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Added on: 03/05/2024

Ghana May Lose $3.8Bn World Bank Funding Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

03/04/2024

The government of Ghana may lose a total of $3.8 billion in World Bank funding over its recent Anti-LGBTQ bill passed by the country’s parliament last week….

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Added on: 03/04/2024

Nigerian director on his queer film and the lynching of a gay friend

03/03/2024

Babatunde Apalowo, director of the gay-themed Nigerian film All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White, was shocked to learn that one of his college…

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Added on: 03/02/2024

Hong Kong: Transgender activist must not be deported to mainland China

03/01/2024

A Chinese transgender activist due to be released tomorrow after serving a prison sentence in Hong Kong will be at grave risk of persecution if she is…

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Added on: 03/02/2024

Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill draws international condemnation after it is passed by parliament

03/01/2024

A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ people in Ghana and their supporters drew international condemnation Thursday after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it…

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Added on: 03/02/2024

Ghana’s parliament passes anti-LGBTQ law

02/29/24

Ghana’s parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that further clamps down on the rights of LGBTQ people in the West African country. The “Human Sexual Rights and…

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Added on: 02/27/2024

Kane and Kotfe have been together for 12 years but their country’s law treats them as ‘strangers’

02/26/2024

Kaneshige ‘Kane’ Hirata, a former firefighter, and Kohei ‘Kotfe’ Katsuyama, a former police officer, have been in a committed relationship for the past 12 years, living together…

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Added on: 02/27/2024

Siberian Queer Bar Shuts Down After Police Raid

02/26/2024

A queer bar in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk has announced that it will close following a police raid over the weekend, local media reported Monday. The…

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Added on: 02/25/2024

Uganda squirms as pressure mounts to repeal anti-gay law

02/24/2024

As human rights defenders inside and outside of Uganda await a Constitutional Court ruling on petitions challenging the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) 2023, the backers of the cruel…

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Added on: 02/24/2024

Protest targets Ugandan plan to praise anti-LGBT law in England

02/23/2024

Human rights activists based in and outside Uganda have petitioned the government of the United Kingdom, urging it to cancel an invitation to Anita Among, Speaker of…

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Added on: 02/23/2024

Ghana moves closer to passing bill that would crack down on LGBT rights

02/22/2024

ACCRA, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday moved a step closer to holding a vote on a bill that seeks to further clamp down on…

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Added on: 02/23/2024

Belarus plans its own anti-‘gay propaganda’ law

02/22/2024

Russian ally Belarus is making preparations for a restrictive anti-LGBTQ+ law like Russia’s, with an extra provision targeting childless couples. Alexis Boddy of City Law School at the…

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Added on: 02/22/2024

Ghana moves closer to passing bill that would crack down on LGBT rights

02/21/2024

ACCRA, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday moved a step closer to holding a vote on a bill that seeks to further clamp down on…

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Added on: 02/21/2024

Belarus prepares law against ‘LGBT propaganda’

02/20/2024

In Belarus, a draft law punishing the “promotion of non-traditional relationships” – which refers to LGBTQIA relationships – is being prepared. This development (or backward step, to…

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Added on: 02/21/2024

Nigerian Police threaten crackdown over viral LGBT TikTok trend

02/20/2024

Nigerian police spokesperson ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi has vowed to crack down on a group of LGBT individuals featured in a viral video on social media. The threats…

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Added on: 02/20/2024

China LGBTQ community hangs tough in dissent amid repression

02/20/2024

In a scene like many played out in theaters around the world, last month a smiling dance performance director emerged from the wings after a show to…

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Added on: 02/20/2024

‘We’re Going to Stand Up’: Queer Literature is Booming in Africa

02/18/2024

As a queer teenager growing up in northern Nigeria, Arinze Ifeakandu often found himself searching for books that reflected what he felt. He combed through the books…

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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…

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Added on: 02/18/2024

Deep disappointment as St Vincent High Court fails to overturn discriminatory anti-LGBT laws

02/17/2024

The Human Dignity Trust is deeply disappointed by today’s decision from the High Court in St Vincent and the Grenadines, that upholds the criminalisation of consensual, same-sex…

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Added on: 02/17/2024

Ghana lawmaker says jailing LGBT offenders would encourage sodomy in prison

02/16/2024

A Ghanaian legislator has asked parliament to replace jail terms for gay sex with non-custodial sentences including counselling, saying the anti-LGBT bill currently making its way through…

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Added on: 02/17/2024

St. Vincent upholds laws criminalizing gay sex in Caribbean island nation in setback for activists

02/16/2024

A top court in St. Vincent and the Grenadines upheld laws on Friday that criminalize gay sex, a blow to activists who have long decried the violence…

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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,…

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Added on: 02/13/2024

Anti-LGBT bills led to more suicides in Poland, research finds

02/12/2024

Analysis led by Chad Meyerhoefer shows harmful effects regardless of whether laws passed, with potential parallels to current U.S. “bathroom bills.” A coordinated political effort against LGBT…

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Added on: 02/13/2024

How Wanlov the Kubolor reacted to the revised anti-LGBT bill penalties

02/11/2024

Ghanaian activist and musician, Wanlov the Kubolor, has reacted to the decision by the Parliament of Ghana to pass a bill that imposes severe sentences for anyone…

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Added on: 02/11/2024

Anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently in consideration stage

02/10/2024

The proposed Anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Ghana has caused debate, conversations, and controversy both in Ghana and beyond. At its core, the bill aims to address issues related…

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Added on: 02/11/2024

Armenia refuses to extradite gay Chechen man wanted by Russia

02/10/2024

A court in Yerevan, Armenia, on Jan. 30 rejected Russia’s request to extradite a man who fled the republic of Chechnya after being tortured because he was…

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Added on: 02/10/2024

Pride to Prejudice: Queer Nigerians love social media — and hate it

02/09/2024

When Ms. Fola Francis, an openly trans woman living in Nigeria, joined a trend and posted a video of her transition on TikTok, it was for her…

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Added on: 02/10/2024

Duolingo Under Fire: LGBT Propaganda Allegations in Russia Ignite Controversy

02/09/2024

In an unexpected turn, Duolingo, the widely popular language-learning app, finds itself at the heart of a controversy in Russia. Accused of disseminating LGBT propaganda, the company…

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Added on: 02/09/2024

For LGBT asylum-seekers, coming to the U.S. is hardly the end of a harrowing journey

02/08/2024

Located in the suburbs of Tijuana, Mexico, the Casa Arco Iris migrant shelter is unassuming. That’s on purpose. Not so long ago, its exterior was graffitied with a homophobic slur….

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Added on: 02/09/2024

Houthis sentence 13 to public execution on homosexuality charges – report

02/08/2024

A court of the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen has sentenced 13 people to public execution on homosexuality charges, the French wire service AFP reported on Tuesday. Another 35 people…

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Added on: 02/08/2024

A proposed deal in Congress could make asylum harder for LGBTQ migrants to obtain

02/07/2024

As federal lawmakers consider tougher restrictions for asylum-seekers, we hear from two migrants fleeing homophobic violence. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Later today, the Senate is set to vote on that…