Tag: Mali

West African nation of Mali becomes the world’s 65th to criminalize homosexuality

West African nation of Mali becomes the world’s 65th to criminalize homosexuality

  The tally of nations with anti-homosexuality laws has again risen to 65 with last month's official publication of a homophobic new penal [...]
2024 LGBTQ rights update: Progress and reversals in Africa

2024 LGBTQ rights update: Progress and reversals in Africa

In this article, LGBTQ rights journalist Rob Salerno, an editor for RightsAfrica and Erasing 76 Crimes, surveys the 2024 status of same-sex marriage a [...]
Help for LGBT youths in Benin, where  anti-gay lynchings are commonplace

Help for LGBT youths in Benin, where anti-gay lynchings are commonplace

Hirondelles Club provides support for homeless LGBT youth in Benin For the past four years, the Hirondelles Club at the Rehoboth Friendship Centre in [...]
Comment: Niger’s new leader might be better for gay rights, couldn’t be worse

Comment: Niger’s new leader might be better for gay rights, couldn’t be worse

In the wake of the July 26 coup that overthrew Niger's president, members of the nation's LGBTQ community see a possibility that the government's [...]
Niger leader plans to outlaw gay sex, execute married same-sex couples

Niger leader plans to outlaw gay sex, execute married same-sex couples

The president of the West African nation of Niger is laying the groundwork for enacting harsh anti-homosexuality laws in his country, where same-sex 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 [...]
In Mali, fears that doctors ‘inject homosexuality’ (Pt. 3 of a series) 

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 [...]
Boosting LGBTIQ rights in West Africa, one grant at a time

Boosting LGBTIQ rights in West Africa, one grant at a time

A new organization is promoting LGBTQI rights in West Africa by financing initiatives run by the region's LGBTQI communities. From the Africa [...]
LGBT in West Africa: Arrests, lynchings, discrimination, denial

LGBT in West Africa: Arrests, lynchings, discrimination, denial

West African nations display a mix of mostly abusive responses to LGBT people, including denial that they exist, lynchings and arrests even without an [...]
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