Mauritania: Prison for 8 men ‘imitating women’ at party
A Mauritanian court has sentenced eight men to prison for acting too feminine in a video from a…
Mauritania: Police arrest 10 after seeing video of ‘gay wedding’
Police in Muslim-majority Mauritania mistook a birthday party for a gay wedding, so they arrested 10 party-goers on…
LGBT in West Africa: Arrests, lynchings, discrimination, denial
West African nations display a mix of mostly abusive responses to LGBT people, including denial that they exist,…
Slow progress for gay rights in North Africa
In North Africa, LGBTI advocates are slowly achieving awareness of the human rights of sexual minorities, despite repressive…
‘400 million LGBT people in jeopardy worldwide’
In a world where 400 million LGBTQI people are in legal jeopardy, Canada’s refugee screening system needs reform…
A new LGBTQI+ coalition for French-speaking nations
A new organization has joined the fight against human rights violations and discrimination suffered by sexual and gender…
North African activists in 7 countries seek justice
Human rights groups and LGBTI rights organizations from the seven countries of North Africa have joined forces…
Germany keeps blocking activist training — this time for a Mauritanian
German embassies have repeatedly stymied the LGBT support group Hamiam when it invites human rights activists for training…
Death penalty for gay sex in 10 to 14 nations (update)
By Colin Stewart Ten nations with large Muslim populations have laws providing for the death penalty for same-sex…
Tally of LGBTI rights, wrongs in 29 sub-Saharan countries
Several countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made progress in recognizing the human rights of LGBTI people, but much…