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Added on: 03/14/2023

Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma says LGBTQ members should be hanged

03/13/2023

Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has defended his push to ban the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning asexual (LGBTQ) in Kenya. The outspoken lawmaker argues…

Global News

Added on: 03/12/2023

Ugandan Parliament Introduces New Anti-Homosexuality Bill

03/11/2023

Ugandan lawmakers began a new session Thursday, and lawmakers introduced an anti-homosexuality bill that would allow the jailing of LGBTQ individuals for up to 10 years for…

Global News

Added on: 03/11/2023

Kenyan launches LGBTQ crackdown in schools

03/10/2023

The Ministry of Education in Kenya has initiated a campaign to address the perceived infiltration of LGBTQ advocacy in schools. The new strategy will see the government…

Global News

Added on: 03/11/2023

Uganda bill could criminalise identifying as LGBTQ

03/10/2023

Uganda’s parliament on Thursday took up a bill that would criminalise identifying as LGBTQ, with lawmakers saying the current ban on same-sex relations does not go far…

Global News

Added on: 03/10/2023

Zambia: Four arrested for “championing homosexuality”

03/09/2023

The arrest of four women in Zambia for holding a march against gender-based violence (GBV) that police say was used to “champion homosexuality” has sparked a wave…

Global News

Added on: 03/09/2023

Burundi court charges 24 for ‘homosexual practices’

03/08/2023

Burundian police arrested 17 men and seven women on February 23 ,2023, at a seminar in the country’s political capital Gitega hosted by MUCO Burundi, a non-profit…

Global News

Added on: 03/09/2023

Zambia Police Arrest Feminist NGO Leaders, Accuse Them of Promoting Homosexuality

03/08/2023

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA — Zambia’s government said it will not tolerate the promotion of LGBTQ rights, saying such rights are against the country’s Christian values. The warning came a…

Global News

Added on: 03/07/2023

Uganda mulls new anti-LGBTQ bill

03/06/2023

Ugandan lawmakers are hopeful that a new law designed to tighten restrictions on gay rights and activities will soon become a reality. A controversial anti-gay bill has…

Global News

Added on: 03/06/2023

First Lady to lead prayers against LGBTQ ‘onslaught’ on family

03/05/2023

The LGBT community continues to be condemned countrywide as First Lady Rachel Ruto on Sunday declared it a threat to the institution of the family. Mama Rachel…

Global News

Added on: 03/05/2023

LGBT Ugandans face backlash as parliament launches schools investigation

03/03/2023

Days after Uganda’s parliament ordered an investigation last month into the alleged promotion of homosexuality in schools, a video appeared online identifying Kampala resident Eric Ndawula as…

Global News

Added on: 03/04/2023

Burundi Arrests 24 In Anti-gay Crackdown

03/03/2023

Twenty-four people have been arrested in Burundi as part of a security crackdown on “homosexual practices”, a judicial source and an activist told AFP on Friday. The…

Global News

Added on: 03/04/2023

Mob attacks two Tunis shelter for LGBTQ people from sub-Saharan Africa

03/03/2023

A group of men attacked a shelter for LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa in Ariana, a northern suburb of Tunis during the night of…

Global News

Added on: 03/03/2023

Kenya’s LGBTQ community wins bittersweet victory in battle for rights

03/02/2023

The supreme court of Kenya has criticised the government for failure to register an association for LGBTQ+ people, saying the decision discriminates against the rights of the community. Although…

Global News

Added on: 03/03/2023

Uganda Pushes Hateful Bill Targeting LGBTQ Citizens and Supporters

03/02/2023

A Ugandan lawmaker has reintroduced an anti-LGBTQ bill that seeks harsher punishments for those who engage in same-sex relations and those who “promote” homosexuality or same-sex relations…

Global News

Added on: 03/02/2023

New collective to campaign for intersex rights in Southern Africa

03/01/2023

From 25 to 27 November 2022, intersex activists from Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe gathered for a Southern African Intersex Capacity Strengthening meeting, convened…

