Tanzania

10 ‘Around the World’ Stories: Scotland Approves PrEP, the Philippines Backtracks on Marriage Equality, LGBTQ Acceptance Helps All Communities

News World
April 16, 2017 by Matt Keeley

In this look at news from around the world, Scotland’s approved PrEP and studies show that LGBTQ acceptance leads to fewer assaults on all communities

10 ‘Around the World’ Stories: Tanzania Closes HIV Centers, Trans Voting in Ecuador, ‘Moonlight’ in Botswana

Tanzania closes HIV centers because a place for HIV tests and counseling apparently ‘encourages homosexuality’ — that and more in our look around the world

This Tanzanian LGBTQ Activist Is Calling for a Boycott of His Own Country

News Travel World
February 28, 2017 by R. S. Benedict

An activist in Tanzania called for a travel boycott of his country, saying the government is “killing the LGBT community” by denying HIV health services

Why Aren’t HIV Infection Rates Dropping Now That We Have PrEP?

Health HIV World
November 19, 2016 by Matt Keeley

Despite treatment and testing being so much better, HIV rates stay where they are. Why?

justice, jamaica, bisexual, wtf, justice is blind, justice is a little stupid too

US Court Denies Jamaican Bi Man Asylum — Because He Has Sex With Women

World
September 3, 2016 by Matt Keeley

WTF? An US Appeals judge doesn’t seem to know what the world “bisexual” means. That and more maddening news in our monthly look at worldwide queerphobia.

paulette gonzalez, queerphobia, mexico, bad news

Lost Mexican Trans Beauty Queen Found Murdered And Burned

World
August 6, 2016 by Matt Keeley

A Mexican trans woman was murdered and her corpse burned, and more in our monthly look at queerphobia around the world.

WTF?! Philippines’ HIV Efforts Exclude Queer Men

Health HIV World
June 17, 2016 by Matt Keeley

The Philippines has a new HIV campaign! But for some reason, they’re excluding men who have sex with men from getting help. WTF?

Twitter, hate speech, online harassment, mural, art

French Group Sues Twitter, Facebook, & YouTube Over Harassment

Entertainment World
June 11, 2016 by Matt Keeley

A French group is suing Twitter, YouTube and Facebook for not doing more to end online harassment. This and more in our world news round-up!

Hundreds of Albino Africans Raped, Murdered As ‘Cure’ For AIDS

HIV Sex
May 5, 2011 by Kevin Farrell

Black magic rituals involving the rape and murder of albino men and women in the African nation of Tanzania are being blamed for the deaths of hundreds. Just reading our own headline sends shivers down our spine. Over one million of Tanzania’s 40 million people are infected with HIV or […]