Angola

Only 72 nations still cling to their anti-gay laws
As many as 20,000 people gather in Singapore for the Pink Dot festival, which seeks recognition of the human rights of LGBTI people. (Photo courtesy of Yahoo)
Anti-gay laws in 2019: You win some, you lose some
Tally of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 72
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)
Angola’s neighbors may copy its repeal of anti-gay law
Tally of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 73
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)
Angola: Another African nation nixes colonial masters’ anti-gay law
Progress and persecution from Jamaica to Myanmar
Angola's state television network suspended showing of the popular soap opera Jikulumessu after it broadcast a scene of two men kissing. The series was later nominated by the International Television Academy for honors as one of the world's best soap operas.
Tally of LGBTI rights, wrongs in 29 sub-Saharan countries
Southern African Anglicans to LGBT people: Welcome
Scenes from this month's HIV meeting in South Africa. (Photo collage courtesy of MSMGF blog)
LGBTI briefs: Stigma and HIV in Africa, India, Russia
21 varieties of traditional African homosexuality