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A proposal that would have allowed same-sex marriage in Ivory Coast has been withdrawn.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…
Photos of African LGBTQ diaspora as ‘radical self-love’
Photographer Mikael Owunna is continuing his mission of debunking the myth that it is “un-African” to be LGBTQ.…
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…
Cameroon: Praise for LBT workshop, denunciation of boycott
By Colin Stewart and Erin Royal Brokovitch Sexual minorities from French-speaking Africa at a networking workshop in Cameroon…
Ivory Coast: No anti-gay law, but 3 months in prison anyway
Two gay men in relatively tolerant Ivory Coast served a three-month sentence in a rural prison despite the…
New W. African interfaith group fights anti-LGBTI bias
Progressive faith leaders and activists from West Africa have joined forces to work to end anti-LGBTI bias in…
Ivory Coast legal plan would aid LGB but not T
An official review of Ivory Coast’s Penal Code has been under way for a little more than two…
Ivory Coast as LGBT sanctuary? Except when it’s not
By Jean Marc Yao Ivory Coast has a reputation as a land where LGBT people can find safety.…