Global News

Added on: 03/02/2023

Kenya: Senate, House Majority Leaders Contest Supreme Court LGBT Verdict

03/01/2023

Nairobi — Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot (Kericho) and his National Assembly counterpart Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu) have termed Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Kenya on…

Global News

Added on: 03/01/2023

Ugandan lawmaker introduces new anti-LGBTQ legislation

02/28/2023

A Ugandan lawmaker on Tuesday introduced draft legislation that he said seeks to prohibit homosexuality in the East African country, voicing widespread anti-gay sentiment that has peaked…

Global News

Added on: 02/28/2023

How Sisi’s Regime Is Ruthlessly Targeting Egypt’s Queer Community

02/27/2023

Egypt’s revolution in 2011 began on Jan. 25, a date chosen by young Egyptians to coincide with the annual Police Day as a revolt against increasing police…

Alturi Blog

Added on: 02/28/2023

Kenya’s LGBTQI community mourns the loss of activist Edwin Chiloba

Margerita Afom

Alturi Contributor

On January 6th, 2023, Chiloba was found dead in a metal box on the side of the road near the western Kenyan town of Eldoret. Chiloba was…

Global News

Added on: 02/28/2023

Section of Kenyan clergy condemn Apex Court ruling on LGBTQ

02/26/2023

A section of Church leaders has faulted the Supreme Court of Kenya over its ruling on the LGBTQ community. In a statement by Christ is the Answer…

Global News

Added on: 02/25/2023

Kenya wrong to ban LGBT rights groups from registering – Supreme Court

02/24/2023

Kenyan authorities were wrong to ban the gay community from registering a rights organisation, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled. Yet at the same time it stressed…

Global News

Added on: 02/24/2023

Muslims to hold anti-gay protests today

02/24/2023

Muslims across the country are today expected to hold peaceful demonstrations against homosexuality, according to a communication from the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC). A February 11…

Global News

Added on: 02/24/2023

Namibia: Attorney General defends homosexuality ban

02/23/2023

Festus Mbandeka, the Attorney General of Namibia, has described homosexuality as “unacceptable” and “immoral” in a bid to uphold the country’s discriminatory ban on same-sex sexuality. Mbandeka…

Global News

Added on: 02/22/2023

How nations in Middle East and North Africa target LGBT citizens online

02/21/2023

Government officials across the Middle East and North Africa region are targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people based on their online activity on social media,…

Global News

Added on: 02/20/2023

It’s wrong to radicalise Ugandans into oppressing queer folks

02/19/2023

Recently, the mainstream and social media have been awash with homophobic cries with calls from both the political and religious leaders. Dear, reader this is the only…

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Added on: 02/20/2023

African Archbishops Challenge Church of England’s New LGBTQ Stance

02/19/2023

Conservative Anglican archbishops in Africa are challenging a decision by the Church of England to allow clergy to bless same sex couples’ marriages, warning that the move…

Global News

Added on: 02/19/2023

Uganda: No, Image of Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine in Front of Gay Rights Banner Has Been Doctored

02/17/2023

IN SHORT: Gay rights are controversial in Uganda, where homosexuality is outlawed. An image that seems to show a popular opposition leader in the country supporting LGBTQI…

Global News

Added on: 02/16/2023

“This Is Why We Became Activists”

02/15/2023

In June 2021, Amani’s girlfriend ended their relationship. Amani told Human Rights Watch that for months prior to the breakup, her girlfriend’s parents had been “refusing to…

Global News

Added on: 02/15/2023

Uganda is working to stamp out groups promoting human rights for LGBTIQ people

02/14/2023

The Ugandan Government’s National Bureau for Non-Governmental organization is currently investigating the operations of 22 NGOs suspected to be involved in so called “promotion of LGBTIQ activities”….

Global News

Added on: 02/12/2023

Leaked report shows intent to criminalise gay activities

02/11/2023

The government should “comprehensively criminalise” activities that promote homosexuality in the country and lay down stringent requirements for registration of civil society organisations, a leaked report reveals….