Central Africa
Cameroon: Brother kills brother for being gay
A 20-year-old man died Aug. 12 in Cameroon from a beating administered by his older brother, who objected to the young man’s sexual orientation.
Central Africa
Central Africa
Gay man woos policeman’s brother in Cameroon. Result: 3 arrests
Three men were arrested in Buea, Cameroon, after one of the three courted the younger brother of a local police officer.
Central Africa
Generosity of blog’s readers feeds gay prisoners in Cameroon
Three nearly malnourished gay prisoners last week received a delivery of a month’s worth of food at Cameroon’s Yaoundé Central Prison, thanks to generous readers of the Erasing 76 Crimes blog.
Central Africa
Cameroon marchers seek safety for human rights activists
Hundreds marched through the capital of Cameroon on July 13 to protest violence against human rights defenders. It was the fourth such march, held annually on the anniversary of the murder of journalist and LGBT […]
Central Africa
2 men help homeless boys, have sex with them, then are arrested
After sheltering two homeless boys and having sex with them, two homosexual men were arrested and jailed in Buea in the English-speaking region of Cameroon.
Central Africa
Cameroon: Revealed as gay and lesbian, they’re left homeless
A young gay man was expelled from home in Yaoundé after his family learned that the woman he claimed was his girlfriend was actually just a friend — and a lesbian. By Steeves Winner Koko […]
Central Africa
Cameroon: Visit to gay-friendly night spot leads to arrest, conviction
An evening out at an LGBT-friendly night spot led to a court in Cameroon imposing a three-year prison sentence (suspended) on a young lesbian convicted of violating the country’s law against same- sex intimacy.
Central Africa
Goal after prison for homosexuality: Reopen a restaurant
Albert, age 24, hopes to become a restaurant owner once again after he completes his four-year sentence for homosexuality at Yaoundé’s Central Prison.
Central Africa
Cameroon: ‘Get out of this hell’ is gay prisoner’s first goal
“First get out of this hell.” That’s the future that a prisoner at Yaoundé’s Central Prison envisions for himself after spending four years of his life there for homosexuality.
Central Africa
Gay Cameroon inmate wants to resume songs and dance
Eric, a gay singer/dancer in the capital city of Cameroon, is more than half-way through his prison sentence for homosexuality and eager to get out to resume his singing and dancing career.