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Gay Middle East Web Site More information about Islam & Homosexuality al-fatiha-news Middle East Youth These Everyday Humiliations: Violence Against Lesbians, Bisexual Women, and Transgender Men Gay Islam discussion groups: Muslim Gay Men     LGBT muslim Queer Jihad           Bi-muslims Trans-muslims       Lesbian muslims 1 Gay Activists in Central Asia Train Professional Defenders 4/11 2 New Gender Marker Law Near Reality in Kyrgrzstan11/11 April 20, 2011 – Rainbow News (Translated from Russian) 1 Gay Activists in Central Asia Train Professional Defenders Activists from the gay community in Kyrgyzstan with the support of international organizations to prepare professional human rights activists. Yesterday and today in Bishkek hosts job training, entitled "Cooperation with government agencies. " Provide activists with a basic knowledge of human rights and learn ways to use it for the good of the community of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people – this is the main objective of the project. As we’ve

The 2nd International LGBT festival “The Right to Love” was held in Almaty. It was organized by association “Amulet.” Two days of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people acquainted with the works of artists, photographers, dance groups, star transvestite and vocal genre. The festival was released on the Analects, “The Right to Love.” Honorary participants in the project were photographers Lida Mikhailova (Russia), Andrei Lyankevich (Belarus), Boris Modylevsky (Israel), the artist Ani Tsertsvadze (Georgia). In the day program queer festival included screenings, discussion club, “work-shop” “self-acceptance, and much more. “The purpose of the International LGBT Festival” The Right to Love “- as they say Gay.Ru its organizers – to activate the civil representatives of the positions queer community for protection of their rights and interests.” Recall LGBT organization “Amulet” in Kazakhstan since 2008, and as an initiative group was founded in 2005. “Amulet” provides the LGBT citizens of legal, psychological

Welcome Media advisory: High-level OSCE conference in Astana on tolerance and non-discrimination to take place in the end of June This High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination is being hosted by the Kazakh OSCE Chairmanship in the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (the Pyramid) in Astana on 29-30 June 2010. See below for the conference information package in English. Information is available on the website of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in English and in Russian. The conference will be preceded by a Civil Society Preparatory Meeting on 28 June on the same premises. For more information, see the TANDIS link on the right. Conference information: Agenda, timetable and organizational modalities PDF English View as HTML: English Information package PDF English Source – OSCE ConferencePosted from Kazakhstan.

Seven gay men staged a “flashmob” in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 17 in conjunction with IDAHO, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. They gathered near the KazakhTelecom building and handed out flyers and released rainbow balloons into the sky. A report from the participants said other gay people watched the action unfold “from afar.” by Rex Wockner Source – GLTPosted from Kazakhstan.

Having served in Peace Corps in both western Russia and Kazakhstan, I feel that I can make a few general statements about the gay scene and community in these two countries and give advice for success as a gay Peace Corps Volunteer in this part of the world. Our Pre-Service Training (PST) in Russia was held in a Moscow suburb, and my work site was located about 90 minutes from St. Petersburg, so I guess you could say that I had the epicenters of Russian gay culture at my disposal. I went to a few gay clubs in Moscow during PST, and I quickly realized how small, yet close-knit, the gay community there was. Everyone seemed to know one another or had dated one another at some point. The clubs and bars almost carried with them a ‘Cheers’ sort of attitude — a place where everyone knows your name. Over

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Association in Kazakhstan has announced it intends to hold a parade in the city of Almaty on June 21st. However, a city official said the announcement is either a hoax or “a provocative scheme.” Sergei Kuyanov, the press secretary of the municipal administration, told Interfax news agency: “(We) have received no request for official permission for a gay parade in Almaty from any sexual minority. In view of the fact that there will be school leaving celebrations in Almaty on June 21st, this information is either a provocative scheme or an information hoax.” The LGBT Association said they hoped the event would help promote tolerance towards their community. Kazakhstan General Newswire reports that people from Turkey, Ukraine and Moldova are expected to take part. The LGBT Association plans a concert in a city square and said condoms and information would be distributed. The central

I tel u the truth–being gay in Kazakhstan, one of the leading Muslim countries, is terrible. I mean, if u r not straight, u r nothing, at least. The worst part is that I am being prosecuted, threatened and bullied every time. For now, I am in the USA right now: I am studying here. I want to legalize here, so I need information about gay life in Kazakhstan –legal information describing the bad ill-treatment of gays in Kazakhstan. I’ve been living in KZ since I was born there, from 14 years I began experiencing problems abvout being gay. The Kazakh culture, Muslim culture, is dominated by what the Koran says– that being gay is not acceptable and is a sin. There were some cases when gays were punished for such relationships, just for being gay. As to me, I was beaten several times, threatened to be killed and many