‘It messed me up big time’: Attacks and taunts against gay Nigerian youth
Openly gay Nigerian student Matthew Blaise recounts the attacks and homophobic slurs he experiences at school.
‘It is scary’: Fashion writer Vincent Desmond on being queer, out and Nigerian
Fashion writer and editor Vincent Desmond describes as “scary” the experience of living as an openly queer person…
Anguish and abuse after Rwandan gospel singer came out as gay
Rwandan gospel singer Albert Nabonibo is still pained by people’s harsh responses to his revelation last month that…
Cameroonian TV channel promotes homophobia
Cameroonians like Vision 4 very much in Yaounde, where it is hailed as a new promising television media.…
Nollywood actor Charles Awurum: God will punish gay men and Bobrisky
Popular Nollywood comic actor Charles Awurum has joined the pack of Nigerian celebrities who give their popularity a…
Jamaica: I’ll miss mom’s funeral; gay men aren’t safe there
COMMENTARY: Jamaica’s anti-gay violence makes even funerals unsafe. As Jamaican churches keep spewing hatred, no place is safe…
Malaysia: Plea to stop Aug. 28 caning for same-sex love
“Malaysia’s new government should stand against discrimination and brutality and foster a culture of tolerance and equality,” says…
Why I have to flee Jamaica
A “flamboyant” young gay man from Jamaica has decided that he has to flee from his country’s homophobia.…
Flooding endangers LGBTI Ugandan refugees in Kenya
LGBTI Ugandan refugees at Kakuma Camp in Kenya are coping with the life-threatening after-effects of recent floods. As…
Nigerian official about LGBT persecution: I know nothing
Prominent Nigerian official Babatunde Fashola claimed ignorance last month as a tactic for avoiding uncomfortable questions about Nigeria’s…