Africa

MP Asumani Basalirwa is the new face of homophobia in the Parliament of Uganda. (Photo courtesy of the Parliament of Uganda)
Uganda: Voters reject anti-LGBTQI+ lawmakers
Senegal's gendarmerie released this photo of 12 men arrested on homosexuality charges.
Amid homophobic panic, Senegal conservatives renew push for tougher anti-gay law
Flag of Cameroon
Cameroon: Article 347-1 has been shattering gay lives for 10 years
Participants pose for a photo at the Legal Cafe that's a regular monthly event.
Cameroon Legal Café empowers participants to know their rights
Edward Mwebaza, executive director of Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF), addresses the media. (Photo courtesy of HRAPF)
Uganda drops the first case brought under its Anti-Homosexuality Act
Sarah Bireete.(Photo courtesy of CPARuganda.com)
Ugandan rights defender Sarah Bireete freed
Kenya health worker
After U.S. cuts anti-HIV funds, Kenya’s health staff work without pay
A year later: End of US PEPFAR leaves Cameroon HIV programs in critical condition
Kenya court overturns ban on lesbian love story
A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group MSI Reproductive Choices. That group lost $15 million in funding the last time Trump enforced the Mexico City policy. (Samantha Reinders photo courtesy of NPR)
Trump administration to block LGBTQIA+ and DEI-related foreign aid
Kojo, who has survived two attacks after being approached on dating apps. (Carlotta Dotto photo courtesy of The Guardian)
Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana
L’extérieur de la prison centrale de Yaoundé. (Photo par Andy Kopsa )
Cameroon: 5 men nearing end of prison sentence for homosexuality
Nigeria: 94% of educated queer professionals are preparing to emigrate
Anthony Masake, new executive director of Chapter Four Uganda. (Photo courtesy of X / Twitter)
Uganda orders LGBTQ rights organization to shut down
U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
Trump regime takes its anti-transgender campaign global
Rex Opara.
Is my love queer enough for you?