New ORAM Publication - Rainbow Bridges in UNITED STATES, 19/04/2012 ORAM is proud to release its newest publication, Rainbow Bridges: A Community Guide to Rebuilding the Lives of LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Rainbow Bridges is the first guide of its kind directed at US…

New ORAM Publication - Rainbow Bridges in UNITED STATES, 19/04/2012 ORAM is proud to release its newest publication, Rainbow Bridges: A Community Guide to Rebuilding the Lives of LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Rainbow Bridges is the first guide of its kind directed at US…

Young gay men and women of Middle Eastern background face particular troubles in Australia – not in the streets, but behind the closed doors of their family homes. David Marr reports. "My brother has a gay son. He came to me black and blue. The father, the sister and the…

Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto, has declined his invitation to Toronto Pride. This year marks the second year in his term that he has done so.   While many members of the Toronto Queer community believes that it is their duty to take the "high road" by continuing to extend an…

Lesbian author and activist Irshad Manji received the inaugural Mansoor Hallaj Freedom of Speech Award from the Muslim Canadian Congress on Wednesday April 18th.      According to a media release, Manji received the award for "her exemplary courage in standing up to repeated threats and challenges by Islamist groups…