Author: RightsAdmin
Cameroon: Police arrest trans woman, then her would-be rescuers
Police arrested two staff members of the LGBTI advocacy group Camfaids [...]
Cameroon: Well-deserved time off for LGBTI activists
At the end of the year 2021, Cameroonian organizations working on HIV [...]
Senegal: Parliament rejects a bill to double prison sentences for homosexuals
Senegal's parliament on Dec. 24 rejected a proposal filed Dec. 22 to t [...]
Namibia Pride seeks repeal of nation’s anti-LGBTQ law
The LGBTQ community in the southern African nation of Namibia recently [...]
As Senegal homophobes seek law to jail all LGBTQ, advocates fight back
A group of anti-LGBTQ lawmakers in Senegal has drafted a bill to incre [...]
As anti-LGBTQ bill awaits action, Ghana leader opposes bias ‘in every form’
Ghana's president says that all types of discrimination must be elimin [...]
Gay engineer flees to Europe, repulsed by Cameroonian homophobia
Rejected by his homophobic mother and his homophobic employer, a 30-ye [...]
African rights commission hears appeal to halt repression of LGBTI Ugandans
The government of Uganda has been urged to repeal provisions of the la [...]
Even the government admits it: Anti-LGBTI abuses intensify in Cameroon
The government of Cameroon has acknowledged that its LGBTI citizens ar [...]
Zambia’s new president sticks tight to homophobic traditions
Zambia's new president has made clear that he will not do what LGBTI r [...]
Mauritius: Island nation’s Supreme Court weighs sodomy law
The Supreme Court of the island nation of Mauritius, off the east coas [...]
A celebration of freedom for 11 LGBTQ prisoners in Cameroon
A message to donors who support justice and mercy for LGBTQ people wor [...]
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill leads to surge in anti-LGBTQ violence
"The anti- LGBTQI bill in the Parliament of Ghana is fueling hate and [...]
Stella Nyanzi: In memoriam for my intersex son
Grace was born intersex, with both male and female sexual characterist [...]
Qtalk advice for LGBTQ questions about jobs, love, loan and rape
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counse [...]
Senegal imprisons 3 men for gay-bashing
Three young men who beat up suspected homosexuals on July 28 have been [...]
Sudan coup adds uncertainties for LGBTQ+ community
A military coup in Sudan today cast new uncertainty on the prospect th [...]
Coming out: How LGBT Nigerians’ friends wish they’d reacted
In a new video, friends of 3 LGBTIQ+ Nigerians tell how they reacted - [...]
New video highlights Nigerian LGBT activists fighting for LGBTIQ+ visibility
Channel 4 News has highlighted Nigerian LGBT human rights activists wh [...]
Cameroon: Homophobic falsehoods target 2HRC advocacy group
LGBTI organizations in Cameroon, particularly those located in the eas [...]
In first year, Free Senegal rescued dozens of victims of homophobia
The Free Senegal collective (Collectif Free) has been fighting for the [...]
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill followed Americans’ anti-LGBTQ meeting in Ghana
A US Christian group with ties to a global far-right movement may have [...]
Botswana court delays ruling on overturned anti-gay law
Botswanan judges said yesterday that they plan to spend extra time res [...]
Update on Ghana’s ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’. (To stay up to date, donate)
Ghana's parliament is gearing up to act on a draconian proposal that h [...]
Cameroon: Law enforcement officials join workshop on protecting LGBTI people
As part of the struggle to end violence against LGBTI people in Camero [...]
Nollywood actress Eucharia Anunobi spreads homophobic message
Veteran Nigerian actress Eucharia Anunobi has joined the list of homop [...]
In Mali, fears that doctors ‘inject homosexuality’ (Pt. 3 of a series)
LGBTI citizens of Mali in West Africa face an extra level of homophobi [...]
Anti-gay Zambians fear their new president will endorse gay rights
Homophobic Zambians fear that new President Hakainde Hichilema will es [...]
Meet the Nigerian teenager using Instagram to boost queer visibility
18-year-old Nigerian video creator and Instagram and TikTok influencer [...]
Coming out as gay to my mother brought us closer: Nigerian writer
Nigerian writer and activist Chisom Peter is excited about how things [...]
Armed men threaten Cameroon activist at home. The result: He’s evicted
On Tuesday, three homophobic knife-wielding men tried to force their w [...]
Praise for Lil Nas X from gay activist Nigerian priest
Christian critics of singer Lil Nas X should realize that he speaks fo [...]
Two desperate Cameroon refugees’ dangerous trek toward Europe
By the hundreds, gay refugees travel north each year from West and Cen [...]
UN human rights experts oppose Ghana anti-LGBTQ bill
Opponents of Ghana's harsh anti-LGBTQ proposal have gained new allies [...]
Trans celebrity Shakiro attacked in Cameroon
Internet trans celebrity Shakiro was stripped and beaten by a crowd in [...]
Ghana’s first openly trans musician fights homophobia with song
Ghana’s first openly transgender musician has released a song to boost [...]
Qtalk advice about coming out, abortion, HIV, blackmail and betrayal
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counse [...]
Ghana court drops case against 21 LGBT+ activists
A court in Ghana dismissed the case against 21 LGBT+ activists, ruling [...]
Readers’ donations feed LGBT prisoners in Cameroon
Donations from generous readers have funded the first of several plann [...]
Congo: Anti-LGBT violence drives out 6 activists
Six LGBT activists were beaten up, threatened and driven out of town b [...]
Thousands petition Ghana parliament to block ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’
A bill labeled the 'worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’ had its first reading [...]
Vandalism of another LGBT center in Cameroon
Vandals broke into the offices of Cameroonian advocates for LGBT women [...]
Anti-gay Ghana legislators propose ‘the worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’
The "most homophobic document the world has ever seen" is how LGBTQ ri [...]
Qtalk advice about police extortion, privacy, and telling your partner you have HIV
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counse [...]
Cameroon: Court orders Shakiro and Patricia to be set free
Internet trans celebrity Shakiro and her partner Patricia have been or [...]
Qtalk advice about grieving, coming out, job discrimination, blackmail
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counse [...]
France drops homophobic Senegal, Ghana, Benin from ‘safe’ countries list
In a decision mostly focused on the dangers facing LGBT people in homo [...]
Anti-gay bill reaches Ghana parliament, boosted by speaker
The speaker of Ghana's parliament has predicted that Ghana will enact [...]
Award-winning Nigerian LGBT-themed film debuts online
Nigerian LGBT-themed film Broken Rainbow is now available to stream on [...]
Nigerian teenager launches an LGBT-inclusive fashion brand
Daniel Kunke, a 19-year old Nigerian college student, speaks about why [...]