Category: Africa - 76crimes
Kenyan court delays decision on anti-gay law
Kenya's High Court in Nairobi today delayed a much-anticipated ruling on a lawsuit challenging the nation's anti-gay laws.
From the African Hum [...]
[Video] Gay Nigerian reveals why he came out to his family on WhatsApp
Nigerian LGBTI rights activist Dan Yomi has released the first part of his anticipated video series about how he came out to his family on WhatsApp an [...]
Angola: Another African nation drops colonial masters’ anti-gay law
Another African country has turned away from the homophobic laws originally imposed by European colonial powers. On Jan. 23, the former Portuguese col [...]
Mobile counseling + social app for LGBT Nigerians
LGBT+ Nigerians are about to get a new online mobile platform through which they can connect, chat and get help from LGBT-friendly professionals acros [...]
8 shocking human rights violations suffered by gay Nigerians
The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs), through its "Human, Not Number" advocacy project, has highlighted eight shocking cases of human rights violat [...]
Gays welcome at new Uganda church
Uganda's new LGBTQ-affirming church had its first service on Dec. 23.
From the African Human Rights Media Network
Kuchu Times reports:
LG [...]
Out gay Nigerian prepares online help for others
Nigerian gay man Dan Yomi is gearing up to launch an online project that he hopes will help other gay people deal with issues relating to their sexual [...]
Estranged dad seizes kids from lesbian mom in Cameroon
The long-absent father of two young children recently took them away from their lesbian mother after threatening to send her to prison for her sexual [...]
Cameroon: Homophobia derails a pro sports career
Because of public pressure and fear of lesbians, a star athlete is barred from every football (soccer) club in Cameroon. Now she's trying to get back [...]
Rights of 286 LGBT Nigerians violated in 2018, report says
Without any protection against anti-gay discrimination in Nigerian law, LGBTI Nigerians continue to suffer human rights violations based on their real [...]
List of alleged homosexuals endangers 82 in Cameroon
In Cameroon, a new list of people accused of being homosexuals has put 82 people's lives and careers at risk.
From the African Human Rights Media N [...]
‘I was almost burnt alive,’ Nigerian trans woman says
A Nigerian trans woman describes the perils of living in a society where trans people suffer discrimination, violence and even death.
From the [...]
Will gay Nigerians ever be free to openly live their authentic lives?
It's time to evaluate the successes and failures of LGBT rights strategies in Nigeria.
From the African Human Rights Media Network
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U.N.: We’re moving LGBT refugees out of unsafe Kakuma Camp
The U.N. refugee agency announced today that it is moving LGBT+ refugees to safe houses in Nairobi, evacuating them from Kenya's huge Kakuma Camp wher [...]
Here’s why Nigeria remains a hotbed of homophobia
In Nigeria, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) persons continue to suffer persecution and extreme violence. The reason is the nati [...]
6 surprising facts about Nigeria’s anti-gay-marriage law
In Nigeria, LGBTQ+ persons still experience discrimination, violence and even death -- human rights abuses that are largely fueled by the harsh homo [...]
Welcome, Kevin Hart and other formerly anti-gay converts
COMMENTARY: The Kevin Hart case shows the LGBTQ community how it SHOULD NOT respond to reformed homophobes, says Edwin Sesange, African gay rights act [...]
Blackmailers force Nigerian student to come out to family
A Nigerian student at Abia State Polytechnic was set up, blackmailed and forced to come out to his family following threats from the blackmailers.
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Commentary: Withholding aid to Tanzania is a bad idea
LGBT+ Tanzanians will lose out and become scapegoats if donors cut aid, says Anthony Oluoch, program manager for the LGBT+ rights organization Pan Afr [...]
Struggling Nigerian musician Waconzy turns to homophobia
Afro-soul Nigerian musician Obinna Kelvin Anyanwu, popularly known as Waconcy, is trying to revive his musical career by promoting homophobia. He has [...]
Smartphone maker launches anti-gay campaign in Nigeria
Infinix, one of Africa’s leading smartphone makers, is championing the fight against homosexuality and lesbianism in Nigeria.
The China-based [...]
Being intersex is normal, says Zimbabwean activist
Society needs to shed its ignorance of intersex people, says Tatenda Ngwaru, a Zimbabwean intersex and trans activist currently working in the United [...]
Murder strikes gay Cameroon teen who sought safety in city
By Mike Daemon
A gay teenager escaped from the dangers of war-torn northwestern Cameroon by moving to the capital to continue his education. But he [...]
Bobrisky donates to help Lagos 57 gay suspect
One of the Lagos 57 gay suspects, Obialor James Brown, has received a cash donation of 100,000 naira (about U.S. $275) from controversial Nigerian ble [...]
Shock for Nigerian family of student in UK: He’s gay
Two Nigerian parents are in shock after their son told them in a WhatsApp conversation that he is gay. The young man, Dan Yomi, is currently a student [...]
