Africa

Trump welcomes white South Africans even as he blocks all other refugees
We have freed 46 LGBTQ prisoners. We need help to free 12 more
Kenya Red Cross accused of hosting anti-LGBTQ+ ‘Platform of Hate’
The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR runs the Gorom Refugee Settlement.
LGBTQI+ refugees in South Sudan trapped between a rock and a hard place
Kaleidoscope Trust photo accompanying article about Botswana.
USAID cuts have dire impact on LGBTQ services in Nepal and Botswana
Queer Ugandans under attack on dating apps
Donald Trump on the campaign trail in 2016 (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)
Try to grasp it: 6.3 million deaths from AIDS because of U.S. cuts
Children at Nikivale Refugee Settlement in southwest Uganda.
Refugee camp in Uganda plagued with anti-LGBT violence
New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon.
Anti-AIDS worker sentenced to 5 years in a Cameroon prison for homosexuality
Clare Byarugaba (left) and Pope Francis
LGBTQ rights activists mourn and praise Pope Francis
Lesbian Visibility Week arrives amid international anti-LGBT rights backlash
YouTube ‘humorist’ Greg Toussaint convicted of incitement to homophobia
Murder of trans woman shakes Ivory Coast
Queer Place Madagascar is one of a handful of organizations working to promote acceptance of LGBT people in the African island nation
Madagascar: Activism remains difficult due to sex and gender taboos
About 50 refugees seeking asylum in Europe died last year when this rickety boat capsized during their northward journey across the Mediterranean Sea. They were a few of at least 25,500 deaths and disappearances during such refugee crossings since 2014 according to the UN.(Photo courtesy of AP and AfricaNews)
Queer Cameroon asylum seeker dies in Mediterranean crossing
Surviving in silence: Qtalk provides guidance for trans woman in northern Nigeria