Currently listing * 54 * countries
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Argentina
Australia
Rights report: there's good anti-discrimination law-system, but also religious and
ethnic groups practicing homophobia.
Some parts of the country are more friendly than other parts. Civil unions with limited
rights available in some places. Contact the local groups for details.
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Austria
- Rainbow Online www.lesbian.or.at: lesbian e-community, featuring chat, personals, queer info,
news, messages
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Belgium
- - Antwerp, (URL was .. http://users.pandora.be/atthis/ ) Atthides lesbian group
- - http://www.e-sappho.com - E-Sappho
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Bulgaria
- GEMINI: www.bgogemini.org,
Gay and Lesbian Organisation
- Lesbian Bulgaria: http://www.geocities.com/bglesbian/
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Canada
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Chile
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China
Rights: LGBT sites are baned in the country, as well as any kind of relative information, allong
with a number of other baned subjects.
last we heard.. Nov. 2006, police invaded the offices of organisation
Xuelianhua AIDS project, imprisoned everyone found there & confiscated the computers and other
material found,
two days after the org. reported to the media about the exile imposed to 19 homosexual students
found infected with hepatitis C.
Our best wishes to people there.
Croatia
- www.cro-lesbians.com,
Croatian lesbian site-official page with chat,message board,e-card,safe sex, poetry
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Cyprus - ( in Greek)
Is there a Lesbian Cyprus ? There must be.. but it looks like it's a good bit
more closeted than Greece .. Why? As far as we know the church is stronger in Cyprus and
affects the state and the local society a lot more. Actually Cyprus seems to be about as
homophobic as the average Greek society away from "The capital city" of Athens, which is as big
as half of Greece.
- Gay Liberation Movement
PO Box 1947, CY-1515 Nicosia, Tel +357 2 44 33 46, Fax +357 2 46 72 66
Contact : Αλέκος Μοδινός (Alekos F. Modinos)
a member of The Platform of European
Social NGOs
- Legal
survey by ILGA.org
- There are a few women of Cypriot origin in the Sapphites contact group,
(mostly closeted & living in Greece)
If you'd like to e-write to them send them email through the sapphites support group
contact us
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Czech republic
- Gay a Lesbickα Liga (Gay and Lesbian League - GLL), Prague
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Egypt
Men suspected of having sex with men get arrested, imprisoned, charged with the
"habitual practice of debauchery," Egypt's penal code provision used to legitimize arrests for
homosexual conduct, although homosexuality per se is not refered in the law. They face up to
three years' imprisonment if found guilty, usually at speedy mock-trials where they don't have
any legitimate rights. Many of them are verbaly abused and tortured in detention. There is a
latest 2-year campaign against male homosexuality, including fake internet adds, the raid ...
and the latest blockade of a Nile bridge reputed to be a meeting place for men on August 28,
2003 where sixty-two men were reportedlyrounded up by Cairo police.
more.. Human Rights
Watch Press .. & ..
International NGOs issue travel directions about the dangers of visiting the country (some
of the arrested men are not Egyptians)
more.. http://www.iglhrc.org/world/africa/#Egypt
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Finland
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France
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FYROM
- the Centre for Civil and Human Rights, the only organisation in FYROM specifically concerned
with promoting gay and lesbian rights
rights & practices :
A conservative Balkan homophobic society, a very conservative mix of the Orthodox Christian and
Muslim faiths,
where most people look on homosexuality as a disease, shares the general climate of Balkan
intolerance towards same-sex relationships.
Jail terms for homosexuality were scrapped in 1996, but society's attitudes have barely inched
forward since then.
Gay bars have opened - only to close as soon as the outside world learned about them.
"Hooligans used to wait for us outside the bar. A few
of our friends were badly beaten,"
The police regularly raid the cruising areas around the capital where homosexuals like to meet
up.
"If people found out we could lose our jobs". Most homosexual couples lead double lives
- Skopje, 2004
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Germany
- Frauenliebe - www.sappho-net.de
- Ermis - the Greek gay & lesbian community in Germany. Started 1998 in Cologne, now has sections
in Stutgard, Munich,
Frankfurt & Berlin. A member of LSVD.
- www.ermis.de -*- www.ermis.de/ermis/index-gr.html -GR
- LSVD - umbrela-association of German lesbian & gay orgs - www.lsvd.de
Rights:
Civil Solidarity Pact Act ( PACS) for same-sex couples
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Greece
Athens
Lesbians Group
Omofylofilia mailing list
- the Greek homosexuals communication avenue
LGBT Rights, Law & practices in Greece
see also pages .. Greek Groups & Communities,
Greek e-space, Greek e-communities,
gay-friendly busines,
Athens by Night, Rhodes
& Corfu guides.
Hungary
- Hatter Support Society for LGBT people
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India
- sappho.shoe.org - SAPPHO- The
Emotional Support Group For Lesbian & Bisexual Women
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Iceland
- www.samtokin78.is -
Samtokin78, the National Organization of Lesbians and Gay Men in Iceland
In the past 20 years Samt?kin 78 have achieved much in making gay men and lesbians visible in
Iceland and thus worked a lot against prejudices.
