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Elton John: LGBT people must be part of AIDS fight in Africa
Elton John said he wants to ensure that LGBT people are protected if they are denied medical treatment or arrested.
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I Am Censored: Caitlyn Jenner yanked off the air in Africa
MultiChoice claims it’s responding to complaints from Nigerian viewers and pulling the plug out of “respect.”
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Police arrest anti-gay demonstrators in Senegal
Police dispersed demonstrators and arrested some because the protest wasn’t authorized.
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Senegal police arrest 11 accused of homosexual acts
Residents in the Senegalese town of Kaolack say police have arrested 11 people accused of homosexual acts.
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Ashley Madison hack puts gay lives at risk
The hack exposes the names of users who live in places where homosexual is punishable by death.
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On eve of visit, Obama voices support for Africa LGBT rights
Many Kenyan politicians have warned Obama that any overtures on gay rights would not be welcomed in Kenya.
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Mixed reaction to scrapping of anti-gay law in Mozambique
Earlier this week, Mozambique scrapped a colonial Portuguese law demanding “security measures to be taken against anyone practicing vices against nature.” The move is seen as part of the more liberal social stance of recently elected President Filipe Nyusi.
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Report urges Nigeria to repeal draconian anti-LGBT law
Nigeria’s draconian law against gays has encouraged mob attacks, police torture, evictions and public whippings, according to a report Monday that urges the country’s new president to repeal the legislation.
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Morocco: Two gay men to serve 4 months for posing close together for photograph
Two Moroccan gay men have been sentenced to four months each in jail after they were arrested for standing too close to one another as they posed for a photograph in front of a historic site in Rabat.
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Gambia’s president threatens to slit the throats of gay men
Jammeh is one of Africa’s most vocal anti-gay leaders and has previously threatened to behead sexual minorities found in his country.