Africa

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo
Ghana Supreme Court tosses anti-LGBTQ hot potato back to president
Amnesty International: A plea to set gay men free in Zambia
Erasing 76 Crimes article leads to discussion of LGBT+ rights in Gabon
Revealing the background of the Erasing 76 Crimes news site and its editor
LGBTQ rights defender in Ghana wins U.S. award on Human Rights Day
Ibrahim-Kabizwe-Kenya
Kenya blocks LGBTQ+ refugees from resettling in Canada
Isaac BIll in Accra, Ghana. (Ruth Ntia photo courtesy of The Canadian Press)
Traditional people worry Ghana anti-gay bill will target their Indigenous identities
John Mahama, former and future president of Ghana.
Winner of Ghana’s presidential election will scrutinize anti-LGBTQ bill, might sign it
Location of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa.
Congo: Activist attacked and hospitalized as he opposes homophobic Minister of Justice
Anti-LGBT law costs Uganda up to $1.6 billion annually
Ugandan court awards damages to accused gay men who were tortured
This site's activist journalists have laid the groundwork for Project Not Alone, which frees imprisoned victims of African homophobia. This illustration shows two gay men waiting for donations that will pay their fines and set them free.
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Ashton Laurence at the Eleganza Extravaganza Ball
‘To be seen, have unabashed fun and be liberated’: A Kenyan party celebrates queer joy
New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon.
Awaiting homosexuality trial in Cameroon, female detainee wins release on bail.
Brice Oligui Nguema meets with leaders of parties opposed to the proposed constitutional referendum (@Présidence de la République gabonaise)
In new constitution, Gabon rejects appeals to criminalize homosexuality
LGBTQ rights supporter Duma Boko is in line to become Botswana's next president. (Johannes Simon photo courtesy of Getty /News24.com)
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