Africa

Chris Baryomunsi, Uganda’s minister for health, the the United Nations. (Photo courtesy of Chris Baryomunsi via X)
Rights activists condemn Ugandan minister’s homophobic post
These are some of the accounts blocked as "promoters of LGBT" by Turkey, according to the Turkish Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD)
Turkiye blocks news outlets and social media in widening anti-LGBT crackdown
Edwin Bolaji Deen (left) and his partner, George Reginald Freeman Browne, in happier times. (Photo courtesy of Daybreak Newspaper)
Sierra Leone activists reach Spain, fleeing arrest and death threats
For Global Black Pride a reported 10,000+ people gathered in Paris on Sept. 12 to celebrate and also combat LGBTphobia and racism. The march through Paris followed a banner proclaiming "We the People". (Photo courtesy of Global Black Pride via Instagram)
As funding drops, Global Black Pride is accused of financial misdeeds
Woman in Mozambique (Steve Evans photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Caught between silence and visibility: LGBTQ+ life in Mozambique
Publiity photo for "Living in Colors" (Photo courtesy of Prism House Studio)
Gay Nigerian web series returns to YouTube despite government threats
Each knot in this installation in front of the XXXX capitol building stands for a XXX who was killed. (Ray Valle Nagashiro photo courtesy of Outright In this photo from the cover of the Outright International report, each knot stands for a person who was killed because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. This installation was erected in front of the Palace of Justice in Lima, Peru, (Ray Valle Nagashiro photo courtesy of Outright International)International)
A third of LGBTQ groups say 2025’s drastic cuts will force them to close
Uganda’s ‘Not Free’ rating partly due to anti-LGBT laws
The New Bell central prison in Douala, Cameroon. (Dylan Robertson photo courtesy of The Canadian Press)
Analysis: Cameroon’s anti-gay raids violated Cameroon’s own rules
Ghana officials display "Visit Ghana" shirt they want Sunderland football/soccer players to wear. (Photo courtesy of the Parliament of Ghana)
Ghana’s £10m deal is dead; gay fans won’t be lured to homophobic nation
The new Rufisque Courthouse was inaugurated on January 27, 2024. (Photo courtesy of the General Delegation for the Promotion of the Diamniadio and Lac Rose Urban Hubs)
Senegal Police admit using anal exams on female suspects
Queer youth leaders attend Rightify Ghana workshop. (Photo courtesy of Rightify Ghana)
Rightify Ghana trains dozens of queer youth leaders in advocacy
Flag of Cameroon
Cameroon: After anti-gay raids, court frees 2, sends 6 back to prison
Hill Valley Hotel in Freetown, Sierra Leone, was the site of the police raid. (Photo courtesy of DirectHotels,com)
Sierra Leone activists flee for their lives
The New Bell central prison in Douala, Cameroon. (Dylan Robertson photo courtesy of The Canadian Press)
Cameroon arrests 68 in anti-gay crackdown
Olana Otunnu (Photo courtesy of the Daily Nation)
Will Uganda’s candidate for top UN post speak out against homophobia?