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Added on: 11/29/2021

Cameroon Says Citizens Abuse LGBTI People

11/28/2021

YAOUNDÉ — Cameroon says lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people are increasingly becoming victims of violence and brutality. The central African state’s government made the comment this…

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Added on: 11/25/2021

Qtalk has advice for gay man who is attracted to a straight friend

11/24/2021

LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counsellors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Foundation for International…

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Added on: 11/25/2021

South Africa: Broken Promises to Aid Gender-Based Violence Survivors

11/24/2021

(Johannesburg) The South African government has taken important steps but did not provide adequate funding for shelters and other services for gender-based violence survivors during the Covid-19 pandemic….

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Added on: 11/25/2021

Kenya: Gay rights will destroy family values, Supreme Court told

11/23/2021

The Supreme Court on Tuesday was asked to reject registration of an organisation for gay rights on grounds it would erode family values and harm society. The…

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Added on: 11/23/2021

Defender of LGBT Ugandans nominated for human rights award

11/22/2021

Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo, Uganda’s renowned LGBT ally and human right rights defender, has been nominated for the prestigious Tulip Human Rights Award for 2021. The Human Rights…

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Added on: 11/23/2021

Cameroon: Violent Mob Savagely Tortures Intersex Person for Hours

11/22/2021

A group sexually assaulted, beat, and humiliated an intersex person in Cameroon’s capital of Yaoundé on November 15. The victim suffered bruises all over her body, HRW…

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Added on: 11/22/2021

Ghana’s Anti-Gay Law: God Loves Gays, Let’s Show Them Love- Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta

11/21/2021

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has glaringly pooh-poohed the new anti-gay law that has been presented before parliament awaiting passage into law by saying God loves gays too…

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Added on: 11/20/2021

LGBT migrants in South Africa: religion can be a blessing, and a curse

11/19/21

The politicisation of religion in Africa is now well documented. It is a strategy used to maintain the idea that heterosexuality is the only natural and normal…

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Added on: 11/19/2021

Mauritius: Island nation’s Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of anti-LGBT law

11/18/2021

Nov. 16, 2021 — A crucial hearing in a case challenging the constitutionality of Section 250, brought by Abdool Ridwan Firaas Ah Seek, a 31-year-old human rights…

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Added on: 11/17/2021

LGBT+ Church of England members stage defiant protest after archbishop of Canterbury’s Ghana apology

11/16/2021

A gay canon and other LGBT+ members of the Church of England have staged a demonstration at a meeting of the General Synod to show solidarity with…

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Added on: 11/16/2021

You can’t target LGBT people like they are the source of Ghana’s sexual problems – Prof Prempeh fumes

11/15/2021

Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has expressed his utter disgust at the treatment being meted out to members…

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Added on: 11/13/2021

Namibia | Transgender woman wins police abuse case

11/12/21

A transgender woman in Namibia has emerged victorious in her fight for justice after being beaten, kicked and verbally abused by the police. On Friday, the High…

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Added on: 11/12/2021

Supporters and opponents face off over Ghana’s anti-LGBT law

11/11/2021

ACCRA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Supporters and opponents of Ghana’s new anti-LGBT bill faced off in parliament on Wednesday in the first public hearings into the proposed…

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Added on: 11/11/2021

A Discriminatory System Killed a Transgender Man in Egypt

11/10/2021

August 26 should have been a day of celebration for Ezz Eldin, a 26-year-old transgender man, but it ended in tragedy. He bled to death after he was prematurely…

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Added on: 11/09/2021

As anti-LGBTQ+ crackdowns persist across Africa, these activists continue to fight

11/08/2021

Across Africa, queer people face oppression, discrimination and violence for their identities. A 2020 report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) reveals…

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Added on: 11/09/2021

Sudan LGBT organizations condemn military coup

11/08/2021

Sudan has been undergoing a democratic transition since the overthrow of dictator Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. Last year, the Transitional Legislative Council passed a series of…

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Added on: 11/06/2021

Discussion under way on how to improve transgender recognition and intersex policies in SA

11/5/21

A discussion on transgender and intersex policies for legal gender recognition and ending intersex genital mutilation took place on Thursday and will conclude today. The purpose of…

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Added on: 11/06/2021

Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill leads to surge in anti-LGBTQ violence

11/5/21

“The anti- LGBTQI bill in the Parliament of Ghana is fueling hate and emboldens homophobic individuals and groups to harm LGBTQ persons. The worrying part is that…

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Added on: 11/04/2021

COVID-19 pandemic could lead to HIV surge in West & Central Africa, says UNAIDS chief

11/03/2021

DAKAR, Nov 3 (Reuters) – West and Central Africa could see a rise in HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths in a few years due to disruptions in…

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Added on: 11/02/2021

‘I feel invisible’: The challenges of being trans in Nigeria

11/01/2021

Tom Kola was five years old when he realised he was a boy. But it took more than two decades and a move halfway across the world…

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Added on: 10/29/2021

Ghana’s law curbing LGBT rights sparks Anglican church rift

10/28/2021

A proposed law in Ghana to toughen curbs on the LGBT community has triggered a rift between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the local Anglican church, which…

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Added on: 10/29/2021

Tunisia: Attack on Director of LGBT Group

10/28/2021

Two police officers apparently brutally attacked the director of a Tunis-based LGBT rights group on October 21, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack on Badr…

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Added on: 10/27/2021

Senegal imprisons 3 men for gay-bashing

10/26/2021

Three young men who beat up suspected homosexuals on July 28 have been sentenced to prison in Senegal. The country’s homophobes aren’t happy about it. Prison sentences…

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Added on: 10/26/2021

Sudan coup adds uncertainties for LGBTQ+ community

10/25/2021

Queer people have long been excluded from Sudans’ political life and social mainstream, but some believe the country’s currently tumultuous transition to democracy presents an opportunity to…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Watch: Nigerian LGBTQ+ activists campaigning and demanding to be seen and heard

10/24/2021

Now despite the strides towards equality around the world, homosexuality remains a crime in some 69 countries, almost half of them in Africa. But in Nigeria, Africa’s cultural…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Western Sanctions: Is Zimbabwe being punished for its strong views against gay rights?

10/24/2021

WASHINGTON – The United States has defended its two-decades-old economic sanctions against Zimbabwe saying they only targeted those that undermine democratic processes or facilitate corruption. However, analysts believe…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

NGOs scramble to dampen COVID-19’s impact on people living with HIV

10/18/2021

NEW YORK/PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa, Oct 18 (Openly) – South African domestic worker Mabuyi Dlamini always dreaded the bumpy, day-long minibus journey she had to make each month…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

Report Details Anti-LGBT Discrimination, Violence in Kenya Refugee Camp

10/21/2021

(WB) A new report released on Wednesday indicates nearly all of the LGBT people who live in a Kenya refugee camp have experienced discrimination and violence because…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

Ghana president calls for tolerance as parliament considers anti-LGBT+ law

10/22/2021

ACCRA, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday emphasised the need for civil debate and tolerance as parliament works towards a vote on a…

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Added on: 10/21/2021

Across Africa, major churches strongly oppose LGBTQ rights

10/20/2021

In Ghana, home to a diverse array of religions, leaders of major churches have united in denouncing homosexuality as a “perversion” and endorsing legislation that would, if…