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George Freeman Browne and Edwin Bolaji Deen together in Spain (Photo by George Freeman).
Spain: Two LGBT+ activists who fled Sierra Leone share their stories
In October 2025, Indonesian police arrested 34 men for allegedly holding a "gay sex party" at a hotel in Surabaya, the country's second largest city. (Juni Kriswanto photo courtesy of LGBTQ Nation / AFP /Getty Images)
Indonesia’s top Muslim body wants to replace ‘LGBT’ with term that includes sexual abuse
Armed security guard protects Haiti's acting prime minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aime, center, after an event in July that marked one year since a severely outgunned Multinational Security Support Mission began trying to restore order in the capital city. (Odelyn Joseph photo courtesy of AP and NPR)
Haiti’s wary LGBT+ activists brace for first elections in 10 years
Entrance to the Youssou Mbargane Diop Hospital in Rufisque, Senegal. (Photo courtesy of Le Quotidien)
Senegal women subjected to degrading anal examinations
Cameroon’s LGBTI community in peril as leaders flee
The headquarter of the Senegalese Constitutional Council in Dakar
Senegal Court blocks constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
Luc Agblakou, president of Hirondelle International Benin (Photo courtesy of Hirondelle International Benin)
Pride Social Forum to unite LGBTQ African activists in Benin
Leïla from Secret’s Out (credit: @mytvcaraïbes)
LGBTQIA+ Kréyòl Pride to bring people together in Guadeloupe and beyond
Haitian activists frustrated by diaspora groups speaking over them
Activist speaks out as Senegal’s LGBTQI community is stricken by fear
Sierra Leone queer people forced to margins of economy
After Trump cuts, 20 LGBT+ organizations in Haiti had to close
Senegal's gendarmerie released this photo of 12 men arrested on homosexuality charges.
Wave of arrests of gay men in Senegal fuels hysteria about HIV
Senegal’s anti-colonial legacy turns homophobic
Scene of wicker basket making (Photo: @benin_tourisme_vibrant)
West African viewpoint: Seeking jobs for LGBT+ youths in Benin
Vincent McDoom lifts the lid on homophobia in France’s Caribbean entertainment industry