Category: West Africa
New project aims to document Pride flags all over the world
A global educational project called "Flag in the Map" will document how LGBT people display the Pride flag all over the world. ReportOUT and the Gilbe [...]
Here’s how to raise a family as an LGBTQ+ person living in Nigeria
Being gay in Nigeria is hard, but some LGBTQ+ Nigerians are still eager to start a family. If you are among them, you should find the information be [...]
Biden is silent when a loud message on global LGBT rights is needed
COMMENTARY: The United States has missed important opportunities to send a strong, clear, much-needed message about the nation's commitment to global [...]
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill leads to surge in anti-LGBTQ violence
"The anti- LGBTQI bill in the Parliament of Ghana is fueling hate and emboldens homophobic individuals and groups to harm LGBTQ persons. The worrying [...]
Warning: Anti-gay mob seizes and humiliates young victim
In an all-too-common flare-up of ignorant homophobia, a video has gone viral on social media showing a young Nigerian man humiliated and stripped nake [...]
African and French activists unite against Ghana’s extreme anti-LGBT bill
LGBT rights activists traveled from West Africa to France earlier this month to join forces with French activists in opposition to the extreme anti-LG [...]
Qtalk advice for LGBTQ questions about jobs, love, loan and rape
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Fo [...]
Senegal imprisons 3 men for gay-bashing
Three young men who beat up suspected homosexuals on July 28 have been sentenced to prison in Senegal. The country's homophobes aren't happy about it. [...]
Coming out: How LGBT Nigerians’ friends wish they’d reacted
In a new video, friends of 3 LGBTIQ+ Nigerians tell how they reacted -- and how they wished they'd reacted -- when their friends revealed their sexual [...]
New video highlights Nigerian LGBT activists fighting for LGBTIQ+ visibility
Channel 4 News has highlighted Nigerian LGBT human rights activists who are fearlessly stepping out to validate queer existence and visibility in Nige [...]
In first year, Free Senegal rescued dozens of victims of homophobia
The Free Senegal collective (Collectif Free) has been fighting for the rights of the embattled LGBT community in Senegal for a little more than a year [...]
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill followed Americans’ anti-LGBTQ meeting in Ghana
A US Christian group with ties to a global far-right movement may have influenced the recent push for a draconian bill criminalizing LGBTQ people and [...]
Update on Ghana’s ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’. (To stay up to date, donate)
Ghana's parliament is gearing up to act on a draconian proposal that has been labeled “the worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever”. The latest news about that bi [...]
Nollywood actress Eucharia Anunobi spreads homophobic message
Veteran Nigerian actress Eucharia Anunobi has joined the list of homophobic Nigerian celebrities who condemn LGBTIQ+ people.
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In Mali, fears that doctors ‘inject homosexuality’ (Pt. 3 of a series)
LGBTI citizens of Mali in West Africa face an extra level of homophobia in addition to the nation's ongoing challenges of military coups, turmoil and [...]
LGBTI citizens on edge in West Africa. (Part 2: Guinea after the coup)
In Guinea, on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, LGBTI citizens must cope not only with homophobia but also with the new uncertainties of life after a [...]
Risks multiply for LGBTI citizens of West Africa. (Part 1: Senegal)
In West Africa, military juntas have seized power in Mali (May 24) and in Guinea (Sept. 5) -- events that added new challenges for LGBTI citizens in t [...]
Acid attack, abuse, HIV, marriage: Qtalk counselors can help
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Fo [...]
Meet the Nigerian teenager using Instagram to boost queer visibility
18-year-old Nigerian video creator and Instagram and TikTok influencer @itisbobby is using his platform to highlight relevant queer issues.
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Coming out as gay to my mother brought us closer: Nigerian writer
Nigerian writer and activist Chisom Peter is excited about how things have progressed since he came out to his mother as gay.
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Introducing 7 African LGBTQ+ activists working for change
Vogue Magazine published an article last month profiling seven outstanding activists fighting to improve LGBTQ+ rights across Africa
The articl [...]
Praise for Lil Nas X from gay activist Nigerian priest
Christian critics of singer Lil Nas X should realize that he speaks for millions of gay people, says the Rev. Jide Macaulay, the Nigerian-native gay a [...]
Two desperate Cameroon refugees’ dangerous trek toward Europe
By the hundreds, gay refugees travel north each year from West and Central Africa in search of the happiness that their home countries deny them becau [...]
