Global struggles for LGBTQ+ rights: Latest news from the front lines
News in brief from Nigeria, Uganda, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Egypt.
Worldwide, Covid-19 puts pressure on LGBTQ people, LGBTQ advocates
As the world struggles against the new coronavirus, “everyone has the right to life-saving interventions,” UN experts proclaim.…
Anti-gay laws in 2019: You win some, you lose some
Year in review: 2019 has been a mixed year for opponents of the anti-gay laws that still oppress…
Gay man challenges Dominica’s anti-LGBT laws
A newly filed lawsuit seeks to overturn Dominica’s anti-gay law, building on the global push for decriminalisation of…
Botswana wants to make gay sex illegal again
The government of Botswana isn’t happy with its status as the latest African country to legalize same-sex intimacy.…
Tally of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 72
Slowly, though not steadily, nations are overturning their ancient anti-gay laws. The latest to do so was Botswana…
Botswana: Another country strikes down its anti-gay laws
Botswana today overturned its colonial-era laws that made homosexuality a crime punishable by seven years in prison.
Defeat in Kenya didn’t reverse gay Africans’ gains
Two gay rights advocates see encouraging signs for LGBT+ Africans, even though Kenya’s High Court refused to overturn…
Botswana court hears reasons to overturn anti-gay law
Botswana’s High Court heard arguments Thursday for and against overturning the nation’s anti-gay law. It scheduled its ruling…
Angola’s neighbors may copy its repeal of anti-gay law
Angola’s repeal of its anti-gay law last month could lead to the repeal of all remaining anti-homosexuality laws…