Positive steps

Rightify Ghana celebrates the nation's LGBTQI+ citizens. (Illustration courtesy of RIghtify Ghana
Despite looming threat, a celebration of Ghana’s LGBTQI+ citizens
After their release, Yane and Hage pose for photos but hide their faces in order to avoid anti-lesbian violence. (Photo by Steeves Winner)
Readers’ donations set free two imprisoned lesbians in Cameroon
Duma Boko is in line to become Botswana's next president. (Johannes Simon photo courtesy of Getty /News24.com)
Botswana election results solidify LGBTQ rights in southern Africa
Uganda musician Papa Cidy says he came out of the closet because he's "tired of hiding myself."
Uganda musician Papa Cidy comes out: ‘Tired of hiding’
Joseph Whittal, commissioner of Ghana's Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice. (Photo courtesy of CHRAJ)
Don’t flee from Ghana for fear of harsh anti-LGBTQ bill, human rights boss says
Clare Byarugaba
Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba wins prestigious human rights award
Mariam Wangadya, chair of the Uganda Human Rights Commission.
Senior Ugandan official calls for decriminalization of homosexuality
Seychelles beach
Formerly an anti-gay haven, Seychelles becomes a protector of its LGBTQ citizens
Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake: "We are dedicated to ... create a society where everyone is treated equally." (Photo courtesy of RevealInsidew.in)
The stage is set for Sri Lanka to repeal its anti-homosexuality law
Newly liberated from prison, Ben poses for a photo without revealing his face. (Photo by Mike Daemon)
How a Nigerian man survived the harrowing experience of jail for being gay
Online image for petition seeking help for Charles Mwangi. (Click the image to see the appeal and the petition.)
Relief for bisexual Kenyan facing deportation from Canada
Uganda LGBTI activist honored by Canadian refugee organization
Campus ‘Love House’ is a safe space for queer Nigerian students
Clare Byarugaba (left) and Pope Francis
Pope meets African activists, supports their struggle for LGBTIQ rights
A panel discussion during the SOS Solidarity launch celebration focused on the impact of a new Cameroonian law that prohibits broadcasts that show "deviant practices."
Cameroon’s SOS Solidarity launches sexual health and legal services project
Brenda Biya: (Olivier Corsan photo courtesy of Le Parisien)
Cameroon’s lesbian First Daughter: ‘Let my story change the law’