France

Chaza Charafeddine, artist for the queer Arab world (third in a series)
Khookha McQueer, Tunisian drag artist (second in a series)
Em Abed: queer in the Arab world (first in a series)
I, Issa, transgender person from Senegal
In 3-2 loss to prison guards, Cameroon’s lesbian footballers advance women’s rights
Two desperate Cameroon refugees’ dangerous trek toward Europe
Map of West Africa shows the location of Mali.
France drops homophobic Senegal, Ghana, Benin from ‘safe’ countries list
Near-homicidal homophobia: Death threats target our journalist
Senegal: Prison for 7 men arrested at supposed ‘gay wedding’
French activists seek travel ban against Senegal homophobe
Same-sex marriage: International acceptance vs. Caribbean repression
Tunisian gay-rights leader flees to France for safety
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov (Photo courtesy of ABC News)
Chechnya’s long arm of retaliation against gay men
Many bash Russia for Chechen abuses; few help gay victims
Silence about Chechnya from 'family values' defenders
LGBTI news 3: Jamaica, Russia, Ukraine