gambian president urged to halt anti-gay crackdown THE GAMBIA – June 13, 2008: Human Rights Watch called on Gambia on Wednesday to halt a crackdown against homosexuals after President Yahya Jammeh ordered their arrest and expulsion from the country, saying he would “cut off” their heads. [more]
ugandan gays take centre stage after arrest of colleagues UGANDA – June 12, 2008: Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), which is an umbrella body of some gay organisations in Uganda, and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) are demanding immediate release of three lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) activists arrested on 4 June.
[more]
Cathy Crimmins, author of How the Homosexuals Saved Civilization
