Central Africa
Battered and slashed, gay man seeks escape from Cameroon
After being seriously wounded by homophobic attackers wielding clubs, rocks and machetes, Pierre wants to leave Cameroon. But so far he has been blocked.
Cameroon
Central Africa
Cameroon: Have a male partner? 3 years in prison
Ismael was living with his partner, an arrangement that outraged his neighbors in northern Cameroon. A Muslim, he was arrested, tried, convicted and now lives alone and abandoned in Tcholliré prison.
Central Africa
Gay Muslim in a Cameroon prison, ‘almost a slave’
A gay Muslim who was arrested in 2015 when police raided his Cameroon hotel room, Ibrahim was sentenced to prison because his hotel rendezvous was with a man whom he loved.
Central Africa
Help feed 3 mistreated, hungry gay prisoners
You can make a difference in a world that’s awash with homophobia: Your donation will be used to buy and deliver food for three close-to-malnourished young men imprisoned in northern Cameroon, victims of that country’s […]
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Murder strikes gay Cameroon teen who sought safety in city
By Mike Daemon A gay teenager escaped from the dangers of war-torn northwestern Cameroon by moving to the capital to continue his education. But he found no safety there: He was murdered there last Friday.
Central Africa
Cameroon father decrees: No school for lesbian daughter
In southern Cameroon, a father who discovered his daughter’s sexual orientation has blocked her from attending her final year of school.
Central Africa
Gay Muslim is dead, but he’s still barred from Cameroon cemetery
Even after his death, indignities continued for Isma, a gay Muslim in Cameroon. Because of his sexual orientation, religious authorities refused to allow him to be buried in the local Muslim cemetery.
Central Africa
Police bludgeon Cameroon cross-dresser for staying silent
A police officer confronted a cross-dresser last week in northwest Cameroon, insulted him and then bludgeoned him out of frustration when the man held his tongue.
Central Africa
Anti-gay Cameroon landlord fails to evict gay tenant
A gay man named Deon tried to be a model tenant, but his anti-gay landlord still wanted to evict him. Then the neighbors got involved.
Central Africa
Cameroon: two men kiss in public. Result: a beating
In Cameroon, some people’s views of homosexuality are “evolving,” says the CamerounWeb news site. But that didn’t help two men who kissed in public last week. Beating homosexuals is acceptable for too many in Cameroon.