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Added on: 04/19/2019

Opinion: Nigeria is a cold-blooded country for gay men-I have the scars to prove it

CNN
04/17/2019
In 2017, I started A Nasty Boy magazine to validate and affirm the lives and experiences of gay men in Nigeria. I hoped that it could contribute,…
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Added on: 04/01/2019

Uganda: Queer-themed magazine focuses on mental health

Erasing 76 Crimes
03/29/2019
The new 52-page magazine is focused on mental health and intimate-partner violence within the sex worker and LGBTQ communities. Copies are been widely distributed across the country…
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Added on: 03/28/2019

Zambian fleeing from arrest for Homosexuality denied Refugee Asylum in South Africa

Lusaka Times
03/28/2019
A young gay man who left a well-paid government job and fled from Zambia because of his sexual orientation has been denied refugee status by the South…
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Added on: 03/27/2019

LGBT refugees protest Kenya arrests and jail time

Erasing 76 Crimes
03/26/2019
LGBT refugee activists gathered outside a Nairobi courtroom today to protest the mistreatment of 20 LGBT refugees who were arrested at an earlier protest and have been…
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Added on: 03/22/2019

Prominent LGBT+ organisation in Kenya wins right to be recognised as a charity

DeviDiscourse
03/22/2019
A prominent LGBT+ organisation in Kenya won the right to be recognised as a charity on Friday in a Court of Appeal ruling that could give greater…
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Added on: 03/21/2019

These LGBT Refugees Came to Kenya Seeking Freedom. Now They Say They’ve Been Imprisoned and Abused

Intelli.News
03/19/2019
On Feb. 22, activists, reporters and well-wishers from Kenya and all over the world gathered in a courtroom in Nairobi, hoping to witness a historic moment: the decriminalization…
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Added on: 03/19/2019

Dramatic increase in violence against LGBT people in Cameroon

Erasing 76 Crimes
03/18/2019
Humanity First Cameroon and Alternatives-Cameroon are two leading organizations advocating for human rights in Cameroon, with a particular focus on the rights of LGBT people. Working together…
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Added on: 03/19/2019

Will the African nation of Botswana decriminalise homosexuality in June?

Q News
03/19/2019
Botswana’s High Court is considering a challenge to the provisions of the penal code criminalising consensual same-sex relations in the country. It will hand down its judgment…
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Added on: 03/17/2019

No truth for Gambia’s queer people

Mail & Guardian
03/15/2019
Gambia is accounting for its past. Two years after the end of Yahya Jammeh’s brutal 23-year rule, the country’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission is under way….
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Added on: 03/15/2019

Nigerian lesbian: I need to marry a gay man

Erasing 76 Crimes
03/13/2019
In Nigeria, many LGBTI persons grow anxious as they get older and confront pressures from their families and society to get married. They can’t simply marry the…
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Added on: 03/14/2019

BOTSWANA COURT CASE TO CHALLENGE LEGALITY OF GAY SEX

Jerusalem Post
03/14/2019
Botswana’s High Court will hear on Thursday a case challenging the decriminalization of homosexual intercourse, offering campaigners a rare chance to argue for lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
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Added on: 03/14/2019

Guinea-Bissau’s ‘Big Mamas’ advance gay pride in conservative West Africa

Thomson Reuters Foundation
03/13/2019
Edimilson Silva wears tight jeans, sparkly jewellery and sometimes lipstick – outfits that in neighbouring countries could get him harassed, jailed or even killed. But in his…
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Added on: 03/13/2019

Cameroon university blocks career of LGBTI activist

Erasing 76 Crimes
03/11/2019
Kundy (a pseudonym) is one of the most experienced LGBTI activists in Cameroon. At age 30+, he has had an impressive amount of experience protecting and advocating…
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Added on: 03/12/2019

Egyptian Transgender Woman Forcibly Arrested, at Risk of Torture and Sexual Violence

Morocco World News
03/10/2019
19-year-old Malak al-Kashef, who recently had sex reassignment surgery, has not been heard from ever since she was taken by the Egyptian national security at the early…
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Added on: 03/12/2019

Dutch Reformed Church forced to allow same-sex marriage

Pink News
03/08/2019
A South African court has overturned a decision by the Dutch Reformed Church not to recognise same-sex unions. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria scrapped the church’s…
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Added on: 03/11/2019

