SOUTH AFRICA | 20120516152830| Pan Africa ILGA
As the world marks the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on May 17 (tomorrow) the South African LGBTI community in Johannesburg will be launching a new campaign.

PHILIPPINES | 20120516125123| ILGA-ASIA
Below is the statement of TLF Share, a Philippine-based NGO working on the sexual health and human rights of gays, bisexuals, transgenders, and other men who have sex with men, on Rep. Manny Pacquiao's reported statement calling for the killing of gay men.

BELARUS | 20120516132513|
The Minsk City Executive Committee did not permit to hold picket in front of the Belarusian Popular Front (homophobic conservative opposition party) headquarters, as well as pickets of LGBT activists on Nyamiha on Bangalore Squares. Applicants are go...

NEW ZEALAND | 20120516095831| ILGA-ASIA
A transsexual may return to prostitution to pay for gender reassignment surgery because the Government waiting list is too long.

BRAZIL | 20120320220105| ILGA-LAC equipo de comunicacion
On February 2nd, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Health Minister launched the Ministry’s 2012 Carnival AIDS prevention campaign. According to Ministry information, the campaign was to be aimed, on a priority basis, at young gay men, thus giving continuity to the theme of the 2011 World Aids Day campaign in Brazil.

UNITED STATES | 20120516132521| ILGA-ASIA
On Friday, April 20th, the LGBTQ and Ally community came together at Lavender Graduation to celebrate the senior class of 2012. Today is Duke's graduation, and we would like to honor our outgoing seniors. We are indebted to them for their contributions to this Community and this campus and they will undoubtedly be missed. Below is the speech that Kyle Knight gave at Lavender Graduation last month. Kyle is a Trinity 2008 graduate, the current president of the LGBT Alumni Network, and is Fulbright Fellow in Nepal researching the LGBTI rights movement.

NEW ZEALAND | 20120515104820| ILGA-ASIA
The Queer Avengers and their supporters are getting ready to hit the streets of Wellington in their second Queer The Night march, to stand up against bullying.

INDIA | 20120508221018| ILGA-ASIA
CREA is pleased to share their 'Count Me IN! Research Report on Violence Against Disabled, Lesbian, and Sex-working Women in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal.' The report was recently launched at the 12th AWID International Forum in Istanbul, Turkey.