Nigeria is Leading LGBT Rights in the Wrong Direction

Nigeria’s harsh anti-LGBT laws are fueling violence, but if they chose a different path, other African nations might follow.

Diana RamosJanuary 29, 2025Currents, Daniel Itai, News, C -, C - Foreign Aid, C - African LGBT Groups, C - Syrians Hunted

LGBT Syrians Hang in the Balance

The Assad family’s 53-year dictatorship of Syria is over. But will the new regime be any better for LGBT people?

Diana RamosJanuary 22, 2025Currents, Ayman Eckford, C - Untapped, C - Syrians Hunted

The Ugandan Inquisition

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act has made it one of the most dangerous places on Earth to be LGBT. Can anything be done?

Diana RamosNovember 18, 2024Currents, Senfuma Hans, C - Nigeria, News, C - Untapped, C - Foreign Aid, C - African LGBT Groups, C - Syrians Hunted

Women Loving Women in Islam: A Hidden History

Persecution, secrecy, and time have obscured them, but fragments of lesbian and bi love in Islamic history remain.

CUR - Unveiled, CUR - Iran's Theocrats, CUR - Pride FlagsDiana RamosJuly 10, 2023Currents, Armin Navabi, C - Battlefield, C - Theocrats, C - Hindu Nationalists, C - Bible Bash, C - Kindred Witchcraft, C - LGBT Syrians, C - Foreign Aid, C - Syrians Hunted

Unveiled and Unbroken: A Women's Revolution in Iran

Their threat to the Islamic regime of Iran isn’t veiled — nor are their faces.

CUR - WLW Islam, CUR - Iran's Theocrats, CUR - Pride FlagsDiana RamosFebruary 17, 2023Currents, Maryam Namazie, C - Irony, C - Imperialism, C - Theocrats, C - Awards, WLW Islam, C - WLW Islam, C - Radfem Hamas, C - Any Means, C - LGBT Syrians, C - Foreign Aid, C - Syrians Hunted

Islamic Homophobia is Empowered by Leftist Silence

Homophobia is widespread in Islamic communities throughout the world. It’s hard to combat the problem when even most LGBT activists are unwilling to call it out.

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