It's time for Africans to shake off the lessons of colonialism and revive African ideals of social justice, Ugandan scholar and LGBTQI+ ally Dr. Sylv [...]
Religious police on Sunday night arrested 10 young gay men in the holy city of Touba, Senegal, and threatened them with homosexuality charges. LGBT ri [...]
Ugandan gay ally Sylvia Tamale: How to revive African ideals of social justice
It's time for Africans to shake off the lessons of colonialism and revive African ideals of social justice, Ugandan scholar and LGBTQI+ ally Dr. Sylv [...]
Charged with torture, anti-gay Ugandan officials begin their defense
Attorneys for homophobic Ugandan officials facing criminal charges of torture and inhumane and degrading treatment began revealing their defense strat [...]
‘Kill the Gays’ bill author David Bahati wins primary election
David Bahati, the homophobic Ugandan member of parliament best known as the author of the 2014 bill that originally called for the death penalty for h [...]
Lawsuit seeks to block Ugandan clampdown on online news
Less than five months before elections, the Ugandan government has banned political rallies and is seeking to control online communications -- a move [...]
Cameroon's human rights watchdog group is pushing to improve the security of the nation's LGBTI people and their advocates, who last year were the vic [...]
Like many citizens of Cameroon, Elsy has a dream. She dreams of leaving her native country and moving to Europe or the United States where she could [...]
In Cameroon, a country that has long reeked of repression, a new wind is blowing. It's coming from a new human rights support network that includes le [...]
Four Cameroonian men arrested in June on homosexuality charges pleaded guilty last month, setting the stage for lenient sentences and their quick rele [...]
Zambia has freed two men who since 2018 have been serving a 15-year prison sentence for same-sex intimacy. From the African Human Rights Me [...]
Tunisian activists to Instagram: Stifle homophobic Lady Samara
Tunisian activists this week joined forces to seek the removal of homophobic social media influencer Lady Samara from Instagram, where she has about h [...]
Road Codes: Tracking anti-LGBTQ+ harrassment in Egypt
LGBTQ Egyptians have a new tool to help them stay safe -- Bedayaa's "Road Codes" platform, which allows users to mark and share the location of incide [...]
Covid-19 forces delay of Tunisian queer film festival
The new coronavirus has accomplished what conservative Muslims could not -- delay this year's Queer Film Festival in Tunisia. From the Africa [...]
Hate speech on Facebook: Some progress, much remains to be done
Facebook has taken action to slow the spread of hate speech in response to protests by LGBTIQ+ activists in the Middle East and North Africa. But more [...]
On appeal, Tunisian court imposes 1-year prison term for gay sex
A Tunisian appeals court let stand the sodomy conviction of two men who ended up in police custody in June when they had a falling out over a loan. Ac [...]
Tunisia: Squabble leads to two-year jail term for sodomy
After two Tunisian men had a falling out over a loan, they were arrested by police, charged with sodomy, convicted, and sentenced to two years in pris [...]