Africa

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

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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George W. Bush attacks Trump over HIV/AIDS funding

The former president wrote a column asking Trump not to cut funding to one of the few positive aspects of his legacy.

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‘Two maidens’ of Pompeii have male DNA, now ‘gay lovers’

The media highlights the possibility that two men holding each other in Pompeii 2000 years ago were "gay lovers."

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