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On May 29, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda signed one of the world’s stringent anti-LGBTQ legislations, that restricts LGBTQ rights and introduces harsher penalties for certain types of homosexual acts. While the new legislation enjoys support from a significant portion of the population in this East African nation, it has faced widespread condemnation from rights … Continued

There are 64 countries whose laws criminalise homosexuality, and nearly half of them are in Africa. Many of the laws have origins in colonial times.

Punishable by death in Iran, homosexuality is also condemned by many member sof the Iranian diaspora. Yet thanks to a few exiled activists, things could be changing outside the country.

Sexual and gender minorities are under attack in several African countries. For instance, over the past couple of years, extreme anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been introduced in Ghana and Uganda, where homosexuality was already illegal. Kenya and Tanzania could well …

This blog is based on an article in Social Policy and Society by Sam Wai-Kam Yu and Jack Wai Chik Yue. Click here to access the article. In recent years, notable strides have been made in Hong Kong towards accepting and legally protecting sexual minorites. The decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1991 stands as a significant… Continue reading Mutually Compatible? Exploring the Rights of Sexual Minorities and Confucianism →

Contributor(s): Ryan Centner, James, Jamal |
Homosexuality is illegal in just over a third of countries across the globe. Some nations, like Barbados, have recently repealed anti-gay laws, but others, like Uganda, have just introduced the death penalty.
Joanna Bale talks to LSE's Dr Ryan Centner about how Western gay men living in Dubai create covert communities where they can meet and socialise. James, a British gay man, and Jamal, an Emirati gay man, also share their very different experiences of life in the city.
Research links:
Peril, privilege, and queer comforts: the nocturnal performative geographies of expatriate gay men in Dubai http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/110762/
The Pink Line: The World's Queer Frontiers https://www.markgevisser.com/the-pink-line