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Conference in Paris aims to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide

Conference in Paris aims to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide

France's new ambassador for LGBTI rights lends his support to African activists. To get email notices of new articles, subscribe for free i [...]
Justice minister in Mali plans to make homosexuality a crime

Justice minister in Mali plans to make homosexuality a crime

Mahamadou Kassogué, justice minister for the West African nation of Mali, declared over the weekend that he will push for a law criminalizing homosexu [...]
Cameroon: Rising violence and arrests of LGBTI people

Cameroon: Rising violence and arrests of LGBTI people

Security forces in Cameroon are failing to protect LGBTI people from violent attacks and instead are arresting the victims, Human Rights Watch said in [...]
Cameroon: Court orders Shakiro and Patricia to be set free

Cameroon: Court orders Shakiro and Patricia to be set free

Internet trans celebrity Shakiro and her partner Patricia have been ordered freed from prison pending the outcome of an appeal of their conviction on [...]
Internet trans celebrity Shakiro sentenced to 5 years in prison

Internet trans celebrity Shakiro sentenced to 5 years in prison

Online celebrity Shakiro and her companion, Patricia, have been convicted on homosexuality charges and sentenced to five years in prison. Their attorn [...]
Will Cameroon follow Gabon by repealing anti-gay law?

Will Cameroon follow Gabon by repealing anti-gay law?

The LGBT community in Cameroon cheered when the parliament in neighboring Gabon voted to repeal its anti-homosexuality law. But many sectors of Camero [...]
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