Making South Africa Safe for LGBTQ Women
There is the grim reality that homophobia, brutal hate crimes, “corrective rape,” and other anti-LGBTQ violence persist around the world.…
Botswana Courts Rule to Decriminalize Same-Sex Relations
In a historic decision, Botswana’s High Court overturned a colonial-era law that criminalized consensual same-sex relations. Previously a violation of…
Angola Decriminalizes Gay Sex
Angola’s government has ended its longtime ban on gay sex by voting to drop the “vices against nature” provision in…
Gay Travel Profile: Jody Cole, Founder of Wild Rainbow African Safaris
by Kelsy Chauvin Few people can claim community and entrepreneurial accomplishments like Jody Cole, but among her most impressive is…
Two Young Women Arrested in Morocco Under Suspicion for Homosexuality
While lesbians are usually ignored in places where homsexuality is criminalized, Morocco has taken an unusual step in arresting two…
Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe Says He’d Let His People Suffer Rather Than Accept Gay Rights
Despite his country in dire need of outside aide, Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, has said he would refuse any outside…
Kenyan Court Demands Government to Register Gay Rights Group
A high court in the East African country of Kenya has demanded that the government register a gay-rights group that…
Egyptian Police Continue to Arrest Gay People for ‘Debauchery’ in New Anti-Gay Sting
Egyptian police have arrested seven young men in the country’s newest crackdown on LGBT people. Inciting “debauchery,” a pro-Egyptian regime…
Gay Imprisoned British Tourist Speaks About Moroccan Jail’s ‘Hell on Earth’ Conditions
Ray Cole, the 69-year-old gay British man who was jailed in Marrakesh, Morocco on the charges of homosexuality, spoke in…
UN Human Rights Council Votes To Support Gay Rights
This just in from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)…
Ugandan Court Invalidates Country’s Archaic Anti-Gay Law
A Ugandan court today has invalidated the country’s anti-gay bill that was signed into law earlier this year by claiming…
President Obama Issues New Sanctions Against Uganda Over Anti-Gay Laws
The United States has issued new sanctions against Uganda after their government signed an anti-gay law that goes against agreed-upon “universal…
Uganda’s Foreign Minister Who Called Gays ‘Disgusting’ Elected as President of UN General Assembly
In a sad move, the UN General Assembly unanimously elected Uganda’s Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa, who famously called gays…
Gambian President Threatens to Kill Gay People
President of The Gambia Yahya Jammeh (above), who is known for hate speech directed toward gay people, has made new…
Six Moroccan Men Convicted of Homosexuality
In Morocco, homosexuality is punishable by as much as three years in prison. It’s a far cry from the barbaric…
Nigerian Gay Men Detained, Stripped, and Beaten
Five Nigerian men were detained, stripped, and then beaten after refusing to pay a blackmailer from Lagos. According to GSN: “…a…
Ugandan President Signs Anti-Gay Bill Into Law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni today signed an archaic anti-gay bill into law. The bill, which once included the death penalty,…
President Obama Condemns Uganda’s Horrifying Anti-Gay Laws
President Obama condemned a measure in Uganda that criminalizes gay men by proclaiming that the existence of such legalized homophobia…
Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill Moves Forward
Uganda’s parliament on Friday passed an anti-homosexuality bill that punishes “aggravated homosexuality” with life imprisonment, the bill now goes to…
Uganda Holds Second Pride Rally
This weekend, over 100 gays, lesbians, and allies, rallied in Entebbe, Uganda in the country’s second pride rally. Supporters waving…
Gays Could Face 14 Years in Prison According to Bill Passed by Nigerian Lawmakers
A bill mandating a 14-year jail sentence for gays who engage in same-sex relationships and ten years for those who…
Canadian Government Supports Ugandan Gay Rights
A Canadian government official acknowledged on Friday that the Canadian government is funding grassroots Ugandan organizations who have been fighting…
Producer of Gay-Themed Uganda Play Released on Bail
Finally some good news out of Uganda. Remember when we were excited to see that the country was holding its…
Cameroon Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Sentence for Gay Man
Thirty-two-year-old Jean-Claude Roger Mbede’s three-year sentence was upheld by a Cameroon Court. The man was initially arrested for sending a…
Barclays Challenges Uganda Over ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill
Last week, both Citibank and Barclays commented on their commitment to diversity and non-discrimination, but both refused to directly intervene—until…
Tony Perkins Praises Uganda’s ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill
President of the Family Research Council Tony Perkins stooped one step lower on Monday when he praised Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni…
Half-a-Million People Demand Barclays & Citibank Condemn ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill in Uganda
Nearly half-a-million people have signed a petition on Change.org demanding that both Citibank and Barclays condemn the “Kill the Gays”…
Libyan Militia Says It Plans to Mutilate and Execute These Men For Being Gay
Gay Star News reports that an extremist Salafist militia in Libya captured 12 men and posted photos to Facebook over…
Anti-Gay Law May Pass in Uganda
By the end of 2012, Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” bill may be in place. Anti-gay activists have been trying to…
Malawi Government Tells Police to Stop Arresting Gays
The notoriously anti-gay country in landlocked Southeast Africa, has made one step in the right direction for the nation’s gay…