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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (Abubaker Lubowa photo courtesy of Reuters)
Uganda: Don’t see good news in latest election results
Red ribbon logo in the fight against HIV/AIDS
U.S. retreat from WHO harms global health and the HIV response
Illuatration shows Ugandan police breaking up a Pride celebration. East Africa Visual Artists used this artwork as an illustration of its article about the court ruling on the ban of the 2014 LGBTQ rights workshop.
Uganda court upholds ban on LGBTQI+ advocacy workshop
HUNGARY-LGBT-PRIDE-ANNIVERSARY
LGBTQ rights in 2026: What to expect around the world
Edward Mwebaza, executive director of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF), addresses the media. (Photo courtesy of HRAPF)
Uganda drops the first case brought under its Anti-Homosexuality Act
Kenya court overturns ban on lesbian love story
Kojo, who has survived two attacks after being approached on dating apps. (Carlotta Dotto photo courtesy of The Guardian)
Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana
Nigeria: 94% of educated queer professionals are preparing to emigrate
An anti-LGBT briefing at an Indonesian air base in December 2024. (Photo courtesy of New Mandala and the Indonesian Air Force)
Indonesia’s two homophobias
Rex Opara.
Is my love queer enough for you?
New report reveals pattern of structural violence against African LBQ women
Illustration combines the Kenyan flag and strands of rainbow colors. (Illustration by Rex Opara courtesy of Minority Africa)
‘I’ve been waiting 10 years’: Queer refugees’ new hope for dignity in Kenya
Jann Halexander
Musician Jann Halexander reflects on being queer in Gabon
The challenge of coming out in Nigeria. (Illustration courtesy of Minority Africa)
Coming out in Nigeria is a difficult journey
Graphic from the Azerbaijan LGBTQ organization Qiy Vaar states, "Get Out of Our Lives"
Azerbaijan police detain over 100 in queer nightclub raid
Group Therapy nightclub scene in Lagos, Nigeria (Photo courtesy of Instagram)
Queer Lagosians made alté cool. Now they’re being pushed out.