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Living in fear: Egypt’s gay community
At least 20 gay and transgender persons have been convicted of debauchery and other charges in Egypt in 2014.
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Appeals court: ‘Crimes against humanity’ case against Scott Lively can proceed
A federal appeals court has rejected a petition by anti-gay activist Scott Lively to dismiss a complaint that alleges he violated U.S. law by influencing the laws of Uganda.
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Egypt security forces arrest 26 men for homosexuality in bath house raid
Egyptian security forces have raided a bath house and arrested 25 men suspected of homosexuality, dragging them naked out of the building in downtown Cairo.
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White House admonishes Gambia over human rights abuses
WASHINGTON — The White House is admonishing Gambia for human rights abuses and says it’s deeply concerned by the government’s failure to protect citizens. White House spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan says Gambia’s government won’t let a U.N. investigator probe reports of torture and detention of people based on their sexual orientation or political views.
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Uganda lawmaker: Foreigners adopting kids ‘to train them on gay practices’
The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, is warning clergy members that gay foreigners were adopting Ugandan children “to train them on gay practices.”
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Gambia official rebuffs Western criticism of country’s anti-gay law
DAKAR, Senegal — The Gambian government has lashed out at Western donor nations that have criticized a new law that punishes some homosexual acts with life in prison. The European Union and the United States recently expressed dismay at the law and discrimination against gay people in the West African country.
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State Department condemns Gambia’s new anti-gay law
DAKAR, Senegal — The U.S. State Department has condemned the decision by Gambia’s president to approve a law imposing life imprisonment for some homosexual acts.
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Gambia leader approves harsh anti-gay law that includes lifetime prison sentences
DAKAR, Senegal — The president of Gambia has signed a bill into law that calls for life imprisonment for some homosexual acts, the latest African country to codify harsh penalties for the gay community.
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Uganda’s new anti-gay bill could be debated in parliament before Christmas
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan lawmakers have drafted a new anti-gay bill that could be introduced for debate in the country’s parliament before Christmas, a parliamentarian said Thursday. The new bill is in “advanced stages” and will focus on punishing the promotion of homosexuality, said Ugandan lawmaker Latif Ssebaggala, a strong supporter of anti-gay legislation.
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Botswana LGBT rights group wins legal recognition in landmark case
GABORONE, Botswana — A judge in Botswana on Friday overturned a government ban on a gay rights lobbying group, saying refusal to recognize the group was “under the mistaken belief that the applicants intended to engage in homosexual practices.”