Jean Jacques Dissoke

LGBTQ rights activist and journalist in Cameroon.

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Back to School Initiative seeks improved education for LGBTI Cameroonians
LGBT Angolans demonstrate for their rights. The Angola LGBT advocacy group Iris Angola, founded in 2015 and granted government recognition in 2018, now has about 200 members. (Photo courtesy of Iris Angola)
Analysis: Stiff challenges hinder attempts to decriminalize homosexuality in Africa
The story of a lesbian couple imprisoned in Cameroon
Donations freed a lesbian couple from prison in Cameroon
A Youth Day parade in 2015 in Cameroon. (Photo courtesy of achelchaikof.com)
Cameroon: A merciful principal confronts two lesbian students
Roman Catholic Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Cameroon: ".'Marriage is the union between a man and a woman, and anything outside of that is witchcraft." (Photo courtesy of Vatican News)
African clergy balk as the Pope okays blessings for same-sex couples
Queer Iraqis alarmed over proposed law banning homosexuality
Uganda cites work with homosexuals as it seeks HIV/AIDS conference
Ugandan human rights report: Violence, disappearances, disputes
Ugandan vlogger’s homophobic rant puts migrant workers at risk
Anglican archbishop urges talk, not boycott, over LGBT issues
Activist reporter tells why he promotes LGBTI rights in the French Caribbean
Without disruption, Cameroon’s LGBTI coalition elects new leadership
A year after the arrest of 21 activists in Ghana, where do we go from here?
Community mourns Ugandan trans rights defender Alexander Human
Another attack in South Africa, a land of pro-gay laws and anti-gay violence