Cameroon: Praise for LBT workshop, denunciation of boycott
By Colin Stewart and Erin Royal Brokovitch Sexual minorities from French-speaking Africa at a networking workshop in Cameroon…
Why lesbian groups boycotted African LBT workshop
By Colin Stewart and Erin Royal Brokovitch Four organizations of lesbian, bisexual and queer women last week boycotted…
LGBT hopes in Africa, LGBT fears in the U.S.
On Jan. 20, as the United States inaugurated a president who might roll back advances toward LGBT justice…
100s in jail for being gay
The Erasing 76 Crimes blog has updated its sad tally “100s are in prison for being gay” — one…
Senegal politician seeks explicit law against homosexuality
By Jean Marc Yao Senegalese member of parliament Mberry Sylla submitted a bill on May 8 that would…
Tally of LGBTI rights, wrongs in 29 sub-Saharan countries
Several countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made progress in recognizing the human rights of LGBTI people, but much…
Senegal students attack allegedly gay man
Mamba Online reports: Students at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, have gone on a homophobic…
Africa’s most and least homophobic countries
Most tolerant countries The Afrobarometer network, which conducts public opinion surveys in Africa, recently listed the continent’s most…
Police block anti-gay violence in Senegal
In a refreshing change, police in an African country have acted to block anti-gay violence rather than encouraging…
Senegal prison sentence for gay couple; how rare?
The Associated Press reports that a six-month prison sentence has been imposed on a same-sex couple in Senegal…