J. Lester Feder
LGBT Activist Confronts Nigerian President During Washington Visit
"If you think the law is unconstitutional, you have the right to go to court," the activist says President Goodluck Jonathan told him.
J. Lester Feder
We Asked 4 LGBT Refugees About Why They Came To The U.S.
It's better than home, but it's still not home.
Henry Goldman
Ugandan Lawmakers Move For Swift Vote To Restore Anti-Homosexuality Act
A new vote would violate rules of procedure and risk new international outcry. But some lawmakers want to do it so badly they're bursting into song — literally.
J. Lester Feder
Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act Struck Down By Constitutional Court
"We become legal again!" said LGBT activist Frank Mugisha. But Ugandan LGBT activists are bracing for a violent backlash to the decision.
J. Lester Feder
Uganda's Constitutional Court Really Could Strike Down The Anti-Homosexuality Act On Friday, Really
"I am very optimistic that they will strike it down," said Frank Mugisha of Sexual Minorities Uganda.
J. Lester Feder
Top State Department Official Says Response To Ugandan Anti-LGBT Law Was "Slow"
"I would acknowledge we're sometimes slow," Assistant Secretary of State Tom Malinowski said.
J. Lester Feder
Ugandan Constitutional Court Could Rule Thursday On Challenge To Anti-Homosexuality Act
The court opened hearings Wednesday over the government's objections.
J. Lester Feder
The Rise Of Europe's Religious Right
“For too long a time in Europe, pro-life people did not really say clearly and directly what they believe." After years on the margins of European politics, social conservatives are learning to fight back.
J. Lester Feder
Russian Court Declares LGBT Organization A "Foreign Agent"
The group is publishing propaganda that violates the rights of "persons with traditional sexual orientation," said the judge.
J. Lester Feder
European Court Of Human Rights Deals Blow To Trans Rights And Marriage Equality
Trans people can be forced to terminate marriages in order to legally change their gender, the court held.
J. Lester Feder
American Quakers Have Created An "Underground Railroad" In Uganda
But human rights activists in the region aren't cheering.
J. Lester Feder
Ugandan Police Arrest Five Amid Government Efforts To Reassure Donor Nations About Anti-LGBT Law
Ugandan Foreign Ministry says new anti-gay law "has been misinterpreted as a piece of legislation intended to punish and discriminate against people of a 'homosexual orientation.'" This post has been updated.
J. Lester Feder
Watch As Skinheads Attack A Gay Bar In Kiev
The attack comes after lack of police protection forced the cancellation of a planned pride march.
J. Lester Feder
Police In Kenya Raided A Bar And Reportedly Arrested Many LGBT People
The raid comes as conservatives in the country have been calling for an anti-LGBT crackdown, but it's not clear that's what motivated the police.
J. Lester Feder
The Fight For Marriage Equality In The Pope's Backyard
The fact that Vatican City is just a walk across the bridge from Italy's Parliament goes a long way to explain why Italy is still the only nation in Western Europe with no partnership rights for same-sex couples — but that may be about to change.
J. Lester Feder
Catholic Church May Be Nearing Big Shift In Approach To Same-Sex Couples And Divorced People
A new document from the Vatican may pave the way for baptizing the children of same-sex couples and allowing divorced people to receive communion.
J. Lester Feder
U.N. Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution On "Protection Of The Family"
The reference to a singular "family" without acknowledging diversity could be used as precedent to oppose rights for LGBT couples.
J. Lester Feder
Ugandan Court Rules Government Can Stop LGBT Groups
"This is like a second or third nail into our coffin."
J. Lester Feder
EU Politicians Tell Cameron He's Doomed To Failure In Juncker Battle
Attempts to block the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission boss are doomed and to leading figures in the main political parties are already planning for life with him in control..
Jim Waterson
After Months Of Delay, Obama Administration Announces Action On Ugandan Anti-LGBT Law
New steps ban visas to officials involved in human rights abuses and cancels a US-funded military exercise in Uganda.
J. Lester Feder
