Kenya

Sheila Lumumba (Photo courtesy of BBC / WhatsOnQueerBC.com/)
Killer of Kenyan lesbian sentenced to 30 years
Initiative for Equality and Non-Discrimination Executive Director Essy Adhiambo. (Courtesy photo)
Global LGBT activists gather for Human Rights Campaign summit in DC
Illustration courtesy of Minority Africa
From taboo to truth: African queer positive films are challenging stereotypes
Kenyan Supreme Court (Photo courtesy of Reuters/Brookings.org)
LGBTQ+ community unbowed by anti-gay protests in Kenya
Map of the 67 countries where sexual relations between people of the same sex are illegal. YELLOW countries have sodomy laws that are currently being challenged before local courts. Sri Lanka, in PINK, currently has a bill before its parliament to repeal its sodomy law. Indonesia, in ORANGE, has laws that criminalize homosexuality only in some subnational jurisdictions. All states in RED have nationwide sodomy laws and no known efforts to remove them. 
Legal challenges to anti-LGBTQ laws are under way in at least 10 nations
Anti-LGBTQ protesters on Oct. 6 seek the resignations of Kenyan Supreme Court justices who ruled that the National Gay and Lesbian Human RIghts Commission has the right to official recognition. (Daniel Irungu photo courtesy of EFE/EPA)
Hundreds oppose LGBTQ people during slanderous Kenyan protest
Kenyan member of parliament Peter Kaluma keeps pushing for anti-LGBTQ action. (Photo courtesy of The Star)
Fight for LGBTQ rights in Kenya: 1 win in court, 2 new threats in parliament
East African nations eye Uganda as model for crackdown on LGBT rights
Preparing to celebrate Pride in a meal at the Zambian Transit Camp. (Photo courtesy of the African Human Rights Coalition)
LGBTQ+ refugees in Africa celebrate Pride safely, joyously, nutritiously
Scene from "Call Me Samuel"
Four African nations’ battles against gay-themed films
Scene from Canada Pride (Photo courtesy of HousingAnywhere.com)
Canada turns to Rainbow Railroad to rescue LGBTQ refugees worldwide
Ugandan human rights defender Frank Mugisha appeals for support from allies abroad. (Photo courtesy of Twitter)
Emboldened by anti-gay law, Ugandans besiege the LGBTQ community
UgandaUganda President Yoweri Museveni signs the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023. (Photo courtesy of State House Uganda) President Yoweri Museveni signs Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2022, turning it into the Homosexuality Act Law 2023. (Photo courtesy of State House Uganda)
Immediate backlash after Uganda president signs cruel anti-gay bill into law
Report: Hundreds of LGBTI refugees still at risk in Kenyan refugee camps
Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Nyeri: "“The acts of homosexuality can never be acceptable." (Photo courtesy of StandardMedia.co.ke)
Kenya’s Catholic Bishops condemn Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ rights
Wave of homophobic legislation hits Africa