Same-sex marriage: International acceptance vs. Caribbean repression
International acceptance of same-sex marriage poses a strong and welcome challenge to the repressive status quo in many…
Can Jamaicans discuss same-sex marriage? Yes, if lawsuit prevails
Supporters of Montego Bay Pride have sued the mayor of Montego Bay for blocking a public forum on…
Ivory Coast flirts with same-sex marriage, then rejects it
A proposal that would have allowed same-sex marriage in Ivory Coast has been withdrawn. The revised version, which…
Nigerian gay priest wants to marry; Church of England says no
An openly gay priest from Nigeria has found himself entangled in the homophobia of the Church of England.…
Nigerian lesbian: I need to marry a gay man
Liz, age 35, is under pressure from her family to get married. As a lesbian, that’s a problem…
Liberia again weighs tightening anti-gay laws
Liberia legislators are considering proposals to tighten the country’s laws against same-sex intimacy.
Marriage equality: Canadian church has it, will get more
Jamaican activist Maurice Tomlinson, whose same-sex marriage in Canada in 2011 forced him to flee Jamaica to become…
Same-sex wedding leads to 3 arrests in Gabon
Newspapers in Gabon reported today that two gay men who allegedly married last month in that African nation…
Nigeria: Ban gays' lawyers, convict same-sex roommates?
Human rights activists in Nigeria today called for the withdrawal of the recently passed so-called “Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition…
Nigeria lawmakers OK 14-year sentences for gay marriage
AP reports: “Lawmakers in Nigeria passed a bill Thursday banning gay marriage and [Editor’s note: perhaps, perhaps not]…