Tag: United Kingdom

Protest targets Ugandan plan to praise anti-LGBT law in England

Protest targets Ugandan plan to praise anti-LGBT law in England

By Joto La Jiwe Human rights activists based in and outside Uganda have petitioned the government of the United Kingdom, urging it to cancel an [...]
Ghana official falsely claims ‘no known record’ of anti-gay violence; anti-LGBTQ attacks persist

Ghana official falsely claims ‘no known record’ of anti-gay violence; anti-LGBTQ attacks persist

Anti-LGBTQ violence continued in Ghana after the nation's Attorney-General and Minister of Justice deceptively claimed before a U.N. Human Rights Coun [...]
New project aims to document Pride flags all over the world

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 [...]
U.K. plans global conference to fight anti-gay bias worldwide

U.K. plans global conference to fight anti-gay bias worldwide

The United Kingdom has scheduled a global conference for next year to "tackle" inequality facing LGBT people around the world. The conference chair sa [...]
African churches: Why preach love, then imprison gays?

African churches: Why preach love, then imprison gays?

Why do people who preach love every Sunday want people put in prison for what they do in the privacy of their bedrooms? That was one of the questions [...]
U.S. election: Biden pledges to act against anti-gay nations

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 [...]
A successful LGBTQ+ event at a Nigerian restaurant

A successful LGBTQ+ event at a Nigerian restaurant

Homophobia indeed transcends borders, but the case was quite different for Dan Yomi, an out U.K.-based Nigerian gay man who recently hosted an LGBTQ+ [...]
[Video] Gay Nigerian reveals why he came out to his family on WhatsApp

[Video] Gay Nigerian reveals why he came out to his family on WhatsApp

Nigerian LGBTI rights activist Dan Yomi has released the first part of his anticipated video series about how he came out to his family on WhatsApp an [...]
Welcome, Kevin Hart and other formerly anti-gay converts

Welcome, Kevin Hart and other formerly anti-gay converts

COMMENTARY: The Kevin Hart case shows the LGBTQ community how it SHOULD NOT respond to reformed homophobes, says Edwin Sesange, African gay rights act [...]
Protesters: Uganda must free tortured activist singer

Protesters: Uganda must free tortured activist singer

Protesters in London are demanding an end to the torture and detention of Ugandan activist singer/politician Robert Kyagulanyi. The protest is schedul [...]
Uganda: Anti-gay Pastor ‘Poo Poo’ is back, claiming he’s a victim

Uganda: Anti-gay Pastor ‘Poo Poo’ is back, claiming he’s a victim

Ugandan Pastor Martin Ssempa is back on the warpath against gay rights. In a new video, he states that, after a sabbatical, he has returned to the fra [...]
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