Positive steps

In mid-June, Kyiv saw the first Equality March since Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022. More than 1,500 people joined. (Anastasiia Shepielieva photo courtesy of DW)
LGBTQ+ soldiers fight for Ukraine and for respect
Jason Jones (Photo courtesy of Daily Express)
Challenge to Trinidad anti-gay law heads toward climactic ruling
Advocates believe they found new allies for LGBTI rights in Cameroon
From trauma to hope: Chikezie’s healing journey on Qtalk
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