Zimbabwe

Global News

Added on: 10/02/2024

Trans Man & Passionate Refugee Advocate: The Story of Thomars Shamuyarira

10/01/2024

Thomars Shamuyarira is proudly out trans man from Harare, Zimbabwe. Despite enduring immense adversity—including being disowned by his family and forced to flee his home country due…

Global News

Added on: 09/13/2024

Zimbabwe: Two Men Face Jail on Sodomy Charges After Approaching Police

09/12/2024

Two men in Zimbabwe have been arrested on sodomy charges after seeking police assistance to resolve a domestic dispute. According to the country’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Tavimbanashe…

Global News

Added on: 09/09/2024

Two men in Zimbabwe face 14 years in prison after accidentally telling cops they’re a gay couple

09/08/2024

A young gay couple in Zimbabwe inadvertently got themselves arrested when one called the police on the other over a money dispute. The two men – one aged…

Global News

Added on: 08/16/2024

Activists sound alarm as gay exorcism cult seeks foothold in Scotland

08/15/2024

As the Scottish government seeks to ban conversion therapy, it is granting charity status to a notorious cult that believes in witchcraft, advocates gay exorcism, and extolls…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

Added on: 03/03/2024

Cape Town Gay Pride Shows Solidarity With Africa’s Persecuted

03/02/2024

Led by motorcycle riders draped in rainbow colours and dressed in multicolour costumes, more than 3,000 people on Saturday took part in Cape Town’s annual Gay Pride…

Global News

Added on: 02/18/2024

Zimbabwe: Government Launches Scathing Anti-LGBTIQ+ Attack

02/17/2024

In an extraordinary diatribe, the government of Zimbabwe has launched a scathing attack against a scholarship programme for LGBTIQ+ students, labelling LGBTIQ+ individuals deviants and aberrations who…

Global News

Added on: 02/16/2024

Zimbabwe Government Rejects LGBT Scholarship Offer as ‘Unlawful and Unchristian’

02/15/2024

The Zimbabwean government has issued a stern rejection to what it labels as ‘so-called’ LGBT scholarships, branding them as unlawful and unchristian. In a recent press statement,…

Global News

Added on: 03/02/2023

New collective to campaign for intersex rights in Southern Africa

03/01/2023

From 25 to 27 November 2022, intersex activists from Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe gathered for a Southern African Intersex Capacity Strengthening meeting, convened…

World Voices

Added on: 10/24/2022

Nyasha Zhakata – Global Director, The Dream Academy

Alturi Project Stategist

Context Safe Place International is a holistic leadership development organization for displaced LGBTQIA+ individuals. Societies often trivialize and overlook the lived experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community. Safe…

Global News

Added on: 07/05/2022

Zimbabwe refuses to buckle under pressure from the lesbian, gay, bisexual community.

07/04/2022

ZIMBABWE has refused to buckle under pressure from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community to accept their predisposition. The local delegation led by Justice,…

Global News

Added on: 03/05/2022

LGBTQ entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe call for more business support

3/4/22

At a business summit in Zimbabwe, LGBTQ entrepreneurs called for increased financial support for their businesses, as well as improved access to skills, loans, consultants, licensing and…

Global News

Added on: 02/14/2022

Interview: ‘Zim still not a safe place for LGBTQ community’

02/13/2022

Last year, South African celebrity Somizi Mhlongo was scheduled to travel to Zimbabwe as a guest of honour at the reopening of a top restaurant in Harare….

Global News

Added on: 12/31/2021

Tutu’s Advocacy for LGBTQ Rights Did Not Sway Most of Africa

12/30/2021

Desmond Tutu is being remembered for his passionate advocacy on behalf of LGBTQ people as well as his fight for racial justice. But the South African archbishop’s…

Global News

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…

Global News

Added on: 09/26/2020

Govt urged to recognise, research on intersex community

09/25/2020

There are growing calls for government to recognise the existence of intersex persons and need for research to guide on the realities of the “hidden” community. Intersex…

Global News

Added on: 09/12/2020

Covid-19 and LGBTQ women in southern Africa – a test for universal human rights

09/11/2020

Since March 2020, governments in southern Africa have imposed lockdown measures to control the spread of Covid-19 in the sub-region. The measures include the deployment of police…

Global News

Added on: 08/10/2020

ZimbabweanLivesMatter Hashtag Inspires Gays and Lesbians

08/09/2020

The #ZimbabweanLivesMatter campaign on social media has inspired gays and lesbians to pick up the momentum and also call for their own rights to be respected in…

Global News

Added on: 02/28/2020

Lesbian speaks about the heartbreaking process of trying to ‘prove’ sexuality to the government

02/27/2020

A lesbian from Zimbabwe has spoken out about how it took five gruelling years to convince the Home Office that she’s gay and should be granted asylum….

Global News

Added on: 11/26/2019

Zimbabwe High Court Awards Damages In Ground Breaking Judgment

11/25/2019

The Honourable Justice Bere awarded Ricky Nathanson, a transgender woman and activist originally from Bulawayo, $400,000 in damages. The High Court awarded Ms Nathanson damages for unlawful…

Global News

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…

Global News

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…

Global News

Added on: 02/11/2019

As Angola decriminalizes homosexuality, where does the African continent stand?

02/10/2019

Angola has done away with criminalizing homosexuality, removing a notorious “vices against nature” provision in its penal code. Other African nations still punish people for same-sex relationships. The…

Global News

Added on: 01/05/2019

Life of a gay migrant: Racism exists in the LGBT community too

01/05/2019

Ireland may be known as the land of céad míle fáilte, but a report in the last months of 2018 suggests more needs to be done to…

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2018

CONIFA referee Raymond Mashamba, outed as gay in Zimbabwe, granted asylum in UK

12/21/2018

Raymond Mashamba was being blackmailed over his sexuality by a former friend in Bulawayo before and during the CONIFA World Football Cup, an international tournament for teams…

Global News

Added on: 12/03/2018

The West exported homophobia, not homosexuality

12/02/2018

Tanzania’s recent intensified efforts to clamp down on the country’s queer community highlights the risk of statements by Africa’s political, business and social elites normalizing hate and…

Global News

Added on: 11/28/2018

UK: Asylum-seeking Zimbabwean referee publicly outed as gay retells blackmail story

11/27/2018

Zimbabwean referee Raymond Mashamba, 30, knew from the time he was 14-years-old that he was gay but managed to keep his sexuality a secret because of societal…