Positive steps

Cameroon LGBTI advocates want funders to focus on decriminalization
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights headquarters in Banjul, The Gambia. (Photo courtesy ACHPR)
African Human Rights Commission affirms intersex people’s rights
French Institute of Cameroon opened its doors to Welcome to Dissoke's Place.
Welcome to Dissoke’s Place: Face-to-face forum boosts social activism in Cameroon
Senegal’s Parliament rejects bill to increase penalties for homosexuality
Ukrainian military medic Ivan Honzyk's most popular post on Instagram. (Photo courtesy of Ivan Honzyk via NBC News)
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Alernatives Cameroon hosts training session for community organizations to access PEPFAR funds
Alternatives Cameroon trains LGBTI activists to access U.S. anti-AIDS funds
Nigeria: Is Ayra Starr’s new song the gay anthem we didn’t know we needed?
THe French National Assembly (Photo courtesy of l'Assemblée Nationale)
French legislators appeal for justice in the Congo
U.S. state of Maryland repeals its last remaining sodomy laws
Tatryanna Utanga, executive officer of the Te Tiare Association (Photo courtesy of the Te Tiare Association via Cook Islands News)
Tally of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 67 as Cook Islands votes for repeal
Confessions of an Afro-Caribbean trans Christian grandmother
Ani Zonneveld, founder and president of Muslims for Progressive Values.
Islamic group urges Muslims to follow Pope’s model of love for LGBTQ people
New textbook promotes acceptance of ‘third-gender’ hijras in Bangladesh
Jean-Marc Berthon, newly appointed French ambassador for LGBTI rights. (Photo courtesy of ADHEOS)
Conference in Paris aims to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide
Victories 23 and 24: Donors free gay couple from Cameroon prison
Imprisoned for being a lesbian, aided by donors, Octavia has been set free