Zimbabwe activists are back in business
The battle continues to assure basic human rights for LGBT people in Zimbabwe despite government harassment. The group…
‘Kill the Gays’ bill is harming LGBTs in Uganda already
Thrown out of work. Rejected by his family. Evicted from his village. Excommunicated. That’s what life is like…
Uganda activists still busy, though fearful
Human rights and anti-AIDS activists in Uganda are busy doing good work, even though the Ugandan parliament seems…
New book shows human face of gay rights, anti-gay laws
In a new book, the writers of this blog portray in vividly human terms the toll of 76-plus…
Actor in Uganda jail after role in gay-themed play
Part-time British actor Keith Prosser, who appeared in a gay-themed play last year in Uganda, has been arrested…
Catholic lawyers push Cameroon to keep anti-gay law
A group of Roman Catholic lawyers in Cameroon gathered last weekend to call for continued enforcement of the…
‘Kill the Gays’ bill looms anew in Uganda
The “Kill the Gays” bill popped back up to No. 2 on the list of Business to Follow…
Ethiopia protest against human rights crackdown
Ethiopia is trying to silence human rights groups there, including LGBT rights supporters, says the gay rights group…
Here we go again: Uganda tabloid lists alleged gays
The Ugandan tabloid Red Pepper has returned to a vicious, irresponsible journalistic practice that preceded the murder of…
Seeking defeat of Nigerian ‘Jail the Gays’ bill
Opponents of Nigeria’s “Jail the Gays” bill are preparing gifts for that nation’s lawmakers: 1,0000 “advocacy calendars” that…