Samt?kin 78 have also ensured that gay men and lesbians in Iceland have more legal rights than most
countries in the world. Samt?kin 78, The
Organization of Icelandic Lesbians and Gay men, was formed in 1978. The founding members were 13
gay men. No lesbian was found to take part
in the beginning and that says a lot about the situation back then. Today the members are 300 in
total, both gay men and lesbians. Available only in Icelandic.
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Indonesia
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Iran (Persia)
- PGLO - Persian Gay & Lesbian Organization - e-mail: pglo-AT-pglo.org
- Delkadeh (A Persian Socio-cultural GLBT e-magazine), e-mail: delkadeh-AT-gmail.com
- MAHA (A Persian GLBT e-magazine), e-mail: majaleh_maha-AT-yahoo.com
see also.. appendix for muslim & arab countries (coming soon!)
Rights
* (male) homosexuality is punished by death penalty, according to the islamic Saria law
- July 19th, 2005: two young homosexual men were hung in public at Entalat sqr. (meaning
"justuce"!) in town Maslad, NE Iran. See also http://www.outrage.org.uk/imagezoom.asp?file=37
or google it
- http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/11/21/iran12072.htm (valid 20 oct. 2006)
- http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2005/11/22/two-men-executed-in-iran-for-homosexual-conduct/
- http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0511/S00402.htm
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Iraq rights:
Ireland
- http://www.linc.ie/
- L.Inc (Lesbians in Cork) is a community centre in Cork, Ireland.
- Foyle friend, LGBTQ information, support & advocacy -
http://homepages.iol.ie/~nwgay/
1st same-sex partnership ceremony was held in a Belfast hotel, Dec. 19, 2005
Grenn & Sanon are the happy lesbian couple!
Italy
Jamaica
- http://www.jflag.org/
- The Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals & Gays, since December 1998,
the first human rights organization in the country's history to serve the needs of.. */EG
Japan
- Women-loving Women in Modern Japan, by Erin Subramian
www.yuricon.org/essays/women_loving_women.html
(accessed 18 oct 2006)
- Hattori, Ayako, Lesbian Feminism in Japan (April 21, 2003) -
http://plaza28.mbn.or.jp/~dyke/lesfemi.welcome.html - Her stories, coming out, travel, and lesbian
art orginally printed in Japanese newsletters.
- OCCUR Japan Association for the Lesbian and Gay
Movement
Ishikawa-Building 2nd Floor, 6-12-11 Honcho Nakano, Tokyo 164 Japan,
(813) 3383-5556, FAX 3229-7880. Grassroots gay activist organization and sponsor
of the Tokyo Gay and Lesbian Film/Video Festival.
- Japan Lesbian
Resourses (organizations, bars/clubs, women-only events)
- The Tokyo
International Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival (was
http://l-gff.gender.ne.jp/2000/English/top-e.html)
- Tokyo Lesbian & Gay Pride 2005, Aug. 13, 2005 - www.tlgp.org
www.tlgp.org/englishmain.shtml */EG page
First Tokyo Lesbian and Gay Parade took place in 1994
Korea, South
- www.exzone.com,
the first Lesbian & Gay site (in Korean)
- LGAAD KOREA , (URL was.. http://outpridekorea.com/lgaad/ ) -
Lesbian & Gay Alliance Against Discrimination in Korea
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
- Lietovus geju lyga (LGL), www.gay.lt
- Lithuania gay organisation
- LLL "Sappho", Lithuanian Lesbian League www.is.lt/sappho/ - in Russian & English
Malta
- MGRM, www.maltagayrights.com/ the Malta Gay Rights Movement,
dedicated to providing services beneficial to the Maltese gay community
Moldova
- www.gay.md/eng - Gay MD - the
official website of GenderDoc M, the only organization proudly serving the Gay Lesbian Bisexual and
Transgender Community of Moldova. Here you'll find information about the services we offer,
information on Travel to Moldova, and insight about the situation for sexual minorities in our
Republic.
* GenderDoc-M plans public manifestations within the VI LGBT Pride "Rainbow over the Dnister",
which will be held between 27-29 April 2007
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Netherlands
New Zealand
- New Zealand Lesbians www.lesbian.co.nz
lesbin guide featuring information about where to stay, radio stations, .. & much more.
Nicaragua rights:
Nicaragua continues to criminalise consensual same-sex sexual relations, campaigning for
LGBT rights and
anyone providing sexual health information or services. (April 06)
Article 204 of the Nicaraguan Penal Code: "Anyone who induces, promotes, propagandizes or
practices in
scandalous form sexual intercourse between persons of the same sex commits the crime of sodomy
and shall
incur "1 to 3 years imprisonment."
