More

Horrors suffered by Jamaican LGBT youth captured in new documentary

Fans of Rihanna and looking for work, these Jamaican youth might sound like your typical teens. Except they’re LGBTI, and they’re living in a Kingston, Jamaica sewer under constant threat of deadly attacks. VICE News has released a new documentary titled Young and Gay: Jamaica’s Gully Queens, in which camera crews 'explore the reality of being gay in a country known for LGBT intolerance'. Read More

Confronting Sexuality and Identity in China

Expecting to ring in the New Year at a Beijing bar, Tomoko Kikuchi met Meimei, a drag queen who invited her to a performance at a lesbian bar. An argument broke out between two women in the crowd, and Meimei performed amid flying beers and blood.

Their encounter led to an exploration of drag queen culture in China, which, despite its history of theatrical cross-dressing, is not particularly known for open views on sexuality. Nearly a decade later, Ms. Kikuchi says that her project, “I and I,” is more than the story of people confronting their sexuality. It’s about people confronting themselves . Read More