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Added on: 12/23/2024

Sign anti-gay bill before your term ends – Presby Church Moderator to Akufo-Addo

12/23/2024

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to assent to the…

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Added on: 12/20/2024

Is history’s first recorded gay couple in this ancient Egyptian tomb?

12/19/2024

Did you know that what appears to be the first depicted gay couple in history can be found in an Ancient Egyptian tomb? The depiction shows Khnumhotep…

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Added on: 12/19/2024

Ghana Supreme Court rejects legal challenges to anti-LGBT bill

12/18/2024

Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two separate cases challenging the legality of one of Africa’s most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBT legislation, paving the way for the…

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Added on: 12/18/2024

Deadly violence in Nigeria linked to breakup of United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policies

12/17/2024

A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze, according to United…

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Added on: 12/17/2024

Kenyan gets 50 years for murder of LGBTQ+ activist

12/16/2024

Kenyan photographer Jacktone Odhiambo has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for murdering his housemate, LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Kiprotich Kipruto, popularly known as Edwin Chiloba, nearly…

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Added on: 12/16/2024

Jackton Odhiambo to be sentenced for murder of LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba

12/16/2024

The High Court in Eldoret is on Monday set to sentence Jacktone Odhiambo, a freelance photographer over the murder of his alleged lover and LGBTQ rights activist…

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Added on: 12/15/2024

Comoros Women Released After Jail Term for Homosexuality

12/13/2024

Two women in Comoros have been released after serving prison sentences for homosexuality, their lawyer confirmed on Thursday. The women, aged 20 and 25, were detained in…

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Added on: 12/12/2024

Kenya blocks LGBTQ+ refugees from resettling in Canada

12/11/2024

In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in an air-conditioned home around a dinner table for a Ugandan stew of matoke bananas…

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Added on: 12/10/2024

Traditional people worry Ghana anti-gay bill will target their Indigenous identities

12/09/2024

Traditional healer Naa Busuafi used to feel empowered when leaving tribal ceremonies held on the outskirts of Accra, proud to be living out practices that colonists sought…

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Added on: 12/09/2024

Winner of Ghana’s presidential election will scrutinize anti-LGBTQ bill, might sign it

12/08/2024

John Mahama, former president of Ghana and the apparent victor in today’s presidential election, has said he will scrutinize the harsh anti-LGBTQ+ bill that Parliament passed in…

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Added on: 12/08/2024

LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them

12/07/2024

In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in an air-conditioned home around a dinner table for a Ugandan stew of matoke bananas…

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Added on: 12/07/2024

Congo: Activist attacked and hospitalized as he opposes homophobic Minister of Justice

12/06/2024

Congolese LGBTQI+ rights activist Alphonse Mihigo was hospitalized after a mid-November attack that interrupted his campaign against the nation’s homophobic Minister of Justice, who has urged that…

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Added on: 12/06/2024

Guilty ruling in murder of Kenya LGBTQ activist

12/05/2024

Kenyan Justice Reuben Nyakundi ruled that the prosecution presented sufficient evidence to prove Jacktone Odhiambo’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in the murder of LGBTQ+ activist Edwin…

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Added on: 12/06/2024

Cape Town misses out on hosting Gay Games 2030

12/15/2024

Following a hotly contested bidding process and presentation in Washington DC where the team received a standing ovation, Cape Town’s hopes were dashed when the city did not garner enough…

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Added on: 12/03/2024

Anti-gay bill targets promotion, not LGBTQ+ people — Former Justice Minister

12/03/2024

Ghana’s Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021, is not intended to target LGBTQ individuals but seeks to prevent the promotion of…

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Added on: 12/01/2024

Pastor Oscar Bougardt Vows to Block “Abomination” Cape Town WorldPride

11/30/2024

Cape Town’s most virulently homophobic pastor, Oscar Bougardt, is back in the spotlight, lashing out at news that the city will host WorldPride in 2028. The International…

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Added on: 12/01/2024

Ghana parties stoke anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment ahead of election

11/30/2024

Ghana’s LGBTQ+ community faces an impossible choice in next month’s general elections after the leading presidential candidates all promised to crack down on gay rights to tap…

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Added on: 11/30/2024

‘To be seen, have unabashed fun and be liberated’: A Kenyan party celebrates queer joy

11/29/2024

Though he may not remember, the first time I met Ashton Laurence was backstage at a music showcase in Nairobi last December. He was touching up his…

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Added on: 11/29/2024

LGBTQ+ people in Mombasa recount anti-gay protests

11/28/2024

MOMBASA — Astraeus O’Levin is tired of strangers telling her they want to kill her. In 2015, as a transgender woman, she left the scrutiny of her family…

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Added on: 11/27/2024

Madalitso’s story: The persecution of LGBTI people in Zambia

11/26/2024

Yesterday, 25 November, was Madalitso* Zulu’s 36th birthday and his third one behind bars at a Zambian Prison. Madalitso, a health professional, did nothing wrong, but is…

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Added on: 11/26/2024

In new constitution, Gabon rejects appeals to criminalize homosexuality

11/25/2024

On November 16, Gabonese voters ratified a referendum on a new constitution, the fruit of bitter discussions between the transitional military authorities who deposed Ali Bongo’s regime…

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Added on: 11/25/2024

Trigger warning: Homophobic song goes viral in Cameroon; LGBTI defenders sue

11/24/2024

In Cameroon, LGBTI people are only too aware that they live in a society saturated with homophobic rhetoric and violent attacks targeting them. In recent weeks, that…

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Added on: 11/24/2024

Nigeria: Mob Beats and Humiliates Men Over Homosexuality Claims

11/23/2024

Disturbing social media videos have revealed four young men being beaten and degraded by a mob in the Nigerian city of Benin, highlighting the social impact of…

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Added on: 11/23/2024

Ghana Supreme Court prepares to rule on harsh anti-LGBTQ bill

11/22/2024

The Ghana Supreme Court has set Dec. 18 as the date when it will rule on whether the harsh anti-LGBTQ bill that Parliament passed in February is…

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Added on: 11/22/2024

Vatican in row at climate talks over gender rights

11/21/2024

The Vatican has blocked discussions over women’s rights at the UN climate summit following a row over gay and transgender issues, sources have told BBC News. Pope Francis’…

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Added on: 11/22/2024

Namibia’s first out LGBTQ+ candidates aim to change laws and minds

11/21/2024

CAPE TOWN – The first openly LGBTQ+ candidates to run for office in Namibia say young voters want change even as hate crimes rise on the streets…

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Added on: 11/18/2024

Mali Passes Law to Jail Gay People

11/17/2024

Mali is on the brink of passing a law that would jail people for engaging in same-sex relations, condoning same-sex relationships, or “promoting” homosexuality. The country’s ruling National…

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Added on: 11/17/2024

Record number of asylum seekers claiming to be gay allowed to stay under ECHR rules

11/15/2024

A record number of asylum seekers claiming to be gay have been allowed to stay in Britain under ECHR rules. The number of asylum seekers granted leave…

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Added on: 11/15/2024

International Pride Awards honour five LGBTIQ+ equality heroes in Cape Town, South Africa

11/14/2024

Cape Town, South Africa – The first-ever International Pride Awards today honoured five remarkable advocates for LGBTIQ+ equality, celebrating them during a ceremony hosted by South African…

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Added on: 11/15/2024

Report: Online attacks increase against LGBTQ Ugandans

11/14/2024

Online harassment against the LGBTQI+ community in Uganda has increased sharply, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The report, “Everybody Here Is Having Two Lives and…