Africa

England's King Henry VIII, whose property grab in 1553 made gay sex a crime rather than a sin. (Painting by Hans Holbein the Younger courtesy of BBC)
Why is Zambian couple in jail? Because of King Henry VIII
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni displays the peace prize trophy that he won. (Maria Wamala photo courtesy of New Vision)
As Museveni wins peace prize, he wages war on homosexuals
After their conviction in Zambia on Aug. 3 for homosexual activity, two men are loaded into a pickup truck to be transported back to jail. (Photo courtesy of Lusaka Times)
Zambian court convicts two men for gay sex
Masked protest (Dai Kurokawa / EPA photo courtesy of Pambazuka News)
LGBTI activists at risk of burnout; what can we do?
Report: How Ugandan clinics spurn LGBT patients
Three Ugandan LGBTI refugees sleep on the ground in Malawi. (Photo courtesy of Rainbow Flag Kakuma)
LGBTI Ugandans flee anti-gay Kakuma, find worse in Malawi
Uganda: Why Val Kalende ‘renounced lesbianism’
Popular Ugandan LGBT activist says she’s no longer a lesbian
65 places to avoid, 11 steps to take if you are gay in Nigeria
Trans group serves trans youths? Ugandan landlord balks
Map of southern Nigeria shows locations of Lagos and Asaba. (Map courtesy of the BBC)
Fear disrupts birthday party hosted by gay man in Lagos
Dolores after the attack on July 14. (Photo from Facebook, taken by a police officer or an assailant)
Popular trans woman beaten and arrested in Cameroon
Sign for the University of Yaoundé II (Photo courtesy of Camernews)
Cameroon family evicts daughter for being lesbian
Marchers in Yaoundé, Cameroon, celebrate the Day of Remembrance of the Fight Against Violence Targeting Human Rights Defenders. (Photo courtesy of Steeves Winner)
Cameroon marchers seek safety for human rights activists
Dschang is in Cameroon's Ouest province about 100 miles from the Nigerian border.
2 men help homeless boys, have sex with them, then are arrested
Click on the image to provide food for 3 emaciated prisoners whose only crime is being gay.
Generous donors let us feed victims of Cameroon homophobia