Africa

A gathering of traditional chiefs in Nigeria.
Nigeria: Traditional chiefs curse gays, help anti-gay police
Meet the first Nigerian man to dance on heels
This gay man lost his eye in the raid. (Photo courtesy of the Garoua Youth Solidarity Association)
LGBTI in Cameroon: Soldiers attack, kill 1, injure 3
Location of Tanzania in East Africa. (Map courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Donors take aim at Tanzania’s ban on LGBTI health care
Tika: "I had to persevere to gain my autonomy. (Photo courtesy of Jacks Oke, published with Tika'spermission.)
Cameroon: Gay dancer shrugs off attacks, gains respect
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+
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.