Abandoned: traditional festival of male beauty in Niger
The West African nation of Niger has withdrawn support for a traditional cultural festival that celebrates male beauty,…
Progress toward defending sexual minorities in Africa
Africa’s continent-wide human rights commission has started taking abuses of LGBT people seriously.
Africa’s most and least homophobic countries
Most tolerant countries The Afrobarometer network, which conducts public opinion surveys in Africa, recently listed the continent’s most…
Q-zine covers LGBT life in African countries with anti-gay laws
“Getting recognition [for LGBT rights] at the UN is a great achievement. When I was working with colleagues…