Boosting LGBTIQ rights in West Africa, one grant at a time
A new organization is promoting LGBTQI rights in West Africa by financing initiatives run by the region’s LGBTQI…
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A proposal that would have allowed same-sex marriage in Ivory Coast has been withdrawn.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…
Christmas cheer: Refugees helping refugees
By Linda Miles Saleh Al-Bayati, 29, a gay Iraqi Kurd refugee, never could have imagined that he would…
Interfaith activists seek stronger role in fighting AIDS
Interfaith activists at last week’s anti-AIDS conference in Ivory Coast pushed for an expanded role for progressive faith-based…
Ivory Coast: Anti-gay vandals hit anti-AIDS conference
Anti-gay vandals at last week’s anti-AIDS conference in Ivory Coast temporarily disrupted the work of activists fighting AIDS…
A gathering of LGBT-friendly faithful from 10 W. African nations
The goal: “a space in West Africa where persons from diverse faiths, cultures, class and sexual orientations can…
African-American pastors’ Africa tour seeks end to anti-gay bias
Excerpt from the Equal Eyes recap of worldwide LGBTI-related news: US: Black pastors launch African tour to counteract…
U.S. vs. 'Dictators' Club' of anti-gay African strongmen
While African leaders meet this week at a trade summit in Washington, D.C., it’s important to recognize that…
World health agency: Fight AIDS by repealing anti-gay laws
In an understated report, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared this month that nations should work to stop…
Ivory Coast rights defenders agree on gay rights
By Jean Marc Yao (Aussi publié en français) At the initiative of the Ivorian League for Human Rights…