Homophobia

Activist speaks out as Senegal’s LGBTQI community is stricken by fear
This site's activist journalists have laid the groundwork for Project Not Alone, which frees imprisoned victims of African homophobia. This illustration shows two gay men waiting for donations that will pay their fines and set them free.
We have freed 56 LGBTQ prisoners. We need help to free 8 more
Dominique X Saint-Vil is the undisputed leader of the transgender men's community in Haiti
Confronting the silence that kills transgender Haitians
Senegal's gendarmerie released this photo of 12 men arrested on homosexuality charges.
Wave of arrests of gay men in Senegal fuels hysteria about HIV
Two men holding hands. (Photo courtesy of Mimoun Kabdani)
Surviving hate: Gay man speaks out after street attack in Morocco
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How Nigeria cheers on homophobia while destroying young lives
Scene of wicker basket making (Photo: @benin_tourisme_vibrant)
West African viewpoint: Seeking jobs for LGBT+ youths in Benin
Vincent McDoom lifts the lid on homophobia in France’s Caribbean entertainment industry
Senegal government proposes harsh new laws against homosexuality
Non-binary and transgender young people, expelled from the Dominican Republic in 2025 and welcomed at the premises of the Heritage for the Protection of Human Rights (HPDH) association in Ouanaminthe (Photo by @merlinjean)
Queer Haitian migrants need support amid mass deportations
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum legal aid clinic in the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in Uganda in 2020.
Anti-LGBTIQ violence in Uganda continues to worsen, report says
Location of Burkina Faso in West Africa. (Map courtesy of Google)
Burkina Faso’s LGBTQ community fears ‘witch hunt’
Whipped and held captive in Haiti: Ovide’s ordeal
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Ghana’s most dangerous areas for anti-gay attacks and extortion
Two students murdered at Nigerian boarding school for being gay
Alio Daouda is the Minister of Justice of the Junta in Niamey (Photo @nigerdiaspora.net)
Acquittal of 2 lesbians in Niger leads to uproar over judicial independence