In a time where the spaces and voices of LBT women are slowly shrinking by the day, there is a hunger for us to engage and get involved in societal activities and forums where our issues can be discussed and advocated for. The use of sports as an advocacy tool is perceived to be significant […]
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Each one of us is prone to get caught up in situationships that we can barely escape within our LGBTI community and Sex Workers’ movement. A person decides to get involved in a committed sexual relationship with a partner that is already living with HIV with or without being aware of their HIV status, multiple […]
While India moves to protect her citizens, Uganda’s minister of Ethics and Integrity Hon. Simon Lokodo two days ago prematurely announced that he was closing down the annual Nyege Nyege festival citing that the purpose of this festival, has been compromised to accommodate the celebration and recruitment of young people into homosexuality – a very absurd but not isolated action by representatives of the Uganda government.
Two women aged 32 and 22 years, in the North Eastern state of Terengganu, have pleaded guilty to having sex in a car with a dildo according to the local news outlet, Sinar Harian. Despite the fact that the two women were released on bail, they were both given a fine of RM 3,300- an equivalent of £630 and sentenced to 6 lashings each by the Shariah High Court.
57 men were recently arrested by the Lagos State Police on suspicions of engaging in homosexuality. According to NAIJ.com TV, the suspects were arrested at a party in a Lagos night club at around 02:00hrs on grounds that the party in which they were in attendance was a gay/ homosexual initiation party.
Rainbow Mirrors, an organization that advocates for the rights and equality of transgender youth through enhancement of skills and talents, has had to temporarily shut down operations after being ordered by their landlord to vacate his premises. The offices that housed the organization were located in Bunamwaya.
NAIROBI, 19/07/2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As the world celebrated Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, a Kenyan organization working to secure rights for gay and lesbian people was recognized as one of 100 Sparks of Hope carrying on Madiba’s legacy of freedom. The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) was named a Spark of […]
Every LGBTI person I know is aiming to achieve equal treatment and fairness from the rest of the society. However, we are making a mockery of our struggle through in-house prejudice and discrimination against each other.
Photos and video posted on social media showed hundreds of people waving rainbow flags and signs emblazoned with the words “Turn Hate Into Love,” the event’s official slogan, on the streets of the Swazi capital of Mbabane on Saturday.
Retired Emeritus Archbishops Desmond Tutu and Njongonkulu Ndungane have called for all Anglican churches to recognise gay and lesbian communities. SABC News reported that the two archbishops proclaimed that sexuality was not a matter of choice while speaking at the funeral of the former Dean of St George’s Cathedral, Father Rowan Smith, who was openly gay.