Norway
- Open Church Group for Lesbians and Gays, LLH-Oslo, PO Box 948 Sentrum, 0104 Oslo,
Norway
- history: Europride 2005 in Oslo ( URL was.. http://www.europride.no/
- history: animal homosexuality exhibition, Oslo, 2006
Rights: "registrert partnerskap" since 1993 - Lov om , 1993-04-30 no.40
- the law */EG : odin.dep.no/bld/engelsk/publ/handbooks/004071-120027/index-dok000-b-n-a.html
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Peru
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Poland
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Portugal
- Pink Panthers (Portugal) * Panthέres Roses * Panteras Rosa
- http://portugalpride.org - Portugal Pride
- http://portugalgay.com/ - GLBT travel guide & directory since 1996
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Romania
- ACCEPT organisation, accept.ong.ro
targeting at improving social conditions gay like. A member of ILGA - ( or www.accept-romania.ro)
- Romanian LesBiGays on the Internet, www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/1811
fosters contact between LesBiGays from Romania, or of Romanian
origin. Prima pagina pe W.W.W., a LesBiGay-lor romani - pentru
LesBiGay-ii romani si amicii lor de pe mapamond. If you are visiting
Romania then this excellent site is THE place to visit.
Russian Federation
- Project Gay Russia - www.gayrussia.ru
email: contacts@gayrussia.ru
* The first Moscow gay festival celebrations: Moscow 25-28 May 2006 !
* Strasbourg, 15.05.2006: the Council of Europe Secretary General condemns recent violence
against gays and lesbians in Moscow - pressunit@coe.int - www.coe.int/t/DC/Press
Saudi Arabia
rights:
- floggings as punishment for homosexuality ..
Slovenia
South
Africa
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Rights:
the third country fully supporting marriage rigths without discrimination since June 2005.
see also: world marriage rights (in greek) http://sapphogr.net/dikaiwma/marriage/mworld.html#spain
Sweeden
- The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Rights - www.rfsl.se
Switzerland
Thailand
- Bangkok Pride, 2002: 8-15 November, url: http://www.bangkokpride.org
Turkey
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Uganda
rights:
March 02: the country's president Yoweri Museveni, declared his country has no homosexuals.
He did not refer to the methods he used to eliminate about 1/10 of his citizents ...
Uganda laws against homosexuality address sexual acts
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United Arab Emirates
rights:
".. on November 23 (2005), Abu Dhabi Police arrested 26 allegedly homosexual men--UAE
nationals, Arabs, and Asians-- who had gathered at an Abu Dhabi hotel for a party. Government
officials reportedly said that
the men were transferred to the ministry's Social Support Center and would "be given the necessary
treatment, from male hormone
injections to psychological therapies" after their trial."
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United Kingdom
Britain
- Lesbian UK: www.lesbianuk.co.uk -
aims to
act primarily as a database of information for lesbians about local activity, events and
resources in their area.
- REGARD, LGB disabled group - The National Organisation of Disabled
Lesbians and Gay Men (uk) www.regard.dircon.co.uk
Regard is the national organisation of disabled lesbians, gay men and bisexuals who inform,
educate and compaign for the rights of disbaled lesbians and gay men.
Helpline is operated by REGARD members who are themselves disabled lesbians and gay men.
Databse of lesbian and gay-friendly places with disabled access. Helpline Tuesday 7-9pm 020
7738 6191
- Stonewall.org.uk -
Stonewall is the gay equality organisation founded in 1989. Works to
achieve legal equality and social justice for lesbians, gay men and bisexual people.
- local sections in London, Scotland, Wales.
Education for All project - Stonewall's national programme to tackle homophobia and
homophobic bullying in our schools
(+44.20.7881.9451 education@stonewall.org.uk),
Spell it Out, anti-homophobia bulliying DVD pack for distribution to teachers in all
London's secondary schools,
by Stonewall and Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London. Launched on 4 July 2006 at Stonewall
conference 'Tackling homophobia in our schools'.
- London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard - www.llgs.org.uk
- Gingerbeer, www.gingerbeer.co.uk - London bars, clubs & more...
- GAYtoZ www.gaytoz.com
Everything GAY in the UK on the Web
the UK's Gay Guide and Search Engine with links and contacts for over 5,500 lesbian
and gay businesses, organisations, gay hotel, gay sauna, gay bar, and gay guide to the UK.
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Wales, U.K.
- Llinell Lesbiaid Gogledd Cymru, freespace.virgin.net/jen.port
North Wales Lesbian Line - (Wales & English pages). Provides a phone helpline,
befriending, and support to lesbians, bisexual women and women in doubt about their sexuality
across Wales. View website for social events details.
- Stonewall Cymru, the Welsh LGBT rights group.
Uruguay
United States
- www.lesbian.org - Dedicated to
promoting lesbian visibility on the internet (+ links to international resources)
- New York : The LGBT Community Center, www.gaycenter.org
- www.lgbtcenters.org - Association of
LGBT Community Centers
- ZAMI, Inc. organization for lesbians of African descent based in the Atlanta
Metropolitan area
www.zami.org
- South Asian Lesbian And Gay Association of New York,
www.salganyc.org - SALGA-NYC
A social and political group for LGBT people who trace their descent from countries such
as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tibet as well
as people of South Asian descent from countries such as Guyana, Trinidad and Kenya - open to
South Asians only. All are welcome to our social events.
email SALGA-NYC women section : salga_women@hotmail.com
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Zimbabwe
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