Africa

Advocates hope that by winning these lawsuits, they will establish some measure of protection for the LGBTQ community.

As the LGBTQ landscape rapidly changes across Africa and the Middle East, new leaders continue to emerge. These leaders are helping to create a world where love is love, no matter where you live.

“Homosexuality will not be accepted,” one attacker yelled as another screamed, “Let us kill him before the police arrive!”

The iconic anti-apartheid leader said he felt as strongly about anti-LGBTQ discrimination as he did about fighting institutionalized racism.

Several top scientists say that COVID-19 mutates much more quickly in the body of someone with untreated HIV, suggesting that both pandemics need to be tackled together.

Dr. John Nkengasong would be the first person of African descent to become the country’s Global AIDS Coordinator if confirmed, the White House said.

Bolu Okupe has obtained a master’s degree in business, lives in Paris, and is a proud LGBTQ activist. But his religious father believes Bolu is just going through a “saga” that is a “major spiritual challenge.”

Men who have sex with men were almost five times more likely to have HIV in countries that severely punish homosexuality.

The Catholic Church is not happy that Gabon won’t send people to prison for being gay anymore.

Over a quarter-century has passed but this picture – and the couple in it – is still as fresh as ever.

And no, government officials made it clear that it’s not because of the corona virus outbreak.

It was actually a birthday party for a gay man, but the people arrested could face harsh consequences.

ICE deported him to Africa before his case had been heard. It may be too late to bring him back now.

Criticizing the Christian-majority nation, the U.S. ambassador wrote, “I cannot imagine Jesus would have used bestiality comparisons or referred to his fellow human beings as ‘dogs,’ or ‘worse than animals.'”

Gabon never had a colonial law banning gay sex.

Some people still detained in jail are said to be “hungry and helpless.”

But they stopped short of promising sanctions if the bill becomes law.

The high court ruled unanimously that the sodomy ban was discriminatory and unconstitutional.

“I’m fearing for my life — they don’t want us to stay here.”

He refused to mention LGBTQ people in his remarks.