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Added on: 04/16/2023

Meet the activist taking on Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ laws

04/15/2023

Frank Mugisha, Uganda’s most prominent LGBTQ rights activist, could face jail time after a new the bill is signed into law that would criminalize even identifying as…

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Added on: 04/14/2023

They’re calling for our extinction’: Uganda activists call on EU to cut aid over anti-gay law

04/13/2023

Uganda’s LGBT community are living “in total fear” after a new bill was passed last month making it illegal to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender….

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Added on: 04/12/2023

In Senegal, justice for LGBTI people is a long way off

04/11/2023

Orlando (pseudonym) is a founding member of the Association for the Universal Decriminalization of Homosexuality and the president of a support organization for vulnerable LGBTI people in…

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Added on: 04/11/2023

Uganda’s brutal anti-LGBTQ+ bill is making queer life there unbearable & it isn’t even law yet

04/10/2023

Earlier this month, the Ugandan parliament approved a bill that many believe to be the most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in history. Knowledge of the bill has gained…

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Added on: 04/10/2023

HRW applauds Africa commission resolution recognizing rights of intersex individuals

04/09/2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Thursday applauded the passage of an African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) resolution supporting the rights of intersex individuals. The resolution…

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Added on: 04/09/2023

Here’s what American Christian fundamentalists are exporting to Africa | Column

04/08/2023

Uganda’s parliament recently week approved a law making it a crime for individuals to identify as LGBTQ+. The bill also provides the government with extensive powers to…

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Added on: 04/05/2023

Wherever I go in Africa, I will advocate for respect for LGBTQ community – French Minister

04/04/2023

The French Minister of State for Development, Francophonie, and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, has renewed her call for the protection of the rights of the LGBTQ+ community….

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Added on: 04/05/2023

Juju the ally: Malema and EFF come to defence of Uganda’s LGBTQI+ community

04/04/2023

Scores of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members marched to the Ugandan high commission in Pretoria on Tuesday to protest against the East African country’s bill which criminalises…

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Added on: 04/04/2023

Ghanaian president doubles down on anti-LGBT bill

04/03/2023

AN ANTI-LGBT bill which was expected to impose some of the harshest laws against gay people has had “substantial elements” modified, the President of Ghana has said….

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Added on: 04/03/2023

In Morocco, YouTube is one tool to attack LGBTQ, vulnerable communities

04/02/2023

RABAT — YouTube can be a space to start a business, educate and build a community. Unfortunately, it is also sometimes used to perpetuate hate among already…

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Added on: 04/02/2023

USAID, Ugandan Activists Striving to Support HIV Patients Amid Anti-Gay Bill

03/31/2023

Uganda’s former prime minister, Ruhakana Rugunda, has applauded the U.S. Agency for International Development for its support in fighting AIDS, saying the country cannot afford to treat…

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Added on: 04/01/2023

South Africans Protest Uganda Law Criminalising LGBTQ Identity

03/31/2023

South Africans took to the streets of Pretoria and Cape Town on Friday to protest against a Ugandan law passed last week that makes it a criminal…

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Added on: 03/31/2023

Mothers beg president to drop anti-gay law plans

03/29/2023

A group of Ugandan mothers who have LGBT children have written a letter to President Yoweri Museveni urging him not to sign into law a new draft…

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Added on: 03/30/2023

Gay Ugandan asks ‘Where will I go?’ as secret shelters under threat

03/29/2023

Uganda’s parliament last week passed one of the world’s toughest laws against homosexual activities, prompting widespread condemnation. If signed into law by the president, anyone who identifies…

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Added on: 03/30/2023

Kenya’s Christian Professionals Vow to Restore Family Culture after Pro-Homosexual Ruling

03/27/2023

Nairobi, 27 March, 2023 / 9:45 pm (ACI Africa). Christian Professionals in Kenya have vowed to reinstate the “culture of life and family” in the East African nation…

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Added on: 03/29/2023

Ghana will not criminalize LGBTQ like what Uganda did – Speaker Bagbin

03/28/2023

Speaker Alban Bagbin has said Ghana will not adopt Uganda’s strict legislative measure against the activities of LGBTQ in the country. Uganda has made it illegal to…

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Added on: 03/28/2023

There is no legislation on LGBTQ – Akufo-Addo corrects US journalist

03/27/2023

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) is a very sensitive topic to Ghanaians as some of them have taken entrenched position against the practice. Speaking at…

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Added on: 03/27/2023

Egyptian police using fake Grindr account to arrest LGBTQ+ community, says app

03/26/2023

A popular social networking app for gays, Grindr, has issued a warning to its users in Egypt after reports emerged that police are using fake accounts to…

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Added on: 03/25/2023

Malema Blasts Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill, Supports Homosexuality

3/24/2023

The Julius Malema-led Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has condemned Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill passed by the parliament on Tuesday. In a statement the EFF, said it condemns Uganda’s…

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Added on: 03/23/2023

Out in the World: Lesbian from Niger finds her voice in US political campaigns

03/23/2023

Aicha Tahirou, a lesbian who was born and raised in Niger, came to the United States for a better life. What she discovered is her political voice. In…

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Added on: 03/23/2023

Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ rights?

03/23/2023

Kenya and Uganda are moving to further curtail the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, whose relationships are already deemed illegal in the…

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Added on: 03/23/2023

Uganda’s LGBT activists fight law making it illegal to be gay: ‘I’m not scared of going to prison’

03/21/2023

Herman Shasha’s shop is not far from one of the shrines dedicated to some of the male martyrs, publicly executed in the late 1800s for refusing to have…

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Added on: 03/22/2023

Namibia Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Couple in Citizenship Case

03/21/2023

Gay rights activists in Namibia are decrying a Supreme Court decision that will effectively deny citizenship to a child born through surrogacy to a same-sex couple in…

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Added on: 03/18/2023

Kenya’s Catholic Bishops condemn Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ rights

03/17/2023

The Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops has condemned a Supreme Court of Kenya ruling allowing the registration of organizations that seek to advocate for and support LGBT…

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Added on: 03/17/2023

Uganda leader calls gay people ‘deviants’ as anti-LGBT bill advances

03/16/2023

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday described gay people as “deviants” and called for an investigation into homosexuality as lawmakers in the conservative East African nation prepare…

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Added on: 03/15/2023

LGBTQ+ groups face crackdowns in Uganda as environment turns hostile

03/14/2023

A dramatic surge in attacks on LGBTQ+ people in Uganda has been recorded by rights groups this year, as the environment for sexual minorities turns increasingly hostile….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…