Articles by Dan Littauer

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9 March 2012
Reports of emo youth and LGBT people ‘being massacred in Iraq’ 31 Since 6 February there have been continuous reports of militia targeting youths which focus on attacks, kidnapping, torture and murder of ‘emo’ youth and individuals perceived as gay, lesbian or trans.
2 March 2012
Feature: Gay testimonies from the Emirates 18 The removal of an anti-gay video, made in the United Arab Emirates, from YouTube has started the first stirrings of positive dialogue around lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in the Emirates. PinkNews.co.uk, with the help of Gay Middle East, spoke to two gay people in the UAE to get their stories.
2 March 2012
Interview: Gays and the Libyan revolution, before and after (part two) 5 In the second part of this interview with a Libyan activist, Dan Littauer says there is hope for the future among gay and trans Libyans after the revolution, but a recognition that progress towards a freer society may be slow.
1 March 2012
Former diplomat contests Tunisian leader on gay rights 26 Farhat Othaman questions spiritual leader Rashid Ghannouchi over new Tunisia's commitment to human and LGBT rights
27 February 2012
UAE: Pulled ‘gay cure’ video gets ‘unprecedented’ media interest 10 Following the article 'UAE 'gay cure’ video removed from YouTube', The National, one of the country’s most widely respected English language broadsheets, followed suit and reported on the matter.
24 February 2012
UAE ‘gay cure’ video removed from YouTube 8 A homophobic video filmed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been removed from YouTube following a campaign by Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transexual Rights UAE (GLBTR UAE) working with Gay Middle East and the international LGBT Press.
23 February 2012
Kurdish gay rights group hacked on Facebook 10 An extremist Turkish Nationalist hacking group called “Ayyıldız Tim” hacked the Facebook page of Hebûn, the Kurdish LGBT Association based in Diyarbakir, this weekend.
15 February 2012
Activist calls Libyan anti-gay comment at UN an ‘attack on human rights’ 8 A gay activist and journalist from Tripoli, Libya has responded to reports that a Libyan delegate to the UN Human Rights Council claimed gays threatened the continuation of the human race.
8 February 2012
Interview: Gays and the Libyan revolution, before and after (part one) 15 In the first part of this interview, Khaleed, a 31 year old Libyan LGBT activist, discusses his life as a gay man under Gaddafi's regime.
6 February 2012
Tunisian human rights minister: No free speech for gays 68 Tunisia's human rights minister Samir Dilou has attacked new online magazine Gayday and said gays need ‘medical treatment’ in a TV interview.
1 February 2012
Gay marriage equality in Scotland ‘by the end of 2013′ 40 Scotland is likely to have full marriage equality by the end of 2013 at the latest, Tim Hopkins, Director of the Equality Network told PinkNews.co.uk at a reception in the Scottish Parliament yesterday evening.
30 January 2012
Video: UAE ‘straight makeover’ video slammed 31 LGBT people in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have attacked a YouTube video ‘tutorial’ which shows how gays can be ‘cured’ or ‘scrubbed clean’ of their sexuality.
25 January 2012
Sao Paulo Metro launches campaign to combat homophobia 4 The Brazilian State of São Paulo in partnership with the São Paulo City Metro (Underground) launched yesterday a campaign to combat homophobia entitled: “See beyond prejudice. Respect differences.”
22 January 2012
Tunisian Interior Minister in a gay sex video scandal 20 Tunisia’s new interior minister, Ali Larayedh, has been embroiled in controversy and scandal as a leaked video allegedly shows him in a gay prison sex video. This scandal has outraged and inflamed public opinion regarding homosexuality which was already jittery due to the electoral political tactics that used sexuality in order to discredit various opponents.
18 January 2012
Cuba may legalise same-sex civil unions this year 21 Cuba’s first daughter, Mariela Castro, said the country’s lawmakers will consider legalising same-sex civil unions this year.
17 January 2012
Kuwait: Reports highlight police brutality to trans community 2 Transphobia is widespread throughout Kuwait following the introduction of a discriminatory law in 2007 that arbitrarily criminalises “imitating the opposite sex”, reports say.
13 January 2012
Man arrested for Facebook gay date in Saudi Arabia 109 As British prime minister, David Cameron visits Saudi Arabia today, activists report the plight of a man arrested by the religious police who may face corporal punishment.

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