Africa

Samia Nkrumah: The anti-LGBTQ bill is “brutal, harsh, and unjust". (Photo courtesy of IBW21)
Fate of Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill depends on the nation’s Supreme Court
Qtalk: Trans woman seeks guidance after surviving sexual assault
Justice Catherine Bamugemereire (Photo courtesy of CEO East Africa Magazine)
LGBT Ugandans won’t be allowed to join together to fight for their rights
LGBT Angolans demonstrate for their rights. The Angola LGBT advocacy group Iris Angola, founded in 2015 and granted government recognition in 2018, now has about 200 members. (Photo courtesy of Iris Angola)
Analysis: Stiff challenges hinder attempts to decriminalize homosexuality in Africa
DR. Congo: Violent homophobic ambush in Bukavu
Ugandan legislator Sarah Opendi (Photo courtesy of insightpostug.com)
U.S. expands crackdown on Ugandan homophobes seeking visas
Links between Ugandan and U.S. hate groups are clearer than ever
M23 rebels in 2022. (Photo courtesy of AP)
Helping LGBT+ refugees from armed conflict in Congo
Sharon Lewin, president of the International AIDS Society (Max Mason-Hubers photo courtesy of IAS)
Upsurge of African anti-gay laws risks upsurge of AIDS
Donations freed a lesbian couple from prison in Cameroon
Intersex Nigerian woman is telling her story through Facebook
Ghana's parliament (Photo courtesy of ISSAfrica.org)
Ghana Parliament OKs harsh anti-LGBTQ bill; it goes to the president next
Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (Photo courtesy of BNNbreaking.com)
Rights groups in Ghana speak out against harsh anti-LGBTQ bill
Illustration courtesy of Attitude magazine / J Studios / Getty Images
Attitude magazine focuses on how we set prisoners free
Odrek Rwabwogo, Ugandan trade advisor: "So much can change in six months". (Photo courtesy of Zenger.news)
Uganda squirms as pressure mounts to repeal anti-gay law
Screenshot from Aṣa's music video "Odo". (Source: YouTube)
Nigerian singer Aṣa celebrates the diversity of love in her latest song