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Added on: 07/12/2024

Burkina Faso’s military junta to ban homosexual acts

07/11/2024

Burkina Faso’s military junta has announced a ban on homosexual acts, making it the latest African state to crack down on same-sex relations despite strong opposition from…

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Added on: 07/11/2024

Overturning of sodomy laws a win for human rights in Namibia

07/10/2024

The Namibian high court recently invalidated the country’s colonial-era “sodomy law”, which had made consensual sexual acts between men a criminal offence. The court declared that the common law offences…

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Added on: 07/11/2024

Reports falsely claim Nigeria’s approval of Samoa deal legalises same-sex relationships

07/10/2024

“LGBT: Knocks As Nigeria Signs $150 Billion Samoa Deal,” reads the headline of the Daily Trust article published on July 4, 2024. The newspaper is Nigeria’s most influential…

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Added on: 07/10/2024

House Urges FG to Suspend Samoa Agreement, Seeks Probe of Contentious Clauses

07/09/2024

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the Samoa Agreement. A national daily had reported that there were clauses…

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Added on: 07/08/2024

Website tracks legal rights for trans people in Middle East and North Africa

07/07/2024

The Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute has unveiled the MENA Trans Archive, a new, free online archive focused on legal and sharia-law information for trans people living in…

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Added on: 07/07/2024

LGBTQ storm in $150bn Samoa deal teacup

07/06/2024

In the last two days, my social media feed has been suffused with impassioned expressions of grief and outrage from Nigerians over a putative June 28 agreement…

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Added on: 07/05/2024

Controversy greets Nigeria’s $150 billion Samoa deal with alleged clause to promote LGBTQ

07/04/2024

The federal government’s decision to sign a $150 billion Samoa Deal has been met with controversies over claim of LGBTQ clause. According to reports, the agreement reportedly includes…

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Added on: 07/05/2024

How Ghana’s anti-gay bill impacts the LGBTQ+ community

07/04/2024

Mohammed is 27 years old and gay. However, he has yet to come out about his sexuality. Like many other LGBTQ+ Ghanaians, he fears going public. That’s because Ghana’s…

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Added on: 07/04/2024

Cameroon president’s daughter comes out, reveals relationship with Brazilian model

07/03/2024

In the face of Cameroon‘s criminalization of LGBTQ+ relationships, the daughter of the nation’s president has come out. Brenda Biya, daughter of President Paul Biya, revealed in a recent post…

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Added on: 07/02/2024

Malawi court refuses to overturn anti-LGBTQ+ laws

07/01/2024

Hopes of a second victory for LGBTQ+ rights activists in southern Africa were dashed Friday when the High Court in Malawi rejected two challenges seeking to overturn…

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Added on: 06/28/2024

Anti-LGBTQ Christian Nationalist Plan: Allow Anyone To Sue Teacher, Librarian ‘Groomers’

06/27/2024

When the National Association of Christian Lawmakers held its National Policy Conference at Liberty University earlier this month, participants on one panel discussed ways to take advantage…

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Added on: 06/28/2024

THE GENDER QUEER NIGERIANS ENTERING HETERO MARRIAGES

06/27/2024

After years of living openly as a woman, 32-year-old Adamu now faces a pivotal crossroads as he prepares to marry a woman. “I believe it is the…

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Added on: 06/25/2024

What are the legal challenges to Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill?

06/24/2024

Courts in Ghana are considering multiple legal challenges to the West African country’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill with its top court due to deliver its first decision on July…

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Added on: 06/19/2024

Suspected gay escapes lynching at Assin Fosu

06/19/2024

An alleged gay, identified as “Junior”, has been mercilessly beaten for allegedly attempting to have a sexual affair with a young man in Assin Fosu, located in…

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Added on: 06/18/2024

Congo has no anti-gay law, but justice minister demands crackdown anyway

06/17/2024

Barely two weeks after Constant Mutamba took office as Justice Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, he ordered public prosecutors to prosecute homosexuals even though the…

