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Added on: 06/23/2019

How the US shapes queer activism in Liberia

06/22/2019

As the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean, dozens of queer Liberians and their friends and family gathered on a stretch of beach outside Monrovia, the West…

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Added on: 06/21/2019

Gay refugees sent back to ‘homophobic Kenya camp’

06/19/2019

Kenya’s government has ordered a group of 76 refugees to return to a camp they had fled after some of them faced homophobic attacks, a UN agency…

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Added on: 06/19/2019

LGBT Refugees Allege Harassment in Kenya, a Rare Safe Haven

06/19/2019

Burundi national Nina Muregwa says she feels threatened again. After escaping death threats back home over her sexual identity the 17-year-old thought she had found a sanctuary…

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Added on: 06/18/2019

Zanele Muholi captures powerful portraits of South Africa’s LGBT community

06/16/2019

Last week, Botswana’s High Court made history when it overturned colonial-era laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relations. The ruling, which came mere weeks after Kenya’s High Court ruled to uphold its…

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Added on: 06/14/2019

Time for Swaziland to Follow Botswana’s Lead and Decriminalise Gay Sex

06/13/2019

Swaziland should follow the example of its near-neighbour Botswana and decriminalise gay sex. The kingdom, also known as eSwatini, has much in common with Botswana. Both were…

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Added on: 06/12/2019

Scores of LGBT+ refugees in Kenya slum face homophobic attacks, eviction

06/11/2019

Scores of LGBT+ refugees are in desperate need of emergency shelter after facing homophobic threats, violence and eviction warnings from community members in a Nairobi slum, the…

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Added on: 06/12/2019

New lawyers’ group fights violence and stigma in Cameroon

06/11/2019

A group of young lawyers and courtroom professionals has founded Defenders Without Borders (Défenseurs Sans Frontières, or DSF), a human rights organization working on behalf of vulnerable…

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Added on: 06/11/2019

Botswana’s High Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex

06/11/2019

Botswana’s High Court ruled on Tuesday to overturn colonial-era laws that criminalized homosexuality, a decision hailed by activists as a significant step for gay rights on the…

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Added on: 06/10/2019

Botswana to rule on scrapping anti-gay laws

06/10/2019

Botswana could decriminalise gay sex on Tuesday when its high court is due to rule in a landmark case being watched across Africa after Kenya recently upheld…

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Added on: 06/06/2019

LGBT tour operator faces death threats over Ethiopia trip

06/05/2019

An LGBT tour operator has received death threats and hate messages on social media after launching a holiday to Ethiopia. Chicago-based Toto Tours’ 16-day trip to Ethiopia…

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Added on: 06/05/2019

Zimbabwe’s economic crisis driving homeless boys into illegal gay sex trade

06/04/2019

On a sunny morning in the central business district of Zimbabwe’s second city Bulawayo, 14-year-old Tapiwa is basking in the sunlight on a busy pavement. After running…

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Added on: 06/04/2019

Gay rugby player faces deportation to Kenya as asylum claim rejected

06/03/2019

A gay rugby player who is facing deportation to Kenya, where he fears he will be subjected to persecution and violence because of his sexuality, has had…

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Added on: 06/04/2019

Defeat in Kenya didn’t reverse gay Africans’ gains

06/03/2019

On May 24, three months late, Kenya’s High Court decided whether to legalise gay sex. Human rights advocates had hoped to watch the start of a rainbow-colored…

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Added on: 06/01/2019

10 very different countries. 10 very different rules for LGBTQ+ individuals

05/31/2019

On May 24, 2019, same-sex couples in Taiwan registered their unions as the country’s historic new law legally recognizing same-sex marriages went into effect. On the same…

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Added on: 05/31/2019

Citing inclusion of LGBT clerics, Anglican bishops in Africa to shun Lambeth Conference

05/30/2019

As disputes over homosexuality continue to stir within the worldwide Anglican Communion, conservative African bishops say they will boycott a decennial gathering of top clerics next summer…

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Added on: 05/25/2019

Gay Ugandans regret fleeing to Kenya

05/24/2019

Hundreds of people in Uganda’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community have fled the country to escape homophobia and persecution. But many are now stuck in…

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Added on: 05/25/2019

Kenya: Court Upholds Archaic Anti-Homosexuality Laws

05/24/2019

Kenya’s High Court on May 24, 2019 upheld laws criminalizing homosexual acts between consenting adults, a step backward in the progress Kenya has made toward equality in…

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Added on: 05/24/2019

Tunisian court victory boosts push to end gay sex ban

05/21/2019

After winning a four-year battle against government efforts to shut it down, Tunisia’s leading LGBT+ rights group said it will push for gay sex to be decriminalised…

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Added on: 05/24/2019

Asia’s Newest Nation of Timor-Leste Is Fighting for LGBTQ Rights

05/21/2019

On a sunny morning last July, thousands of Timor-Leste residents took to the streets of Dili. Clad in white shirts, gripping rainbow-striped banners and flags, they were…

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Added on: 05/22/2019

Kenya’s High Court to Rule Friday on Legality of Gay Sex

05/21/2019

This Friday, Kenya’s High Court is set to rule on a case challenging colonial-era laws that criminalize homosexuality. The petitioners want the court to declare those laws…

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Added on: 05/18/2019

How LGBT friendly is Ghana?

05/16/2019

Ghana, like many other countries in Africa, has not yet entirely accepted the LGBT community into our society. While many groups are defending them, they still face…

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Added on: 05/18/2019

U.N. urges calm after protests by LGBT+ refugees in Kenya turn violent

05/17/2019

The United Nations has urged LGBT+ refugees in Kenya to show “calm and restraint” after protests demanding better treatment turned violent, with police firing tear gas and…

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Added on: 05/17/2019

Advocates boycott African human rights conference in Egypt

05/16/2019

The 64th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, was a sad time for the African continent’s…

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Added on: 05/15/2019

A Queer Film Festival in Tunisia — Where Being Gay Is Illegal

05/14/2019

For four days in March, a sanctuary for queer and trans people sprung up in Tunisia — a country where being gay is illegal. Mawjoudin Queer Film…

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Added on: 05/12/2019

Nigeria: Anglican Church ejects 2 priests for homosexuality

05/09/2019

In Nigeria, LGBT people suffer various forms of discrimination at all levels within the society, even from within the Christian faith. Many Nigerians believe the Bible condemns…

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Added on: 05/07/2019

LGBT in West Africa: Arrests, lynchings, discrimination, denial

05/06/2019

West African nations display a mix of mostly abusive responses to LGBT people, including denial that they exist, lynchings and arrests even without anti-homosexuality laws. The context…

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Added on: 05/05/2019

Edmonton students walk out of school to protest UCP education policies

05/01/2019

Chanting, “We have voices” and clutching signs reading “GSAs save kids,” more than 100 students walked out of Victoria School of the Arts Friday morning to protest…

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Added on: 05/01/2019

South Africa to host Mr Gay World 2019 pageant after China pulled out

04/30/2019

All roads will lead to Cape Town, South Africa for the 2019 edition of Mr Gay World pageant where 24 finalists will compete for this year’s crown….

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Added on: 04/30/2019

Tunisia invokes sharia law in bid to shut down LGBT rights group

04/30/2019

One of the Arab world’s most visible advocacy groups defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people is facing closure following legal threats by…

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Added on: 04/27/2019

Abandoned: traditional festival of male beauty in Niger

04/23/2019

Festival in Niamey, Niger, has promoted traditional men’s fashion, local couturiers’ skills and masculine beauty. It has also been a place for social minorities and artists in…