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Uganda demands probe into ‘LGBTQ activities’ in schools

February 3, 2023 - by Colin Stewart - Leave a Comment

Amid an anti-LGBTQ outburst, the Ugandan parliament is investigating what it calls “festering” homosexual activities in schools.

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Africa

Imprisoned for being a lesbian, aided by donors, Octavia has been set free

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 - by Colin Stewart - 1 Comment

Arrested for sending text messages to her girlfriend, then sentenced to seven months in a Cameroonian prison for homosexuality, 28-year-old lesbian Octavia has been set free early after her fines …

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Africa

Homophobic Ugandan official takes aim at efforts to fight HIV in the LGBTQ community

February 2, 2023 - by Contributing Writer - Leave a Comment

The deputy speaker of Uganda’s Parliament has raised a homophobic challenge against a national policy aimed at protecting  the nation’s LGBTQ community against HIV.

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Africa

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

February 1, 2023February 2, 2023 - by Colin Stewart - Leave a Comment

Anti-LGBTQ violence continued in Ghana after the nation’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice deceptively claimed before a U.N. Human Rights Council panel that “There is no known record of the …

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Africa

Homophobic attackers target LGBTQ+ activist as he is installed as a chief in Ghana

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 - by Colin Stewart - Leave a Comment

West African LGBTQ+ rights activist Davis Mac-Iyalla was attacked over the weekend as he took part in a ceremony installing him as a chief in central Ghana.

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Africa / Commentary

Qtalk: Gay man married to a woman seeks advice for divorce

January 27, 2023 - by Colin Stewart - Leave a Comment

LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Foundation for International Reconciliation.

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Africa

U.S. honors Ugandan LGBT rights defender Margaret Sekaggya

January 26, 2023 - by Contributing Writer - Leave a Comment

The U.S. Mission in Uganda has recognized activist Margaret Sekaggya with the Dorothy Ngalombi Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding service and achievements as a human rights defender.

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Africa / Americas / Europe

Pope says homosexuality is not a crime

January 25, 2023February 3, 2023 - by Colin Stewart - Leave a Comment

Pope Francis this week called for the repeal of laws against homosexuality. In a follow-up interview, he sought to clarify his position on homosexuality and sin.

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Africa

Attacks and arrests put LGBTI activists on edge in Cameroon

January 25, 2023 - by Colin Stewart - Leave a Comment

After a period of relative calm, the year 2023 began with anti-LGBTI arrests and assaults  against LGBTI people and activists in Cameroon.

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Africa

Niger leader plans to outlaw gay sex, execute married same-sex couples

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 - by Moïse Manoël-Florisse - 3 Comments.

The president of the West African nation of Niger is laying the groundwork for enacting harsh anti-homosexuality laws in his country, where same-sex intimacy is currently legal. He proposes the …

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Europe / Middle East / North Africa

Activist rejects ‘white saviour’ label, says he protested in Qatar by request

January 23, 2023January 24, 2023 - by Colin Stewart - 1 Comment

Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has rejected recent criticism by a rights activist in Egypt who objected to Tatchell’s visit to Qatar last fall to protest Qatar’s mistreatment of its …

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Commentary / Europe / Middle East / North Africa

‘Self-centered Westerners turned LGBTQ+ people into World Cup losers’

January 21, 2023January 31, 2023 - by Colin Stewart - 3 Comments.

As the World Cup approached in Qatar, self-centered performances by Western LGBTQ+ allies jeopardized Middle Eastern sexual minorities by making LGBTQ+ rights seem like a Western export being imposed on …

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Africa / Health

LBQ organisation protects sex workers from Ebola virus in Uganda

January 20, 2023January 23, 2023 - by Contributing Writer - Leave a Comment

As Uganda celebrates the end of a deadly Ebola virus outbreak, health officials are praising the work of a local organization that advocates for LBQ sex workers to help prevent …

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Europe

Chechnya’s top homophobe urges anti-LGBT Arabs to fight in Ukraine

January 18, 2023 - by Colin Stewart - Leave a Comment

Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Chechnya and a violent homophobe, has called on anti-LGBT Muslims in the Arab world to join Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a way of …

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Africa / Health

Trans and LBQ sex workers most hit by sexual violence, Uganda report says

January 16, 2023January 23, 2023 - by Contributing Writer - Leave a Comment

A baseline assessment on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues affecting sex workers in Uganda has revealed that transgender, lesbian, bisexual and queer sex workers are more prone to …

Trans and LBQ sex workers most hit by sexual violence, Uganda report says Read More
Sandra Kwikiriza, executive director of HER Internet
Africa / Tech

Queer advocates in Uganda demand free and safe online spaces

January 16, 2023January 23, 2023 - by Contributing Writer - Leave a Comment

Queer and feminist Ugandan advocates have just concluded a two-month Twitter and social media campaign to build awareness of their right to freedom of digital speech and expression and the …

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