Africa

A year later: End of US PEPFAR leaves Cameroon HIV programs in critical condition
Kenya court overturns ban on lesbian love story
A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group MSI Reproductive Choices. That group lost $15 million in funding the last time Trump enforced the Mexico City policy. (Samantha Reinders photo courtesy of NPR)
Trump administration to block LGBTQIA+ and DEI-related foreign aid
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
L’extérieur de la prison centrale de Yaoundé. (Photo par Andy Kopsa )
Cameroon: 5 men nearing end of prison sentence for homosexuality
Nigeria: 94% of educated queer professionals are preparing to emigrate
Anthony Masake, new executive director of Chapter Four Uganda. (Photo courtesy of X / Twitter)
Uganda orders LGBTQ rights organization to shut down
U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
Trump regime takes its anti-transgender campaign global
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
Spotlight on Mauritania, where LGBT people hide their identities for fear of stigma
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
Cameroon-LGBTI-and-children-report
Queer Cameroonians speak out about desire to become parents
Map of the 65 countries where sexual relations between people of the same sex are illegal. YELLOW countries have sodomy laws that are currently being challenged before local courts. Sri Lanka, in PINK, currently has a bill before its parliament to repeal its sodomy law. Indonesia, in ORANGE, has laws that criminalize homosexuality only in some subnational jurisdictions. All states in RED have nationwide sodomy laws and no known legislative efforts or court challenges to remove them.
LGBTQ rights update: 2025 tally and 2026 preview