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Added on: 06/15/2024

There are just a handful of out, gay professional footballers in the world: here are their stories

06/14/2024

The world of men’s professional football has long been playing catch-up when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation and visibility, with very few openly gay professional footballers. But…

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Added on: 06/13/2024

Nigeria’s repressed LGBTQ party people let ‘true self’ out at Lagos ball

06/12/2024

Performers strutted their stuff onstage at an LGBTQ community dance party in Nigeria’s Lagos, publicly celebrating their identities in a country where being gay could land you…

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Added on: 06/12/2024

Bisexual risks death in Nigeria, seeks asylum in the U.K.

06/11/2024

Chukwuebuka, a pseudonym for his safety, is a bisexual Nigerian student residing in the U.K. He finds himself at a critical juncture, torn between fear and hope,…

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Added on: 06/10/2024

UN rights office denounces ‘horrendous’ attack on Tanzania transgender activist

06/09/2024

The United Nations Human Rights Office condemned an attack against transgender woman and activist Mauzinde in Tanzania on Friday, calling it “horrendous.” Mauzinde, a resident of Rahaleo, was found abandoned in…

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Added on: 06/10/2024

Two women in Comoros detained on gay sex charges after marriage bid

06/09/2024

Police in Comoros detained two women on charges of engaging in same-sex sexual activity after they asked an Islamic preacher to marry them, a public prosecutor said….

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Added on: 06/09/2024

Namibia: Call for President to Veto Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill

06/08/2024

A campaign has been launched urging the President of Namibia, Nangolo Mbumba, to veto the discriminatory anti-LGBTQI+ bill passed by Parliament last year. Through a petition on…

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Added on: 06/09/2024

TikTok Activism: How Queer Zimbabweans Use Social Media to Show Love and Fight Hate

06/08/2024

In Zimbabwe, there is a long held public view that queerness is “unAfrican” and imported to Africa from the west. Even though numerous studies have proven this…

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Added on: 06/08/2024

Study finds less anti-LGBTI violence in Cameroon. Is it accurate?

06/07/2024

Has Cameroon become a much safer place for LGBTI people? It’s a question raised by the publication of the latest report on anti-LGBTI violence and human rights…

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Added on: 06/07/2024

West won’t accept polygamy so shouldn’t force LGBTQ+ acceptance on us, says Ghana’s vice-president

06/06/2024

Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s presidential candidate, has said he will not tolerate LGBTQ+ activities if elected, because they conflict with the Ghana’s values. Ghana’s presidential elections on 7…

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Added on: 06/07/2024

Discrimination persists against LGBTQ+ refugees – both at home and in host countries

06/06/2024

As countries around the globe mark Pride month, the plight of members of the LGBTQ+ community around the world continues to worsen. Gay, lesbian and trans people…

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Added on: 06/05/2024

Two men jailed after criticizing prime minister for not being anti-gay enough

06/04/2024

In Senegal, Africa, two men have been jailed for “spreading false news” that the new prime minister there tolerates homosexuality. Activist Bah Diakhate and Imam Cheikh Ahmed…

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Added on: 06/03/2024

Zackie Achmat Concedes Defeat, Warns of Anti-Democratic Forces

06/02/2024

Zackie Achmat, South Africa’s first out queer independent candidate to stand in a national election, will not be going to Parliament after failing to garner enough votes. “The…

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Added on: 06/02/2024

Johannesburg LGBT+ Pride marches on despite U.S. terrorism warning

06/01/2024

Thousands of people took part in Johannesburg’s first LGBT+ Pride march since the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday despite U.S. warnings of a possible terrorist attack in the…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Uganda anti-LGBTQ+ law threatens HIV gains as patients fear arrest

05/29/2024

NAIROBI – Hoping to avoid the police, Alexy set off one night to get his monthly antiretroviral treatment (ART) from a clinic just east of the Ugandan…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa

05/30/2024

A long-standing US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda, including a governing party member who endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ laws by…