Gay rights activists in Uganda have welcomed the appointment of Ms Winifred ‘Winnie’ Karagwa Byanyima, a Ugandan national, as the new executive direct ...
A proposal that would have allowed same-sex marriage in Ivory Coast has been withdrawn. The revised version, which is apparently headed for passage in ...
Ugandan activists welcome new UNAIDS leader, Ugandan Winnie Byanyima
Gay rights activists in Uganda have welcomed the appointment of Ms Winifred ‘Winnie’ Karagwa Byanyima, a Ugandan national, as the new executive direct ...
Fear: If unchained, faith-based bias would crush LGBT medical care
Gay Africans barred from medical care. A rise in HIV infections in homophobic countries. Reduced access to health care for LGBTI people both in the Un ...
Uganda: Activist ‘was already condemned’ before trial
Political activist and strong gay ally Stella Nyanzi was sentenced on Aug. 2 to 18 months in prison after being convicted of "cyber harassment" for pu ...
Petition to Uganda: Let us celebrate Pride peacefully
Ugandan activists are seeking international support for a petition to Simon Lokodo, the homophobic Minister of Ethics and Integrity, urging him to sto ...
With help from generous donors, an imprisoned gay man was set free last week in Cameroon, ending his three-year sentence for homosexuality.
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The new TransAfrican Independent Network in Cameroon is working to confront transphobia and empower transgender people.
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A leader of Cameroon's transgender community is recuperating from a transphobic attack that almost killed her.
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Lesbophobia breaks apart a family in Cameroon; a sister is left homeless.
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A 53-year-old Zambian farmer and a 17-year-old student appeared in court in Lusaka yesterday, accused of violating Zambia's anti-homosexuality laws.
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LGBT Tunisia: Rift over Israel, tactics, morals of gay candidate
Eleven Tunisian LGBT rights groups have attacked gay presidential candidate Mounir Baatour and his LGBT association, Shams, criticizing them for lack ...
Victory for gay rights in Tunisia
The Tunis Court of Appeals today upheld a lower court decision that allowed the LGBT rights group Shams to keep its official recognition as a legitima ...
Advocates boycott African human rights conference in Egypt
Repression of LGBT rights defenders marred the recently held session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
From the African H ...
U.N. experts to Tunisia: Don’t shut down Shams
Four high-ranking human rights specialists at the United Nations are urging the Tunisian government not to close down the LGBT rights organization Sha ...
Death (denied) in Tunisia’s queer cell block
Recent reports, apparently untrue, that a trans woman died in the "Lions' Den" cell block at Mornaguia Prison focused attention on the grim conditions ...
Tunisia targets pro-gay advocacy at Shams
The Tunisian government has appealed a 2016 court decision that granted official recognition to the group Shams, which advocates the repeal of the nat ...