Which country will repeal its anti-gay law next? Why do your blog’s writers use pseudonyms? Were you attacked? Here are my answers to questions posed by a Brazilian journalist writing about LGBTI rights and the Erasing 76 Crimes blog. Continue reading
By Jean Marc Yao Two burglaries and a threatening note that the burglars left behind, stating, “Dirty little fag, be wise … .” Those happened in the space of one month to Jules Eloundou, an LGBT activist in Cameroon. The events were made public in a press release from Humanity First Cameroon, the Yaoundé-based advocacy … Continue reading
Eitel Joris Ella Ella, executive director of the Cameroonian LGBTI rights group Camfaids, died today as a result of illness, Camfaids announced. “We ask all those who knew him to pay for the repose of his soul,” Camfaids stated on Facebook. The organization did not provide specifics about the illness. In January 2015, Camfaids chose … Continue reading
LGBT rights activists have worked hard this month seeking public recognition of the human rights of LGBT citizens of Cameroon. During the month, in programs organized by Camfaids (the Cameroonian Foundation for Aids), activists have been: Marching against violence A peaceful march on July 13 challenged and educated policymakers and society in general about the … Continue reading
Exactly three years have passed since the death of talented gay Cameroonian journalist/activist Stephane Tchakam. To mark the day, the Erasing 76 Crimes blog today reprints the commemorative article about Tchakam written by another talented gay Cameroonian journalist/activist, Eric Lembembe, who was murdered less than a year after Tchakam’s death. Stephane Tchakam: Vibrant LGBT activist’s … Continue reading
More than a million people have visited the Erasing 76 Crimes blog since its launch in March 2012. The 1-million mark was passed on June 14, 2015, according to statistics compiled by the WordPress blog management system. Each of the 1 million is a unique visitor; repeat visits are not included in this statistic. Visitors … Continue reading
Press release, modestly edited: London Pride 2015 The African LGBTI organisation Out and Proud Diamond Group celebrated African LGBTI Heroes during London Pride 2015. The group honored people who have stood up against anti-gay environments and regimes in Africa. Some of these heroes lost their lives during the struggle to liberate us and others against … Continue reading
The pace of hate-crime murders and executions of LGBTI people is overwhelming. The numbers are so large that this blog’s list of reported homophobic hate-crime killings of LGBTI people could not be kept updated. The list started shortly after the murder of this blog’s journalist/activist Eric Lembembe of Cameroon, whose body was found July 15, … Continue reading
We publish the call to associations and peers in the struggle for human rights and in particular for the rights of LGBTI people, by the CAMFAIDS team in Cameroon inviting all human rights defenders to commemorate July 15th as Human Rights Defenders Day. Dear colleagues and peers in the struggle for human rights and in … Continue reading
“I knew that I wasn’t insane or possessed, but my family didn’t understand,” says Dominique Menoga, describing the awkward day when he came out to his family. Menoga, the former president of the LGBTI rights and anti-AIDS activist group CAMFAIDS (the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS), recalls that the revelation made his family tense and upset, … Continue reading