On International Women’s Day: End daily ‘corrective rapes’

76 Crimes
03/08/2019
Today is International Women’s Day #IWD2019: We celebrate and stand in solidarity with all women, noting their tenacity and fortitude, especially those who courageously survive violence and…
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Added on: 03/10/2019

Meet the young Nigerian running an LGBT clothing brand

Erasing 76 Crimes
03/06/2019
Rex Young, a young Lagos-based Nigerian entrepreneur, is tapping into the country’s LGBT market. Young, a professional graphic designer, has delved into an untapped market of making…
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Added on: 03/08/2019

Fears for transgender Egyptian woman held in men’s prison

Independent
03/07/2019
An Egyptian transgender woman arrested for inciting anti-government protests is at risk of torture and sexual violence, activists and rights groups have warned. Malak al-Kashef, 19, has…
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Added on: 03/08/2019

Cameroon death threats: 2 gay lovers outed by each other

Erasing 76 Crimes
03/07/2019
After a financial dispute last month, Steeve, a pastor of the Evangelical Church of Cameroon, attacked his lover, Boris, and publicly revealed that Boris is a homosexual….
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Added on: 03/05/2019

The Gay-Rights Activists Hoping for a Legal Victory in Kenya

The New Yorker
03/03/2019
On a recent Friday, gay and lesbian couples, dressed in matching outfits, posed for photos outside of a Nairobi courthouse, in anticipation of a decision that they…
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Added on: 03/03/2019

WHO OWNS THE FIGHT FOR LGBT+ RIGHTS IN THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD?

Jerusalem Post
03/02/2019
Tarek Zeidan, executive director of Lebanese LGBT+ rights group Helem, said it is positive that LGBT+ issues in the Arab world were being talked about at big…
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Added on: 03/03/2019

Activist woman’s worry: More gay Nigerians marry women

Erasing 76 Crimes
03/01/2019
A local activis who is currently working with a women’s rights organization in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, says she is seeing an increasing problem of gay men marrying…
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Added on: 03/01/2019

Nigeria re-elects president who called gay sex ‘abhorrent’

Pink News
02/28/2019
Nigeria has re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari, who once called gay sex “abhorrent.” While on a trip to meet US President Barack Obama in July 2015, Buhari was…
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Added on: 02/28/2019

The irony: Egypt proud of Rami Malek’s win amidst LGBT crackdown

Step Feed
02/28/2019
Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek’s Oscar win was not only remarkable, but also controversial. His victory sparked a string of various debates – one of which the status…
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Added on: 02/28/2019

Tunisia: Effort to Shut Down LGBT Group

Human Rights Watch
02/26/2019
The Tunisian government should halt its attempt to fight a court ruling that gave an LGBT association the right to operate, Human Rights Watch said today. The…
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Added on: 02/27/2019

LGBT Kenyans’ Patience Has Gone Unrewarded

Human Rights Watch
02/26/2019
Kenya’s High Court on Friday postponed a much-awaited decision on a colonial-era law that has long deprived one group of Kenyans of uhuru, or freedom, promising to…
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Added on: 02/26/2019

Anti-LGBT discrimination costs Kenya ‘up to $1.3 billion’ a year

Pink News
02/25/2019
A culture of anti-LGBT discrimination could be costing Kenya up to $1.3 billion a year, a new report claims. The report from the pro-LGBT Open for Business…
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Added on: 02/25/2019

Tunisia targets pro-gay advocacy at Shams

76 Crimes
02/22/2019
The Tunisian government has appealed a 2016 court decision that granted official recognition to the group Shams, which advocates the repeal of the nation’s anti-gay law. “The…
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Added on: 02/24/2019

Tunisian government moves to shutter LGBTQ group, advocate says

NBC
02/22/2019
The Tunisian government is attempting to disband one of the country’s few, and arguably its most prominent, LGBTQ rights groups, according to the group’s leader. Mounir Baatour,…
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Added on: 02/23/2019

Politicians’ anti-gay posturing mars Senegal election

Erasing 76 Crimes
02/22/2019
Senegal’s gay community is on edge as the country heads into presidential elections this weekend, with a tradition of candidates flaunting anti-gay views to gain support. Local…
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