Africa

Man blackmailed after refusing sex with blackmailer
A moment of reflection in the Camfaids shelter. (Photo by Jacks Oke used with permission of the photo subject.)
4 rooms shelter LGBTI abuse victims in Cameroon
Justice Geoffrey Nthomiwa (Photo courtesy of the Sunday Standard)
In Botswana, trans folk can get their ID cards fixed
Secret screening of QKIFF. (Photo courtesy of Kamoga Hassan)
Uganda police raided queer film festival, so it went underground
July 2017: Marchers demonstrate in Cameroon's capital city, Yaoundé, seeking an end to violence against human rights defenders.
Cameroon’s abusive 2017, hopes for 2018
Accompanied by a line-up of his white male advisers, President Donald Trump signed a "global gag order" that prohibits U.S. funding for many programs affecting the health of LGBT people and millions of women. (AP photo courtesy of The Nation)
Trump’s gag order denies anti-AIDS services to 10,000+
Nairobi is unsafe for gay men online
Bonamoussadi public garden in Douala -- the scene of the arbitrary arrests. (Photo courtesy of Jacks Oke)
Cameroon: Two women arrested for walking together
A lonely and painful Christmas for excluded LGBT people
Scene from "Love Is Love"
African activists’ new song promotes LGBT equality
Construction at SEMIL barracks. (Photo courtesy of Jacks Oke)
Anti-gay military action in Cameroon: 2 arrests
Happy surprise for gay Nigerian now in U.S.
Logo of ISAYES
Survey’s goal: Improved health care for LGBT Nigerians
The Essos neighborhood in Yaoundé (Photo by 237online)
Did homophobia or jealousy trigger Cameroon attack?
Tanzania map shows the location of Geita. (Map courtesy of Aliens and Strangers)
3 more arrests in Tanzania's anti-gay crackdown
Logo of ICASA 2017, the International Conference on Aids and STIs in Africa.
Interfaith activists seek stronger role in fighting AIDS