HRC Blog

The predominantly Muslim country of Azerbaijan held its first ever pride celebration with no arrests, reports of harassment or violence at the march, this past weekend.

Two weeks ago, HRC's Brian Moulton traveled to Japan at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to participate in a series of speaker programs on LGBT issues across the country.

An overwhelmingly offensive and categorically false anti-LGBT propaganda video outlining the foundation of Russia’s anti-LGBT movement has gone viral.

Writer and director Abdellah Taia became a public sensation in 2006 in his native Morocco when he became the first Moroccan to publicly coming out. Taia is making headlines once again in Morocco by directing his debut film, Salvation Army, which will feature the first gay protagonist in Arab cinema.

Thailand's government is preparing to review a 'civil unions' bill for the recognition of same-sex couples in union.