Africa

Fighting hate on the ballot: Queer resistance in elections in 2026
Anita Among and-President Yoweri Museveni in happier times. (Photo courtesy of The Nation)
Uganda’s homophobic ex-leader of Parliament under house arrest
Activist speaks out as Senegal’s LGBTQI community is stricken by fear
Cameroon ‘murder music’ artist apologizes for anti-LGBTQ lyrics
Help us free 3 women imprisoned for roles in a ‘lesbian network’
High Court of Kenya
Commentary: Victory for trans and intersex people at Kenya High Court
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.
We have freed 56 LGBTQ prisoners. We need help to free 8 more
Presidential advisor Matar Ndiaga Seck was arrested on homosexuality charges. (Photo courtesy of Seneweb)
Prominent Senegal citizens fall victim to anti-gay sweep
Ludovic Mbock (Photo courtesy of TanTV News)
Gay video-gaming champ fights U.S. plan to send him to Cameroon
Image from a Unity Platform report on anti-LGBTI human rights abuses in Cameroon.
Commentary: I refuse to remain silent as Cameroon shatters gay lives
This online outpouring of grief and protest over the murder of Deloresse, a well-known Cameroonian trans woman, states (in French) "Yaoundé in mourning. A sister assassinated. A life cut short by hatred. Never again! To her memory, to those we have lost, to those who still fight, we will not forget, we will no longer be quiet. Stop the hatred. Stop the murders. Stop the impunity. Her only crime: being herself."
Cameroon’s LGBTQI community mourns the loss of transgender pioneer Doloresse
Ugandan human rights defender Frank Mugisha appeals for support from allies abroad. (Photo courtesy of Twitter)
Ugandan LGBTI+ rights activist Frank Mugisha wins international award
Ugandan member of parliament Anna Adeke (Photo courtesy of Ugandan Parliament)
Uganda Parliament drops proposed sexual offenses bill
Donald Trump on the campaign trail in 2016 (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)
LGBTQ+ rights activists ask Canada to help restore what Trump devastated
Fueling digital LGBT+ rights activism in East Africa
Sierra Leone queer people forced to margins of economy