Positive steps

Clare Byarugaba (left) and Pope Francis
LGBTQ rights activists mourn and praise Pope Francis
Lesbian Visibility Week arrives amid international anti-LGBT rights backlash
Surviving in silence: Qtalk provides guidance for trans woman in northern Nigeria
‘I don’t belong anywhere’: Intersex man in crisis finds a lifeline on Qtalk
Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N’Diaye were honoured by Spanish city A Coruña for the heroic act (Photo courtesy of A Coruña City Hall/Twitter/LGBTQ Nation)
Senegal immigrants honored for intervening to stop a gay bashing in Spain
Ife: The Sequel Poster Nigerian lesbian film
Groundbreaking Nigerian queer film Ìfé gets new sequal
Qtalk: Despairing lesbian’s journey toward hope after forced marriage and rape
Nigeria’s first androgynous model Prina Boo is changing the narrative
Erasing 76 Crimes article leads to discussion of LGBT+ rights in Gabon
This site's activist journalists have laid the groundwork for Project Not Alone, which frees imprisoned victims of African homophobia. This illustration shows two gay men waiting for donations that will pay their fines and set them free.
Giving Tuesday: If you support LGBTQ rights, support LGBTQ rights journalism
LGBTQ rights supporter Duma Boko is in line to become Botswana's next president. (Johannes Simon photo courtesy of Getty /News24.com)
If you support LGBTQ rights, please support our LGBTQ rights journalism
Word cloud shows the names of the 46 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release.
Readers’ donations have freed a total of 46 victims of African homophobia
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
LGBTQ rights supporter 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’