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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.”
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8 men convicted, sentenced to 3 years in jail for alleged gay wedding in Egypt
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Saturday convicted eight men for “inciting debauchery” following their appearance in an alleged same-sex wedding party on a Nile boat, sentencing each of them to three years in prison. The Internet video shows two men exchanging rings and embracing among cheering friends. The eight were detained in September…
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Cameroon frees seven accused of breaking anti-gay law
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — An official says seven people who were arrested this month on suspicion of violating Cameroon’s anti-gay law have been released but will remain under close observation. Donatus Sembe, a police official in Yaounde, the capital, said Thursday that four of them were released Wednesday for lack of evidence…
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Uganda president warns lawmakers that anti-gay law could lead to trade boycott
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday said that his nation risks a trade boycott if lawmakers were to reinstate a controversial anti-gay law that was invalidated on a technicality in August by the country’s Constitutional Court.
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Arson suspected in overnight fire at South Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa’s controversial first gay-friendly mosque, which also allows Christian worshippers and women to lead prayers, was damaged by a fire overnight, its founder and the police said Saturday.
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In many countries, hook-up apps expose gay men to blackmail, arrest, violence
For gay men in the dozens of countries that criminalize their sex lives, social networking can be a blessing or a curse. High-tech dating apps and social media have enabled countless men to expand their circles of friends and lovers in settings that are hostile to any overt trace of homosexuality. Yet the same technology that they gratefully embrace can expose…
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Egypt sentences six alleged gay men to two years in jail for ‘debauchery’
CAIRO — Six alleged gay men were sentenced in an Egyptian court on Thursday to two years in jail with labor for “committing debauchery,” a charge often leveled at gays for engaging in homosexual activity.
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Chad latest African country to consider anti-gay legislation
Amnesty International says a draft anti-gay bill in Chad represents a backward step for human rights in the country. The rights group said Tuesday that amendments to the penal code proposed by the government would criminalize same-sex conduct in Chad, threatening jail sentences of between 15 and 20 years, and a fine ranging from $100 and $1,000.
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Men in ‘gay wedding’ video face charges of debauchery, offending public morality
CAIRO — Eight men arrested in Egypt for appearing in a video taken during an alleged same-sex “wedding” party, will face trial on charges of inciting debauchery and offending public morality. The men were detained earlier this month after the video, reportedly dating back to April, surfaced online.
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Hotels turn away Uganda president amid threats to protest Dallas visit
DALLAS — At least two Texas hotels have turned away Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, over planned protests due to his country’s anti-gay laws. The Dallas Voice reports that the Four Seasons Hotel in Irving canceled Museveni’s reservation, and that Marriott’s Gaylord Texan hotel in Grapevine refused to host Museveni as well.