Tag: Africa
What does Senegal’s new president have in store for LGBTQ people?
Bassirou Diomaye Faye was elected President of Senegal on Sunday, collecting 51% of the votes compared to his challenger, Amadou Ba, from the ruli [...]
Homosexuality has always been African, but the term LGBT is new and divisive
By Steeves Winner
Although homosexual practices exist everywhere on the African continent, many Africans reject the idea of a homosexual identi [...]
African Human Rights Commission affirms intersex people’s rights
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Alternatives Cameroon trains LGBTI activists to access U.S. anti-AIDS funds
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By Steeves Winner
LGBT advocacy organization Alternatives C [...]
Conference in Paris aims to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide
France's new ambassador for LGBTI rights lends his support to African activists.
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Trans and LBQ sex workers most hit by sexual violence, Uganda report says
A baseline assessment on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues affecting sex workers in Uganda has revealed that transgender, lesbian, b [...]
Here’s how a UK-based organization is promoting LGBT social inclusion in Africa
Recognizing the lack of social inclusion of LGBT people in many parts of Africa, the advocacy organization Living Free UK is determined to fill that g [...]
Twitter’s cutbacks open the door to more online anti-LGBTQ abuse
Twitter's chaotic staff cutbacks, including emptying its one office in Africa and firing human rights staff, could cause serious damage to LGBTQ Afric [...]
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 [...]
Namibia justice minister announces plan to decriminalize gay sex this year
Namibian Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab has announced that scrapping the criminal prohibition on same-sex intimacy is among 31 pieces of legislation d [...]
Ugandan President Museveni hints he may not sign new anti-gay bill
Amid pressure from the United States and the United Nations, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly hinted that he may reject the recently p [...]
Poverty is not a crime: African Court rules against vagrancy laws
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has unanimously ruled against ‘vagrancy’ laws that are used by post-independence former colonies to vic [...]
U.S. election: Biden pledges to act against anti-gay nations
U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden says that, if elected on Nov. 3, he will "restore America's global leadership on LGBTQ+ issues and actively comb [...]
Ugandan LGBTI activist appointed Pan Africa ILGA program manager
A Ugandan HIV and LGBTI activist, Richard Lusimbo, has been appointed program manager for Pan Africa ILGA, the LGBTI advocacy organization that serves [...]
Here’s how LGBTIQ+ Africans can celebrate Pride this year while at home
Even if they're home-bound because of Covid-19, all LGBTIQ+ communities in Africa will be able to celebrate Pride this year, thanks to a group that is [...]
Zambia: Motion banning pro-LGBT parties fails on technicality
A Zambian member of parliament failed in an attempt to ban political parties that favor LGBT rights. The motion targeted the opposition UPND party, wh [...]
Nigerian-American singer Jidenna: Homosexuality is not un-African
Superstar Nigerian-American singer and rapper Jidenna has stepped forth to debunk ignorant false claims that homosexuality is un-African.
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