Gay rights? ‘Shut up’ says world parliamentary forum
A coalition of largely anti-gay nations has voted to block discussion of LGBT rights at a global forum of parliamentary governments.
The Inte [...]
Nigerian police seek anti-gay suspects from Black Axe cult
Nigerian police in Lagos and Enugu are reportedly looking for two anti-gay members of the violent Black Axe cult in connection with a recent kidnappin [...]
Campaign: Block Nigerian hate preacher’s trip to Canada
Activists have launched a campaign to stop homophobic Nigerian hate preacher Suleman Johnson from spreading his homophobic sermons to Canada.
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Nigerian activist aims to take down anti-gay law
Nigerian LGBT rights activist Edafe Okporo is set to push for the repeal of the country’s anti-gay law.
Okporo, who now resides in the U.S af [...]
Why I cross-dress. Onyx explains on Nigerian TV
Cross-dressing is frowned upon and condemned as taboo by many Africans even though historically it’s deeply rooted in African culture.
But Ni [...]
Nigeria: Port Harcourt man ID’d as anti-gay blackmailer
A series of victims have identified a Port Harcourt-based young man as the person who extorted money out of them through anti-gay blackmail.
Th [...]
Nigerian presidential aspirant Donald Duke admits he’s homophobic
By Mike Daemon
Presidential aspirant Donald Duke vows to continue the persecution of LGBTI Nigerians if elected president in 2019.
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Here is the face of a police officer who extorts gay people in Nigeria
In Nigeria, police officers have gone into the business of extortion and blackmail, targeting gay men as their victims.
Several cases recentl [...]
Gay teen’s mom foils anti-gay blackmail plot
Blackmail plans went awry for an anti-gay gang in Nigeria when they targeted a gay teenager in Port Harcourt. To their surprise, they learned that the [...]
Trans group serves trans youths? Ugandan landlord balks
An organization that advocates for the rights and equality of trans youth in Uganda has been forced to temporarily shut down operations after being or [...]
65 places to avoid, 11 steps to take if you are gay in Nigeria
Here's a quick guide to avoiding the blackmail, extortion and other violent crimes that so often target LGBT people in Nigeria.
These crimes are [...]
Fear disrupts birthday party hosted by gay man in Lagos
A birthday party the a gay man organized July 22 in Lagos Island did not end as planned: Anti-gay threats fueled tension and fear among the party-goer [...]
‘Make Nigeria Gay Again’ animated video explains Nigeria’s anti-gay law
A digital media group in Nigeria has released an animated video that explains the country's Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Law and the damage it does.
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Nigeria: 100+ youths face homosexuality charges in court
Over 100 young persons who were arrested in Asaba, Nigeria, and alleged to be gays and lesbians are now facing homosexuality-related charges in court. [...]
Nigeria: Police arrest over 100 alleged gay and lesbians
Nigerian police have arrested more than 100 party-goers at a hotel in Asaba, Delta State, on charges that they are gays and lesbians.
The incid [...]
Nigeria: Benue State legislators pass anti-gay bill
The rights of sexual minorities in Nigeria are increasingly at risk, as the LGBT community remains a frequent target for politicians seeking favor wit [...]
Cameroon: Anti-gay attackers target families too
In Cameroon, violent homophobes attack LGBT people, but they don't stop there. They also attack the families of LGBT people.
Cameroonian LGBT r [...]
Challenge to Botswana anti-gay law is ready; court isn’t
LGBT rights advocates in Botswana are preparing to challenge the country's law against same-sex intimacy, but the court system in Botswana isn't quite [...]
65 groups protest Tanzania repression, LGBT arrests
A total of 65 civil society groups have challenged the government of Tanzania over "the worrying decline in respect for human rights,” citing persecut [...]
Ugandan: To win asylum, refugee must persuade Texas judge
The U.S.-based African Human Rights Coalition is raising money to provide expert testimony before an American judge in Texas who will decide whether t [...]
Uganda: Protests greet shutdown of LGBTI rights event
"We will not be intimidated," Ugandan LGBTI leader Frank Mugisha said in response to the May 17 shutdown of the country's celebration of the Internati [...]
Homophobes of the Week: Cameroon’s baton-swinging police
Gendarmes in Cameroon won the dishonor of being selected as Homophobes of the Week by launching a gay-hunting expedition that raided a bar and a movie [...]
Campaign: Free the Yaounde 23. Please share!
Free the Yaounde 23 / Libérez les 23 de Yaounde
That newly launched campaign is aimed at freeing all the men who were rounded up by Cameroon police [...]
Cameroon: Police arrest 25 for suspected homosexuality
Police in Cameroon arrested 25 alleged homosexuals last night at a gay-friendly bar and a gay cinema in Yaoundé, the capital city. Two of them were re [...]
Nigeria: Man facing homosexuality charges languishes in prison
Sick and abandoned, a 26-year-old Nigerian man has been locked up in a cell for the past nine months without trial. He was arrested in August at a par [...]