2018: Great progress toward gay rights; much work lies ahead
Now is a time to celebrate the great strides the world has taken this year toward universal recognition…
2019 goal: Eliminate two more countries’ anti-gay laws
Botswana and Kenya will be the next two countries to overturn their anti-gay laws, if court challenges there…
Botswana activists deplore anti-trans attack
In Botswana, LGBTI activist group Legabibo condemned the brutal anti-trans attack on a transgender woman who was publicly beaten while onlookers…
LGBT dance artist steps forward in Botswana
In a groundbreaking solo show, Botswana-based dancer Lesh Maseng broke open the taboo on public representations of queer…
Challenge to Botswana anti-gay law is ready; court isn’t
LGBT rights advocates in Botswana are preparing to challenge the country’s law against same-sex intimacy, but the court…
Young queer Africans take a stand
Young Africans who are passionate about the sexual health, rights and well-being of LGBTQI youth have banded together…
In Botswana, trans folk can get their ID cards fixed
The government of Botswana has accepted a court ruling in favor of allowing its trans citizens to change…
Petition urges Jamaica to block hate preacher’s visit
An online petition seeks to block a planned visit to Jamaica by anti-gay Pastor Steven Anderson, who has…
Working to boost African rights advocacy in words and pictures
UNAIDS’s Equal Eyes recap of the world’s LGBT news has highlighted ways people are using written and visual…
High Court OKs gender change on Botswana IDs
The High Court in Botswana ruled on Sept. 29 that a transgender man should be allowed to hold…