Africa

Anti-LGBTQ sign online.
Ivory Coast: Human rights defenders seek to block wave of anti-LGBT hatred
Online image for petition seeking help for Charles Mwangi. (Click the image to see the appeal and the petition.)
Relief for bisexual Kenyan facing deportation from Canada
Cameroon: Church choir member suspended for a same-sex embrace
Uganda LGBTI activist honored by Canadian refugee organization
Jim Spire Ssentongo
Uganda Police accused of raping male prisoners
Campus ‘Love House’ is a safe space for queer Nigerian students
Qtalk: Gay hookup threatened to become a death trap
QTalk: Nigerian pastor fights for identity after church rejection
Clare Byarugaba (left) and Pope Francis
Pope meets African activists, supports their struggle for LGBTIQ rights
A panel discussion during the SOS Solidarity launch celebration focused on the impact of a new Cameroonian law that prohibits broadcasts that show "deviant practices."
Cameroon’s SOS Solidarity launches sexual health and legal services project
A split image of 2 faces against a grungy and bloody background with Nigeria’s national colors, green and white. The left side is cracked revealing red color underneath and the right side is covered with a mask.
Queer Nigerian victims of online blackmail fight back
Demonstrators opposing same-sex marriage took to the streets of Blantyre, Malawi, on July 13, 2023. (Lameck Masina photo courtesy of VOA)
COMMENTARY: Malawi court’s anti-gay ruling is full of nonsense
A protest in favour of gay rights in Uganda at the University of Cape Town in July 2023. (Ashraf Hendricks photo courtesy of GroundUp)
Commentary: The World Bank must stand firm against Ugandan homophobia
Illustration shows (left to right) Jesus, a nun and a masculine presenting woman all holding hands. The nun in the middle is split into two with one half wearing a habit and the other half wearing regular clothing. (illustration courtesy of Minority Africa)
Nigeria: From holy celibacy to secret lesbian marriage
Malawi LGBTQ communities struggle to access health care
Jay Mulucha, executive director of FEM Alliance Uganda (Photo courtesy of Rustin Times)
Ugandan trans advocate pleads with international AIDS experts for support