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Added on: 02/20/2024
02/18/2024
As a queer teenager growing up in northern Nigeria, Arinze Ifeakandu often found himself searching for books that reflected what he felt. He combed through the books…

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Added on: 01/26/2024
01/22/2024
NAKURU, Kenya, Jan 22 (Openly) – When Minne Gachau’s husband died from AIDS-related complications in 2006, she was still in denial about being HIV-positive herself – too…

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Added on: 01/11/2024
01/10/2024
In a new briefing looking at 12 African countries, Amnesty documented how legal systems were increasingly weaponised in the past year to systematically target and discriminate against…

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Added on: 12/24/2023
Confessed murderer Billington Wambui Mwathi on Dec. 22 was sentenced by a Kenyan court to 30 years’ imprisonment for the murder of Sheila Lumumba in April 2022….

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Added on: 12/22/2023
12/21/2023
Homosexuality is a controversial topic in Africa, a continent where many people have strong and very conservative views on sexual orientation. Pope Francis’ recent approval of blessings for same-sex couples…

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Added on: 12/18/2023
12/17/2023
For the past ten years, there has been a clandestine church operating in Kenya. The church acknowledges Kenya as a nation deeply committed to its religious beliefs. Within…

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Added on: 12/17/2023
12/16/2023
For the past ten years, there has been a clandestine church operating in Kenya. The church acknowledges Kenya as a nation deeply committed to its religious beliefs….

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Added on: 11/16/2023
‘What am I leaving behind?’: Queer Ugandans on the run from anti-homosexuality law speak out. When he made the tough choice to flee Uganda, in the wake…

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Added on: 11/14/2023
Namibia’s High Court will rule next May in a case that could see the southern African country overturn a colonial-era ban on same-sex relations. Friedel Dausab, who…

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Added on: 11/07/2023
11/06/2023
Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has reaffirmed her stance against legalizing LGBTQ, claiming that no amount of money can influence her to change her stance. Addressing the audience in…

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Added on: 10/19/2023
Legal challenges to anti-LGBTQ laws are under way in Africa and in the Caribbean. In the map above, which shows the 66 nations with anti-homosexuality laws, the…

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Added on: 10/18/2023
10/17/2023
The LGBTQ+ community in Kenya is fighting back against recent anti-gay protests pushing for the curtailment of their rights as they seek recognition and acceptance. Recently, anti-gay…

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Added on: 10/13/2023
Human rights organizations have condemned an anti-LGBTQ protest attended by hundreds who chanted hateful and misleading slogans in Nairobi, Kenya, last week. Erasing 76 Crimes presents this…

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Added on: 10/11/2023
A new study has raised concerns over the economic repercussions in Kenya in the event the government enacts legislation against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ)….

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Added on: 10/08/2023
10/07/2023
Hundreds of Kenyan Muslims marched on the country’s Supreme Court Friday in protest against a recent decision upholding the right of LGBTQ groups to associate and form…

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Added on: 10/07/2023
10/06/2023
Hundreds of Muslims and conservative Christians in Kenya’s capital rallied Friday outside the Supreme Court to protest its decision last month to reaffirm the LGBTQ community’s right…

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Added on: 09/22/2023
09/22/2023
Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts. Sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, the…

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Added on: 09/19/2023
09/18/2023
The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) wants President William Ruto to declare his position on the registration of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and…

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Added on: 09/17/2023
Religious leaders and members of parliament are protesting a ruling by Kenya’s Supreme Court that dismissed a challenge to its earlier decision this year upholding LGBTQ organizations’…

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Added on: 09/14/2023
09/13/2023
The Supreme Court of Kenya’s ruling on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) associations has been met with mixed reactions. The ruling, which dismissed a petition…

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Added on: 09/01/2023
08/31/2023
Human rights groups are concerned about recent crackdowns targeting LGBTQ people in parts of Africa under laws that restrict their very existence. Police in Nigeria arrested more than 60…

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Added on: 08/20/2023
08/20/2023
Like every other queer community on the continent already living in fear, the LGBTQ+ community in Kenya might be the next to be hit with an additional…

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Added on: 08/15/2023
08/14/2023
Despite global efforts to promote inclusivity and equal rights, several African nations have taken measures to crack down on LGBTQ+ communities, sparking concerns among human rights activists…

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Added on: 07/20/2023
07/19/2023
In the latest sign of rising homophobia in different African countries, a Kenyan opposition MP is leading a campaign for parliament to further criminalise the country’s small…

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Added on: 07/19/2023
07/18/2023
In the latest sign of rising homophobia in different African countries, a Kenyan opposition MP is leading a campaign for parliament to further criminalise the country’s small…

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Added on: 07/01/2023
Refugees in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia celebrated Pride this month with nutritious, festive meals organized by the human rights advocates of the African Human Rights Coalition. Melanie…

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Added on: 06/24/2023
06/23/2023
Kenya is among a number of African states reportedly looking to introduce sweeping anti-homosexuality laws, with politician Mohamed Ali saying he wanted to “kick LGBT people out…

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Added on: 06/05/2023
05/31/2023
Anti-LGBTQ bills in Kenya and Uganda have unleashed an unprecedented wave of online disinformation targeting the community, with experts accusing political leaders of spreading falsehoods that put…

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Added on: 06/01/2023
05/31/2023
Anti-LGBTQ bills in Kenya and Uganda have unleashed an unprecedented wave of online disinformation targeting the community, with experts accusing political leaders of spreading falsehoods that put…

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Added on: 05/30/2023
05/29/2023
A police officer has told the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) of how he influenced a complaint to withdraw a case from court when a…