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December 2011

Middle East

Still suffering from tourism drop, camel drivers claim responsibility for ‘Camel Battle’

By Kim Badawi GIZA, Egypt — In the shadows of the pyramids are stables owned by families who make...

Dec 30, 2011
Inequality

Obama administration pushes global LGBT rights into the limelight

The US took a groundbreaking step on global LGBT rights Tuesday, joining the UK in pushing governments it...

Dec 29, 2011
Middle East

Egypt’s prison shootings: Public outcry vs. government negligence

By Ahmed Ateyya and Mohannad Sabry CAIRO – Whatever happened behind the bars of Egypt's prisons during the January...

Dec 29, 2011
World

Serbia: For gays, a ghetto in modern Europe

Sasa Milosevic BELGRADE, Serbia — Although the Serbian parliament guaranteed the country’s LGBT citizens protection in 2009 by...

Dec 22, 2011
Middle East

Opinion: Saudi women’s suffrage mired in suppression

GlobalPost asked two young Saudis to contribute to the Special Report “The Road Beyond 9-11” by writing about...

Dec 19, 2011
Middle East

Opinion: Internet changing Saudis’ relationship with authority, not religion

GlobalPost asked two young Saudis to contribute to the Special Report “The Road Beyond 9-11” by writing about...

Dec 19, 2011
World

Gay allure in Cambodia’s ancient city

Patrick Winn SIEM REAP, Cambodia — It wasn’t so long ago that gay life throughout Cambodia played out...

Dec 15, 2011
Americas

Tell the stories that matter: USAID chief

CAMBRIDGE, Mass– It was in Dadaab, Kenya, that Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of USAID, came face to face...

Dec 09, 2011
Africa

The gray area of gay refugees

By Jonathan Kalan NAIROBI, Kenya — The two tender, soft-spoken Ugandans shared a circle of good friends back in...

Dec 01, 2011
Americas

Opinion: The importance of covering global LGBT news

By Michael Luongo Many Americans like to think of the U.S. as a country to emulate on LGBT...

Dec 01, 2011

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