In the works: Human rights defenders protection bill for Uganda
A Ugandan legislator has won parliament’s OK to draft and present a Human Rights Defenders Protection Bill.
Cameroon prepares for annual Human Rights Defender Day
This year, as in five years past, human rights activists in Cameroon have set aside July 15 as…
Will Cameroon follow Gabon by repealing anti-gay law?
The LGBT community in Cameroon cheered when the parliament in neighboring Gabon voted to repeal that nation’s anti-homosexuality…
Donations assure early release for 3 LGBT women in Cameroon
Activists from the LGBTQ rights organization 2HRC have made another delivery of food and hygiene items to three…
Gabon repeals its anti-gay law
As of July 1, the central African nation of Gabon was just one signature away from repealing the…
Nigerian’s fund drive seeks help for LGBT asylum seekers in U.K.
A U.K-based gay Nigerian, Dan Yomi, has teamed up with U.K-based NGOs to launch a fundraiser aimed at…
Queer Squad: Tunisian comic embraces LGBTQ life in quarantine
Introducing “Queer Squad”, a new comic book that opens to a flirtatious late-night Grindr exchange between a Tunisian…
Gabon lawmakers prepare to repeal anti-gay law
Legislators in Gabon took the first step yesterday toward repealing the central African nation’s anti-homosexuality law, which had…
Cameroon: For once, father defends his gay son
Here’s what often happens in Cameroon when a family learns their son is gay: They throw him out…
Covid-19: Fund drive to help LGBTQ+ people in Eastern Caribbean
The Eastern Caribbean advocacy group ECADE has launched a fund drive to help LGBTQ+ people who are suffering…