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From Botox to gay rights
(The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle wrote this column for the San Diego Gay & Lesbian News about the creation of the Erasing 76 Crimes blog and the recent publication of the book From Wrongs to Gay...
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Gay rights book ready for e-readers, in paperback too
The new book From Wrongs to Gay Rights is now available in electronic formats as well as in paperback. Cover photos: Attack on Russian protester courtesy of Article20.org. Uganda Pride photo by Rachel...
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Arsonists, burglars attack LGBT advocates in Cameroon
Human Rights Watch issued this press release today: Cameroon: Spate of Attacks on Rights Defenders Authorities Should Investigate, Condemn, Prosecute Assaults Break-in at the offices of attorney Michel...
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Beating death of LGBT activist Eric Lembembe in Cameroon
Eric Ohena Lembembe LGBT activist and reporter Eric Ohena Lembembe was beaten to death over the weekend, LGBT activists in Cameroon announced today. Fellow activists said they found his bloody,...
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Cameroun: ‘Les autorités devraient enquêter sur le meurtre’
Communiqué de presse de Human Rights Watch sur le mort d’Eric Lembembe. Publié ici le 17 juillet 2013: Eric Lembembe (Photo de Facebook) Cameroun : Un militant renommé des droits des personnes LGBTI a...
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Cameroon activist tortured, killed; the nation must respond
Human Rights Watch issued this press release today about the murder of LGBT activist and reporter Eric Ohena Lembembe: Cameroon: LGBTI Rights Activist Found Dead, Tortured Authorities Should...
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U.S. on Lembembe murder: Prosecute those responsible
The U.S. Department of State issued this statement today on the murder of LGBT activist and Erasing 76 Crimes journalist Eric Ohena Lembembe in Cameroon: Murder of Cameroonian LGBT and AIDS Activist...
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Cameroon police can’t be bothered to probe activist’s murder
Eric Lembembe (Photo courtesy of Facebook) Police in Cameroon are not bothering to investigate the death of LGBT activist journalist Eric Ohena Lembembe, according to his activist colleagues and human...
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To Cameroon: Here’s how to stop anti-gay hate and murder
Eric Lembembe (Photo courtesy of Facebook) Eleven LGBT-rights and anti-AIDS organizations in Cameroon and elsewhere in Africa today called on the government of Cameroon to put an end to anti-gay...
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You can help pay for proper funeral for slain LGBT activist
Eric Lembembe (Photo courtesy of Facebook) Activists in Africa, Europe and the United States are joining force to raise money for the funeral of LGBT activist and journalist Eric Ohena Lembembe, who...
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Cameroon groups: It’s too dangerous to keep fighting AIDS
Eric Lembembe (Photo courtesy of Camfaids) LGBT rights organizations in Cameroon have decided to halt AIDS education programs until their international partners help them to improve security so...
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Autopsy delays slain activist’s funeral; donations still needed
Eric Lembembe (Photo courtesy of Facebook) A revived police inquest into the murder of LGBT activist and journalist Eric Ohena Lembembe has delayed the scheduled date for his funeral until early...
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3 arrests in Cameroon as LGBT harassment continues
For further information, see the follow-up story: “Cameroon: ‘Abusive detention’ of friends of Eric Lembembe.” Police in Cameroon today arrested three people who were present at the police station in...
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Cameroon: ‘Abusive detention’ of friends of Eric Lembembe
New information about today’s detention of LGBT activists in Cameroon, which was first reported in the article currently headlined “3 arrests in Cameroon as LGBT harassment continues“: Eric Lembembe...
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Cameroon: LGBT activists in custody; harassment continues
Police in Cameroon have refused to release two LGBT activists whom they detained on Saturday, July 27, as potential witnesses in the so-far-unsuccessful investigation of the murder of activist...
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Dutch protest of Lembembe murder planned for Aug. 2
Ugandan supporters plan to wear this T-shirt to protest the murder of activist Eric Lembembe in Cameroon. Supporters of LGBT rights will hold a peaceful demonstration in The Hague, Netherlands,...
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The Pope must protect LGBT people in his flock
As Cameroon prepares for its last farewell to murdered activist Eric Lembembe on Aug. 3, the Rev. Canon Albert Ogle urges the Pope to protect the LGBT people in his flock. Eric Lembembe Eric Lembembe...
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Amid protests for Russian gays, remember Africa too
Commentary from Advocate.com: Op-ed: Russian Gays Aren’t the Only LGBTs Suffering While many of us turn our heads toward Russia, we also turn our backs to the plight of LGBTs in Zimbabwe, Cameroon, and...
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LGBT protest surge vs. Russia, Cameroon, Jamaica
JAMAICA Dwayne Jones, also known as “Gully Queen.” (Photo courtesy of Minority-Insight) Toronto Stand for Dwayne Jones: Aug 2 at 12:30pm in EDT. In memory of slain Jamaican cross-dresser. Jamaica...
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Ongoing surge of LGBT protests: Cameroon, Jamaica, Russia
Image of murdered activist Eric Lembembe, with quote from HRW researcher Neela Ghoshal. CAMEROON In Cameroon, U.S. Ambassador Robert P. Jackson and U.K. High Commissioner Bharat Joshi are expected to...
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