Category: West Africa
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LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counse [...]
After 3-week delay, Ghana releases 21 human rights defenders
After three weeks of detention without trial, a High Court in Ghana gr [...]
Senegal: Anti-gay protesters blame Masons, seek harsher laws
Anti-gay protesters assembled May 23 in Dakar, Senegal, to burn a [...]
Nigerian gay porn actor surprised by parents’ reaction
Ikechukwu, a Lagos-based Nigerian gay man, was overwhelmed by his pare [...]
Ghana protest: 21 people arrested at LGBTQI rights training session
LGBTQI rights activists are calling for the release of 21 people arres [...]
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In hiding, Ghana’s queer activists keep up the fight
Despite having to flee after the state raided their offices, members o [...]
Life after prison: Young gay Nigerian struggles to adjust
A gay young Nigerian man, Adebayo, is having a hard time coping with l [...]
‘Lesbian wedding’ arrestees freed; Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ furor continues
Ghana police have freed the people they arrested last weekend at a par [...]
Ghana: Police arrest 14 at party, suspecting it was a ‘lesbian wedding’
[This article has been revised to state that 14 LGBTQ people were [...]
Ghana counselors see business opportunity in anti-gay uproar
Some anti-gay counselors and psychologists in Ghana have decided that [...]
Senegal: Religious militants use dating apps to trap, then torture gay men
The arrest of an alleged homosexual on March 12 in Touba, Senegal, is [...]
Leader of Ghana parliament vows passage of strict anti-LGBTQI bill
The Speaker of Ghana's Parliament declared today (Monday) that parliam [...]
Heterosexual Nigerian women speak out about being married to gay men
Five heterosexual Nigerian women reveal the pressures and disappointme [...]
Gay Nigerian teenager gets a new home after being rejected by family
Nigerian gay teenager Bright* is excited about resettling in a new cit [...]
LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana appeals for help from President Akufo-Addo
The advocacy group LGBT+ Rights Ghana yesterday appealed to Ghanaian P [...]
Senegal: Hate speech flourishes on Facebook in language used by 5 million
In Senegal, anti-gay hate speech spreads on Facebook without restraint [...]
Archbishop rebukes archbishop: God loves gay Christians
The leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion of Christian churches h [...]
Senegal: Homophobic attack No. 7 sends LGBTI activist to hospital
Djamil Bangoura, founder of the Senegalese LGBTI advocacy group Pruden [...]
Please help save Nigerian LGBTIQ+ online counseling app
Qtalk, an online counseling and social app serving thousands of LGBTIQ [...]
Nigerian church to anti-gay Americans: You’re not anti-gay enough
The homophobic Church of Nigeria has scolded its American allies for " [...]
Ghana: Police raid LGBT+ center; activists call for boycott
After police raided Ghana's new LGBT+ center on Wednesday, gay-rights [...]
New LGBT+ center triggers holy war of words in Ghana
The opening of an LGBTQ+ safe house and advocacy office in Ghana has s [...]
Gay couple breaks up, lesbians fight – Qtalk helps LGBTQ+ Nigerians
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Ghana: LGBT+ safe house opens; anti-gay crusader in a rage
As the advocacy group LGBT+ Rights Ghana celebrates the opening of a n [...]
Sex video, parents, violence – Qtalk helps LGBTQ+ Nigerians
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counse [...]
‘Proudly Gay’ – Popular Nollywood actor comes out as gay
Uche Maduagwu, a Nollywood Nigerian actor, recently came out as gay -- [...]
Nigerian gay-themed film will explore homophobia’s impact
Gay Nigerians are excitedly anticipating the release of a new Nigerian [...]
Nigeria is about to get its first trans beauty pageant
A group of trans women and activists are set to launch what will be Ni [...]
Nigerian gay YouTuber shares his coming out experience
YouTube celebrity and gay advocate Vicwonder got a boost from a GoFund [...]
Senegal: Victims of homophobia find respect inside prison walls
African prisons often are hotbeds of homophobic violence, but that has [...]
37 arrests of allegedly LGBTQ Senegalese since September
The ongoing anti-LGBTQ crackdown in Senegal reached a new milestone ye [...]
Meet the Nigerian blogger who amplifies queer visibility
A Nigerian blogger popularly known as Evander Bright is leveraging soc [...]
Romeo and Juliet: Couple in love flees Mauritanian parents, sharia law
This is a love story, but not a usual one: A young couple fell in love [...]
Blackmail, parents, threats – Qtalk helps LGBTQ+ Nigerians
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Silence = failure when Senegal’s LGBT community is attacked
This fall, Senegal learned that its human rights defenders lacked the [...]
Senegal: Activists pledge to confront Islamist homophobia
LGBT rights activists in Senegal are speaking out against violently ho [...]
African churches: Why preach love, then imprison gays?
Why do people who preach love every Sunday want people put in prison f [...]
Senegal: Arrest of 2 homosexuals at Great Mosque of Dakar
Two suspected homosexuals were arrested Nov. 23 in the area of the G [...]
#EndSARS: LGBT Nigerians get extra help to cope with crisis
More than a dozen LGBT Nigerians suffering from violence stirred up by [...]
Slander, HIV, bias at work – Qtalk helps LGBTQ+ Nigerians
LGBTIQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer couns [...]
13 Senegal arrestees were tortured before being released
Torture by police followed by the dangers of release back into Senegal [...]
Senegal: Prison for 7 men arrested at supposed ‘gay wedding’
A court in Senegal imposed prison sentences Friday on seven allegedly [...]
Nigerian youth commits suicide after being blackmailed by homophobes
A young man in Lagos, Nigeria, reportedly committed suicide last week [...]
Nigeria gets its first LGBTQ online streaming platform
Equality Hub, a Nigerian non-profit working to advance the rights of s [...]
Nigeria: Prosecution flubs 47-man homosexuality trial; judge dismisses case
A Nigerian court ended a legal stalemate this week, dismissing a two-y [...]
You can help LGBT Nigerians crushed by #EndSARS violence
Their jobs lost. Their shops looted. Forced to beg in order to eat. LG [...]
Senegal: Anti-gay zealots target 25 arrested men, 4 teenage girls
Senegal has intensified its repression of LGBTQ+ people amid escalatin [...]
#EndSARS Crisis: Here’s how to support LGBTIQ+ Nigerians
LGBTIQ+ Nigerians are suffering from violence and economic hardships t [...]
Good news from Senegal: 4 rescued men reach safety
The last of 10 suspected homosexuals who were rounded up on Sept. 20 b [...]