Uganda: Why Val Kalende ‘renounced lesbianism’
Longtime Ugandan activist Kikonyogo Kivumbi explores the background of former activist Val Kalende’s decision to turn away from…
Popular Ugandan LGBT activist says she’s no longer a lesbian
Val Kalende, a popular Ugandan LGBT activist, has declared on national TV that she is no longer a…
65 places to avoid, 11 steps to take if you are gay in Nigeria
Here’s a quick guide to avoiding the blackmail, extortion and other violent crimes that so often target LGBT…
Trans group serves trans youths? Ugandan landlord balks
An organization that advocates for the rights and equality of trans youth in Uganda has been forced to…
Fear disrupts birthday party hosted by gay man in Lagos
A birthday party the a gay man organized July 22 in Lagos Island did not end as planned:…
Why I have to flee Jamaica
A “flamboyant” young gay man from Jamaica has decided that he has to flee from his country’s homophobia.…
Popular trans woman beaten and arrested in Cameroon
Seven men attacked a well-known trans woman in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on July 14 and then were released by…
Cameroon family evicts daughter for being lesbian
A 20-year-old university student in Cameroon was evicted by her family and forced to stop attending classes after…
We need to do better: Barbados Pride for me as a trans woman
Trans rights activist Alexa Hoffman recalls her work helping to organize Barbados Pride in previous years and now…
Attempted abduction of gay Chechen refugee in St. Petersburg
For gay Chechens, escaping from Chechnya doesn’t guarantee safety from Chechnya’s purge of its LGBT citizens. The Russian…