News World
Burundi president calls for LGBTQ people to be stoned
"If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality," Evariste Ndayishimiye has said
Africa
News Politics
Kenya could follow Uganda with proposed harsh anti-gay law
"Kick LGBT people out of Kenya completely," one parliament member proposed
News World
Kenyan police make arrests in Edwin Chiloba murder case
“It is truly worrisome that we continue to witness escalation in violence targeting LGBTQ+ Kenyans,” the Kenya Human Rights Commission stated.
News World
White House adviser urges UN to relocate climate conference over ‘LGBTQ+ torture’ in Egypt
Jerome Foster and Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson fear being targeted
Life Travel
I Am Samuel: Inside the powerful gay documentary film now banned in Kenya
Shot over five years, the film charting the real-life struggles of a gay Kenyan and his partner was banned by Kenya’s Film Censorship Board in September 2021.
News World
Ghana anti-LGBTQ bill imposing 10-year prison stays ‘threatens HIV/AIDS fight’
The proposed bill has been denounced as "a gross violation of human rights" by UNAIDS.
News World
Police arrest five men of ‘suspected homosexuality’ in Nigeria after raiding hideout
The men could get 14-year prison sentences or receive the death penalty as punishment
News World
Two trans women in Cameroon provisionally released from prison
Shakiro and Patricia were arrested earlier this year for being sat outside a restaurant and jailed in May for "attempted homosexuality".
News World
21 LGBTQ activists jailed in Ghana following ‘unlawful gathering’ denied bail
Some of the arrested were reportedly seen weeping after the ruling.
News World
Two transgender women jailed in Cameroon for five years
Human rights groups have branded the move a "death sentence".
News World
44 convicted for homosexuality after attending ‘gay wedding’ in Algeria
The court used the men’s supposedly gay appearance as evidence of guilt.
Culture Sexuality
‘Gay people have always existed in Africa – it’s time for us to start telling our stories’
Former pastor Edafe Okporo sheds more light on the little-known history of African queer culture.
News World
Sudan abolishes the death penalty for gay sex
But it will remain punishable with up to seven years in prison.
News World
Gabon has officially decriminalised same-sex relations
It was a landslide victory for the LGBTQ community in the Central African nation
News World
As many as 100 gay men in Morocco at risk after being outed on social media
A 21-year-old man is already reported to have taken his own life.
Culture Sexuality
Covid-19: Global list of over 100 Pride cancellations and postponements
Find out the current status of Pride events across the globe as the world continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic
Life Travel
What’s it like to run an LGBTQ travel company in a country where homosexuality is illegal?
Lipian Bongani Mtandabari founded Zimbabwe's only gay-owned travel company, despite homosexuality remaining punishable with up to 14 years in prison.
News World
Zambia jails gay couple for 15 years for the ‘crime’ of homosexuality
Japhet Chataba and Steven Samba were jailed "for crimes against the order of nature" in the capital Lusaka last Wednesday (27 November).
News World
16 Ugandan LGBTQ activists arrested on gay sex charges
Police raided the offices of a sexual health charity on Monday amid an escalating crackdown on the LGBTQ community.
News World
Uganda announce plans to introduce ‘Kill the Gays’ bill for same-sex relations
The new law will be discussed in parliament on October 28