Africa

Cameroon, Cote d' Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somolia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Gay people flee Tanzania as police break into their homes & make arrests

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

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Mike Pence insults LGBTQ people at White House World AIDS Day ceremony

He refused to mention LGBTQ people in his remarks.

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10 men in Tanzania were arrested at a wedding because they may be gay

They were sitting "two by two" according to the police. Now they may be tortured to "prove" that they're gay.

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The Trump administration will financially reward countries that oppress LGBTQ people

The Trump administration tells African nations that it won't withhold foreign aid any longer for violating LGBTQ rights.

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Laverne Cox becomes the first transgender woman to grace the cover of Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan South Africa has been given an LGBTQ makeover for a special "Say Yes To Love" issue.

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U.S. Ambassador to Panama resigns, saying he can no longer serve under Trump

The announcement comes after Trump made a racist comment Haiti and African countries, but officials claim it wasn't the cause of his departure.

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Ghana’s new president says legalizing homosexuality is just a matter of time

But is there enough public will for it to happen anytime soon?

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Ellen took on Donald Trump’s anti-elephant policy & he suspended it

"Elephants show compassion, sympathy, social intelligence, self-awareness. They have excellent learning abilities, all the things I have yet to see in this president."

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HIV epidemic is ‘coming under control’ in the country with highest prevalence

The gains are at risk, however, as the White House's proposed budget would reduce funding by about $1 billion to PEPFAR, which supports anti-retroviral therapy for millions of people.

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Why did Baptists reject this Texas pastor’s condemnation of white supremacists?

Dwight McKissic wanted the Southern Baptist Convention to condemn white nationalism, white supremacy, and the alt-right.

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