Gambia: An anti-LGBT country joins the Commonwealth
The Gambia yesterday rejoined the Commonwealth, almost five years after leaving the organization of countries that formerly were…
With tyrant deposed, a Gambian leader rejects anti-gay law
Hope is blooming in the Gambia, thanks to the ouster of Yahya Jammeh, the Gambia’s despotic and violently…
Gambian leader shuns his predecessor's anti-gay stance
The Gambia’s new leader has downplayed concerns about the so-called “threat” of homosexuality — a stark contrast to…
LGBT hopes in Africa, LGBT fears in the U.S.
On Jan. 20, as the United States inaugurated a president who might roll back advances toward LGBT justice…
Defeated anti-gay strongman demands Gambian revote
Rabidly anti-gay Gambian strongman President Yahya Jammeh has reversed course, declaring his “total rejection” of the results of…
‘Hope for change’: Gambian voters oust anti-gay strongman
Yahya Jammeh, one of the world’s most outspokenly homophobic leaders, has agreed to step down as president —…
Tally of LGBTI rights, wrongs in 29 sub-Saharan countries
Several countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made progress in recognizing the human rights of LGBTI people, but much…
Tortured in Gambia: LGBTI people, journalists, activists, clergy
In a new report, Human Rights Watch describes the horrors of life in the Gambia, a small West…
Accused Gambian gays tell of torture, inhumane prison
FatuRadio reported yesterday the details of how the regime of Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh last year began putting…
Many help pro-LGBTI Gambian avoid anti-LGBTI homeland
Alagie Jammeh, the newly LGBTI-friendly nephew of anti-LGBTI Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, has raised $13,505 from more than…