UN human rights experts oppose Ghana anti-LGBTQ bill
Opponents of Ghana's harsh anti-LGBTQ proposal have gained new allies -- UN human rights experts.
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Ghana’s first openly trans musician fights homophobia with song
Ghana’s first openly transgender musician has released a song to boost the morale of the West African nation’s LGBT+ community as it faces a crackdown [...]
Qtalk advice about coming out, abortion, HIV, blackmail and betrayal
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Fo [...]
Ghana court drops case against 21 LGBT+ activists
A court in Ghana dismissed the case against 21 LGBT+ activists, ruling there was not enough evidence to prove they had gathered unlawfully on May 20, [...]
Thousands petition Ghana parliament to block ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’
A bill labeled the 'worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’ had its first reading in the Ghana parliament today while thousands of people signed a petition urging [...]
Anti-gay Ghana legislators propose ‘the worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’
The "most homophobic document the world has ever seen" is how LGBTQ rights activists describe Ghana's sweeping anti-homosexuality bill recently reveal [...]
Qtalk advice about police extortion, privacy, and telling your partner you have HIV
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Audition: New queer music competition launches in Nigeria
A Nigerian record label has just launched a new music talent competition aimed at showcasing and promoting LGBTQ+ musicians in the country.
The [...]
How Nigeria’s Twitter ban shackles the queer community
The suspension of Twitter in Nigeria has had a negative effect on the Nigerian LGBT community, as Twitter was one of the few mass platforms where quee [...]
Qtalk advice about grieving, coming out, job discrimination, blackmail
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Fo [...]
France drops homophobic Senegal, Ghana, Benin from ‘safe’ countries list
In a decision mostly focused on the dangers facing LGBT people in homophobic nations, Benin, Senegal and Ghana have been dropped from the list of "saf [...]
Anti-gay bill reaches Ghana parliament, boosted by speaker
The speaker of Ghana's parliament has predicted that Ghana will enact a new anti-homosexuality law within the next six months.
On June 29, he r [...]
Award-winning Nigerian LGBT-themed film debuts online
Nigerian LGBT-themed film Broken Rainbow is now available to stream online for free on Vimeo.
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Nigerian teenager launches an LGBT-inclusive fashion brand
Daniel Kunke, a 19-year old Nigerian college student, speaks about why he decided to start an LGBT-inclusive clothing brand.
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Qtalk advice about depression, parents, divorce, and landlords
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app. (Eleventh in a series)
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After 3-week delay, Ghana releases 21 human rights defenders
After three weeks of detention without trial, a High Court in Ghana granted bail for 21 people who were arrested May 20 at a training session about hu [...]
Nigerian gay porn actor surprised by parents’ reaction
Ikechukwu, a Lagos-based Nigerian gay man, was overwhelmed by his parents' reaction after they stumbled onto his gay porn online.
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Ghana protest: 21 people arrested at LGBTQI rights training session
LGBTQI rights activists are calling for the release of 21 people arrested yesterday at a meeting in southeastern Ghana where they were being trained t [...]
Qtalk advice about rape, forced sex, lost lover and more
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app. (Tenth in a series)
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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 of LGBT+ Rights Ghana vow to continue to work for legal recognition in a country [...]
Life after prison: Young gay Nigerian struggles to adjust
A gay young Nigerian man, Adebayo, is having a hard time coping with life after his release from prison.
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‘Lesbian wedding’ arrestees freed; Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ furor continues
Ghana police have freed the people they arrested last weekend at a party that police believed was a "lesbian wedding". Meanwhile, homophobic campaigns [...]
Ghana: Police arrest 14 at party, suspecting it was a ‘lesbian wedding’
[This article has been revised to state that 14 LGBTQ people were arrested at the party -- a revised figure reported by the African Equality Centr [...]
Ghana counselors see business opportunity in anti-gay uproar
Some anti-gay counselors and psychologists in Ghana have decided that the nation's ongoing anti-LGBTQ uproar is a good time to publicize treatment of [...]
Leader of Ghana parliament vows passage of strict anti-LGBTQI bill
The Speaker of Ghana's Parliament declared today (Monday) that parliament will pass a strict anti-LGBTQI bill later this year, according to a report f [...]
Heterosexual Nigerian women speak out about being married to gay men
Five heterosexual Nigerian women reveal the pressures and disappointments of being married to gay men.
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Gay Nigerian teenager gets a new home after being rejected by family
Nigerian gay teenager Bright* is excited about resettling in a new city after being disowned by his family because of his sexual orientation.
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