Gay News: african rights

by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff WriterILGA-Europe, the European division of the International LGBTI Association, released its annual report on LGBT rights on May 16.'The Annual Review 2013 uncovers the real situation of LGBTI people(...)

Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, prospective Liberal Democrat candidate for the European Parliament Giles Goodall assesses the nature of LGBT rights across Europe. (...)

The San Francisco Gate reports that as he did with the Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe plans to be outspoken on many issues, including gay rights. Read the full story from The San Francisco Gate(...)

On International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, PinkNews.co.uk spoke to the Deputy Head of the British Mission in Croatia about the importance of LGBT rights in the Foreign Office's work abroad. (...)

The Portuguese Parliament on Friday passed a bill to offer some adoption and fostering rights to same-sex couples. (...)

Whilst holding week-long events to raise awareness, Fiji campaigners for LGBT rights have said that, despite some slow progress, there is still a long way to go, and that discrimination against LGBT people remains a problem. (...)

ILGA-Europe has unveiled its European LGBT rights map for this year. (...)

Chris Kluwe, outspoken human rights campaigner and NFL punter, has announced that, after being dropped by the Minnesota Vikings last week, he has now been signed to the Oakland Raiders. (...)

The National Lottery has responded to a report from last week which found that Big Lottery Fund money had been given to religious groups which were linked to homophobia, but has been accused of "evading" the concerns raised. (...)

The trial of a prominent gay rights activist in Zambia has been postponed, as his lawyers argued that the charges brought against him were too vague and that the case should be heard by the High Court. (...)