The safety of sexual minority communities in Uganda has been a big concern for years, but 2020 will go down as one of their "darkest" years, especiall [...]
Gay Nigerians are excitedly anticipating the release of a new Nigerian gay-themed film that will explore the impact of homophobia and other issues tha [...]
2020 was a ‘dark’ year for the LGBTQI community in Uganda
The safety of sexual minority communities in Uganda has been a big concern for years, but 2020 will go down as one of their "darkest" years, especiall [...]
Uganda election: Challenger cites issues; president cites homosexuals
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has again injected the issue of homosexuality into his reelection campaign. Challenger Bobi Wine declared it an atte [...]
Repression in Sudan creates an LGBTQ+ underground
Sudan is making slow progress, but at least three Sudanese LGBTQ+ organizations can only do their work in secret -- - illegally and with no bank accou [...]
Uganda: Media bias leads to harassment of trans women
COMMENTARY. Prejudiced media reporting sets the stage for the ongoing problem of Ugandan transgender women being harassed and stigmatized. From [...]
Police in southern Cameroon arrested a gay man shortly before Christmas after noticing that he was wearing a red thong, which was briefly visible as h [...]
The Israeli embassy in Cameroon is working with the Camfaids drop-in center to improve diagnosis and treatment of HIV / AIDS in Yaoundé, Cameroon. [...]
Hundreds of people learned about modern methods for combating HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence and ignorance about sexuality during a three-day event [...]
In a report on human rights violations last year in Cameroon, LGBT rights activists reported a decline in arbitrary arrests, but an overall increase i [...]
The president of Botswana announced on Facebook that Botswana will host next year's African ICASA 2021 anti-AIDS conference, which was taken away from [...]
Algeria sentences 44 arrested at ‘gay wedding’
An Algerian court has sentenced two men to three years in prison on homosexuality charges and imposed suspended sentences on 42 others who were arrest [...]
Report: Egyptian security forces abuse, torture LGBT people
LGBT people in Egypt are the victims of arbitrary arrests, discrimination, entrapment and violations of privacy, a new report from Human Rights Watch [...]
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 [...]