Positive steps

The three friends celebrated their release from prison but, for their safety, they did not want their names or faces to be used in this article. (Photo by Steeves Winner)
Generous readers set free 3 women imprisoned for homosexuality in Cameroon
Wendy and Diana celebrate the dropping of charges. (Photo courtesy of SMUG / X)
Ugandan authorities drop case against two women accused of kissing in public
Sister Deborah
Ghanaian musician Sister Deborah shatters myths about homosexuality
LGBTQI+ Ugandans are full of pride despite lack of Pride events
Kenyan trans rights advocate Audrey Mbugua (Photo NTV / YouTube)
Kenyan trans advocate named ‘Defender of the Month’ by Fatteh magazine
Eswatini’s top court demands official recognition of LGBT advocacy group
Luc Agblakou, president of Hirondelle International Benin (Photo courtesy of Hirondelle International Benin)
Pride Social Forum to unite LGBTQ African activists in Benin
Leïla from Secret’s Out (credit: @mytvcaraïbes)
LGBTQIA+ Kréyòl Pride to bring people together in Guadeloupe and beyond
African and global figures by the dozens urge Senegal to talk, not enforce anti-gay law
Ugandan human rights defender Frank Mugisha appeals for support from allies abroad. (Photo courtesy of Twitter)
Ugandan LGBTI+ rights activist Frank Mugisha wins international award
Fueling digital LGBT+ rights activism in East Africa
DIck Bayford Botswana AG
Botswana officially erases ban on same-sex intimacy
How one nonbinary Haitian activist built community through micro-credit
The launch of the Malawi coalition (Photo courtesy of Africa Brief)
LGBTIQ+ coalition launches in Malawi, vows to push legal reforms
Entrance of the Central Prison in the Kondengui section of Yaoundé, Cameroon, where seven LGBTI Cameroonians are currently detained for homosexuality.
Cameroon: Five men freed after 4 months in prison for homosexuality
MP Asumani Basalirwa is the new face of homophobia in the Parliament of Uganda. (Photo courtesy of the Parliament of Uganda)
Uganda: Voters reject anti-LGBTQI+ lawmakers