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Italian Activists Arrested for Same-Sex Kissing

In March, an anti-gay march was winding its way through Perugia, a central Italian city, when…

Watch: Unchecked Homophobic Violence in Jamaica

The Human Rights Watch just released a short film cataloguing the widespread violence and homophobia currently in Jamaica.

U.N. passes LGBT Rights Resolution

Last Friday, the Human Rights council of the United Nations passed an LGBT rights resolution 25-14 with seven abstentions.

Gay Brazilian politician attacked with rocks

Waldir Pires Bittencourt, a 25-year-old gay rights activist and House of Representatives politician was attacked with a rock on Wednesday.