Category: Central Africa
Cameroon: You’re gay? No more school for you!
Next month two young gay men in Cameroon planned to resume training for a human resources career, but they can't. The reason: Their parents found out ...
Cameroon: Death of LGBTI activist Lambert Lamba
With the death of activist Marc Lambert Lamba, Cameroon lost a pioneer in the fight against anti-LGBTI violence.
From the African Human Right ...
Donors, activists free gay man from Cameroon prison
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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Cameroon: Trans people form their own advocacy network
The new TransAfrican Independent Network in Cameroon is working to confront transphobia and empower transgender people.
From the African Human ...
Cameroon: Trans leader in hiding after transphobic attack
A leader of Cameroon's transgender community is recuperating from a transphobic attack that almost killed her.
From the African Human Right ...
Cameroon man evicts sister over fear that she’s a lesbian
Lesbophobia breaks apart a family in Cameroon; a sister is left homeless.
From the African Human Rights Media Network
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Cameroon: Assaults, rape, death threats over lesbian affair
In April, when a Cameroonian man learned that his common-law wife was attracted to women, he assaulted her, raped her lover and threatened to kill th ...
Dramatic increase in violence against LGBT people in Cameroon
The 2018 report on violence against LGBT people in Cameroon shows a sharp and shameful increase. This alarming situation is due to widespread ignoranc ...
Cameroon university blocks career of LGBTI activist
Officials at the University of Yaoundé II in Cameroon have blocked the academic career of a mature student known as Kundy (a pseudonym) because of his ...
Cameroon death threats: 2 gay lovers outed by each other
A lovers' quarrel last month led to death threats, a knife attack, a closeted pastor losing his job, and his lover fleeing for his life.
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