Mauritania: Police arrest 10 after seeing video of ‘gay wedding’
Police in Muslim-majority Mauritania mistook a birthday party for a gay wedding, so they arrested 10 party-goers on…
Muslim cleric back in Ugandan jail awaiting trial for marrying a man
Muslim cleric Mohammed Mutumba was sent back to prison today because officials at a Ugandan court couldn’t get…
Cameroon: Veteran gay-rights activist Desmond Sone dies of lung ailment
Gay rights activists are mourning the death of Desmond Sone Mbecho, a veteran of the struggle for LGBT…
Appeal to Tunisia: End prosecution of LGBT activist who offended Muslims
The human rights group Human Rights Watch is urging Tunisian authorities to drop their lawsuit against LGBT rights…
Ugandan LGBT activists celebrate David Kato on Kuchu Memorial Day
Human rights defenders in Uganda have earmarked Jan. 26 as Kuchu Memorial Day to remember and celebrate the…
Cameroon: Parents evict young lesbian, but she’s not alone
So far, the new year has been a time of difficult revelations for Lina, a 20-year-old lesbian living…
Uganda: Muslim cleric in prison awaiting trial for marrying fellow man
A Ugandan magistrate has sent a Muslim cleric back to prison to await trial on charges of homosexuality…
Chechnya: Daughter seeks criminal charges over ‘gay exorcism’
An LGBT Chechen woman is seeking criminal charges against her parents and a psychiatric hospital over attempted exorcisms…
‘Pink Pinky’ campaign seeks repeal of Myanmar anti-gay law
Advocates for LGBT rights in Myanmar are waging a “pink pinky” campaign against the country’s colonial-era anti-gay law.
Zambian women march for LGBT rights as well as women’s rights
LGBT rights, women’s rights and other progressive causes were the focus of last weekend’s Women’s March 2020 in…