By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/globalpost-series-on-gay-rights Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter New GlobalPost Series ‘The Rainbow Struggle’ Highlights Gay Rights Fight World Oct 3, 2011 4:46 PM EDT Kevin Grant, GlobalPost’s deputy editor of special reports, speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about a series of in-depth reports that launches Monday highlighting developments and incidents of violence in the fight for gay rights around the world. In Turkey, a man killed his gay son in a so-called “honor killing.” In South Africa, men in some communities rape lesbian women to “correct” their sexuality. For two months, GlobalPost will publish reports in “The Rainbow Struggle” series on its website. View their primer here. Another story walks the path of those who flee to Beirut each year from other parts of Lebanon to escape discrimination and violence. GlobalPost also revisits Argentina’s historic legalization of gay marriage a year later. Read more about their upcoming reports here. View all of the NewsHour’s World coverage and follow us on Twitter. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
Kevin Grant, GlobalPost’s deputy editor of special reports, speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about a series of in-depth reports that launches Monday highlighting developments and incidents of violence in the fight for gay rights around the world. In Turkey, a man killed his gay son in a so-called “honor killing.” In South Africa, men in some communities rape lesbian women to “correct” their sexuality. For two months, GlobalPost will publish reports in “The Rainbow Struggle” series on its website. View their primer here. Another story walks the path of those who flee to Beirut each year from other parts of Lebanon to escape discrimination and violence. GlobalPost also revisits Argentina’s historic legalization of gay marriage a year later. Read more about their upcoming reports here. View all of the NewsHour’s World coverage and follow us on Twitter. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now