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2019 goal: Eliminate two more countries’ anti-gay laws
Botswana and Kenya will be the next two countries to overturn their anti-gay laws, if court challenges there succeed.
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Botswana activists deplore anti-trans attack
In Botswana, LGBTI activist group Legabibo condemned the brutal anti-trans attack on a trans woman who was publicly beaten while onlookers laughed and made derogatory comments.
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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 States.
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LGBT dance artist steps forward in Botswana
In a groundbreaking solo show, Botswana-based dancer Lesh Maseng broke open the taboo on public representations of queer sexuality. He also brought a few steps closer the day when LGBT Africans can all express themselves […]
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Why is Zambian couple in jail? Because of King Henry VIII
“Is it not time we accepted that some people are gay and that no law will stop them from falling in love with people of the same gender?” asks Zambian native the Rev. Kapya Kaoma […]
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Zambian court convicts two men for gay sex
On Aug. 3, a court in Zambia convicted two men of engaging in homosexual activity. Under Zambian law, they could be sentenced to prison for 15 years to life.
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‘Join us at the first-ever Pride celebration in Swaziland’
LGBT activists in Swaziland are planning the country’s first-ever Pride celebration this month, seeking an end to the country’s homophobia and its law against same-sex love. Supporters worldwide can join the celebration electronically by sending […]
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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 ready to hear their challenge.