Nigerian police arrest anti-gay blackmailer
Charles Henry Chukwuebuka, a Port Harcourt-based anti-gay blackmailer, was arrested Friday by Nigerian police while trying to extort…
Ivory Coast flirts with same-sex marriage, then rejects it
A proposal that would have allowed same-sex marriage in Ivory Coast has been withdrawn. The revised version, which…
Commentary: Ghana needs a visit from U.N.’s SOGI expert
Ghana may be ready for a visit from the U.N.’s expert on sexual minorities, commentator Kwaku Adomako states…
Nigerian model becomes the first trans contestant in a beauty pageant
Transgender Nigerian woman Veso Golden Oke, age 25, is the first trans woman allowed to compete in a…
Cameroon: Trans people form trans advocacy network
The new TransAfrican Independent Network in Cameroon is working to empower transgender people and confront transphobia. From the…
Zambian farmer and youth in court on gay sex charges
A 53-year-old Zambian farmer and a 17-year-old student appeared in court yesterday to face charges of homosexuality, which…
Ex of Nollywood actress identified in anti-gay attack
The victim of a recent anti-gay blackmail attack has named a Nollywood star’s ex-husband as one of the…
LGBT Tunisia: Rift over Israel, tactics, morals of gay candidate
Eleven Tunisian LGBT rights groups have attacked gay presidential candidate Mounir Baatour and his LGBT association, Shams, criticizing…
Methodists in Africa, U.K., U.S. dispute same-sex marriage
Methodist churches in Africa and the West are embroiled in controversies over whether to accept LGBT people and…
Petition to Uganda: Let us celebrate Pride peacefully
Ugandan activists are seeking international support for a petition to Simon Lokodo, the homophobic Minister of Ethics and…