Countries Bid to toughen anti-gay laws fails in Senegal Dakar – A bill introduced in Senegal’s parliament to toughen criminal penalties for homosexuals fell at the first hurdle on... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Countries ‘Beautiful laws’ fail South Africa’s queer migrants Johannesburg – Kenyan asylum seeker Pallo Mandela dreamt of freedom on his seven-day bus journey to South Africa. His... Read more 16 Dec, 2021
News Botswana loses court bid to revoke gay rights Gaborone – Botswana’s government on Monday lost a legal attempt to overturn a landmark ruling that decriminalised homosexuality. The country’s... Read more 29 Nov, 2021
News Ghana parliament hears testimony on law curbing LGBT+ rights Accra – Ghana’s parliament began hearing testimony on Thursday on a bill that will further curb gay rights in a... Read more 12 Nov, 2021
News Ghana’s law curbing LGBT rights sparks Anglican church rift Accra – A proposed law in Ghana to toughen curbs on the LGBT community has triggered a rift between... Read more 29 Oct, 2021
Countries Namibia court grants citizenship to gay couple’s son born in SA Windhoek – A Namibian court on Wednesday granted citizenship to a gay couple’s two-year-old son, ending a legal battle over... Read more 14 Oct, 2021
News Botswana top court hears homosexuality appeal Gaborone – Botswana’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday started hearing a government attempt to overturn a landmark ruling that decriminalised... Read more 12 Oct, 2021
News Soweto Pride celebrations mark end of harsh South African third wave Soweto – Wrapped in rainbow flags, dozens of South Africans celebrated Pride on Saturday in the historic black township... Read more 25 Sep, 2021
News Kenya bans ‘blasphemous’ film about gay lovers Nairobi – Kenyan authorities on Thursday banned a documentary about two gay lovers, calling it “unacceptable and an affront to... Read more 24 Sep, 2021
News Ghana’s president in tight spot over anti-LGBT law Abuja – Opposition lawmakers in Ghana are pushing President Nana Akufo-Addo into a tight spot by promoting an anti-LGBT... Read more 13 Aug, 2021