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Added on: 10/17/2019

Amid ‘Kill the Gays’ bill uproar, Ugandan LGBTQ activist is killed

10/16/2019

Ugandan LGBTQ activist Brian Wasswa died on Oct. 5, one day after the 28-year-old was attacked at home amid rising tensions in the east African nation over…

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Added on: 10/16/2019

Ugandan MPs press for death penalty for homosexual acts

10/15/2019

MPs in Uganda are to push for new laws to make homosexual acts punishable by death. James Nsaba Buturo, an MP, said parliamentarians wanted to retable a…

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Added on: 10/15/2019

Uganda: Brutal Killing of Gay Activist

10/15/2019

Ugandan authorities should thoroughly investigate the fatal attack on October 4, 2019 on an activist for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human…

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Added on: 10/14/2019

Uganda government denies report of re-introduction of anti-gay bill

10/13/2019

The government of Ugandan has denied reports that there are plans to re-introduce the anti-gay bill to parliament after a court ruling prohibiting it. According to the…

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Added on: 10/13/2019

Activists defiant as Uganda proposes death penalty for gay sex

10/12/2019

The Ugandan government’s plan to reintroduce a bill that could impose the death penalty for homosexuality is being met with defiance from the LGBTQ community in the…

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Added on: 10/12/2019

International donors ‘stand with’ LGBT+ Ugandans over ‘Kill the Gays’ bill

10/11/2019

Major donors of aid to Uganda including the United States and the European Union said on Friday they were closely examining a plan by the east African…

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Added on: 10/08/2019

Gay men seen dying from AIDS due to Africa’s homophobic laws

10/07/2019

Thousands of gay men in Africa are likely dying from HIV-related illnesses every year due to homophobic laws that stifle their chances of being tested and treated,…

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Added on: 10/08/2019

Uganda: Why government is reintroducing anti-gay law

10/03/2019

At the end of August, the Ethics and Integrity minster, Fr Simon Lokodo, said his predecessor, Mr James Nsaba Buturo, would take leave of Parliament to reintroduce…

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Added on: 10/04/2019

Here’s why Ghana’s sex education program is controversial

10/03/2019

Ghanaians are still debating a proposed school sex education program after religious groups said it was part of a “satanic” attempt to promote LGBT+ values. The backlash…

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Added on: 09/26/2019

We freed 3 gay men from prison

09/24/2019

A and his friend Y (names withheld for their safety) walked free on August 30, having served four years of a five-year sentence imposed after they were…

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Added on: 09/23/2019

Gay man who fled Ghana over attacks secures asylum in US

09/22/2019

A Ghanaian [name withheld] who was attacked in Ghana in 2015 on suspicion of being gay has succeeded in securing asylum in the United States. Two law…

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Added on: 09/23/2019

Anti-gay Nigerian protesters demand harsher laws against LGBTIQ+ people

09/19/2019

Homophobic Nigerian youths and officials protested this week to demand harsher laws and a crackdown on LGBTIQ+ people in Nigeria. Even though a recent survey has shown…

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Added on: 09/20/2019

Rwandan gospel singer comes out as gay, to country’s shock

09/16/2019

Friends of Albert Nabonibo, a well-known gospel singer in Rwanda who recently came out as a gay man, do not want their names revealed. It is too…

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Added on: 09/20/2019

Nigerian press agog with protests against LGBT, cashless policy

09/19/2019

The renewed pursuit of cashless policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the protest by youths against lesbians, gays, and transgender are some of the…

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Added on: 09/18/2019

Anti-gay candidate leads in Tunisia’s presidential election

09/17/2019

Anti-gay law professor Kais Saied won the most votes in the first round of Tunisia’s presidential election, the Tunisian electoral commission announced. This is the country’s second…

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Added on: 09/16/2019

Rwandan gospel singer comes out as gay, to country’s shock

09/16/2019

Friends of Albert Nabonibo, a well-known gospel singer in Rwanda who recently came out as a gay man, do not want their names revealed. It is too…

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Added on: 09/14/2019

New film captures the truth of gay life in Nigeria

09/10/2019

Members of the gay community in Nigeria are excitedly anticipating the release of a new film that people believe has captured the true experience of life for…

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Added on: 09/11/2019

Remembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women

09/10/2019

The shards of South Africa’s fragmented history share a common thread throughout; at the core is a struggle for equality and visibility. Over the course of the…

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Added on: 09/09/2019

Ethiopian church-affiliated group urges action against gays

09/08/2019

A group affiliated with Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church is condemning what it calls the government’s silence on homosexuality in the country. Speaking at a conference Sunday in Addis…

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Added on: 08/27/2019

Shining a light on lesbian experiences in Nigeria

08/22/2019

“If you haven’t come out to yourself, it’s difficult to come out to [other] people … At first, it might look like a difficult task, like something…

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Added on: 08/23/2019

‘Hunted for my sexuality’: How social media is fuelling homophobic attacks in Mali

08/22/2019

The film is grainy but the viewer can make out shadows looming over a woman cowering in fear. Men are shouting, hitting and demanding that their victim…

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Added on: 08/21/2019

In a first for Africa, Kenya census to count intersex people

08/20/2019

Kenya will become the first African country to recognize its intersex population in a census on Saturday that counts people born with a sexual anatomy that does…

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Added on: 08/19/2019

Butuan students reminded on anti-discrimination ordinance

08/19/2019

With the implementation of the Anti-Discrimination Ordinance here, the students of various schools were reminded on the provisions of said ordinance during a symposium conducted by the…

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Added on: 08/18/2019

New survey finds a decrease in homophobic attitudes in Nigeria

08/18/2019

A survey from The Initiative for Equality Rights has found that homophobic attitudes in Nigeria are decreasing. The survey was last conducted in 2017, and this time…

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Added on: 08/16/2019

Côte d’Ivoire: Bill to Amend Marriage Law Approved

08/09/2019

On March 27, 2019, the Council of Ministers of Côte d’Ivoire approved a bill that would substantially amend the country’s marriage law. It must now be presented…

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Added on: 08/15/2019

Cameroon’s most prominent LGBT+ activist Marc Lambert Lamba has passed away

08/14/2019

Marc Lambert Lamba a leading LGBT rights activist in Cameroon, passed away unexpectedly on August 4th of a stroke at age 44. In 2000 Lambert founded Cameroon’s first…

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Added on: 08/14/2019

Fear: If unchained, faith-based bias would crush LGBT medical care

08/13/2019

Gay Africans barred from medical care. A rise in HIV infections in homophobic countries. Reduced access to health care for LGBTI people both in the United States…

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Added on: 08/12/2019

Johannesburg holds city’s first black, queer ball

08/12/2019

LGBTQ people gathered in Johannesburg recently for the city’s first official black queer ball. Organizers say the event was to create a safe space for people in…

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Added on: 08/08/2019

Swaziland: LGBTI Discrimination in Swaziland Leads to Big Mental Health Issues, Report Finds

08/08/2019

LGBTI people in Swaziland/eSwatini suffer mental health issues and many have attempted suicide because of the way they are discriminated against in the kingdom. This has prompted…

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Added on: 07/31/2019

‘We need freedom’: Sehaq, the party space for Amsterdam’s queer refugees

07/31/2019

At the dinner table, conversations bubble around people as they tuck into a three-course meal. A plethora of different nationalities and identities have pulled up a chair…