Grace F. Lawrence the first and only openly known transgender woman from Monrovia, Liberia in West Africa has been named the 2018 Sacramento Pride Grand Marshal. Grace got her Asylum in the United States in 2007 under the United Nations Convention Against Torture.
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It’s the first time in the World that a transgender man wins a national Mr Gay title. Niels Jansen is an open transgender man with a clear message to the world. “There are lots of ways to be a man and there are lots of ways to be a gay man. And we are all valid and worthy of respect and love.” Niels said about what the title meant to him.
Kenya’s National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission was last week awarded the Paris Prize LGBT Rights Awards where they had been nominated in the International category. The award was received by Eric Gitari, the NGLHRC’S Executive Director.
The cancellation of this conference must not have an adverse effect on the ongoing KP/PP programming activities by stakeholders across the country – including grassroots organisations, regional and national partners, and development partners alike.
To our own global movement, we have done a commendable job creating allies at the missional and diplomatic level and while we must continue nurturing these relationships, we must also realise that the work we do as a movement must get to a point where we prioritize mindset change within our societies
The State Minister for Ethics and Integrity Hon Simon Lokodo this morning ordered Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) to cancel the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) celebrations just minutes before it started.
A few days ago, I watched MPs thumping their chests in parliament threatening to re-introduce the Anti-Homosexuality bill. One after another, they took to the podium spitting fire against a group of people that have become the easiest political darts that politicians launch each time they want to engage in cheap political games.
This is not the first time since 2014 that the Ugandan Parliament has attempted to retable the bill. In fact, one of the LGBT community leaders noted that this has become a trend for Parliament to bring up the topic of homosexuality every time they need to redeem themselves or are caught in unpleasant situations.
In a first of its kind locally‚ a website has been launched to help victims anonymously report hate crimes in South Africa. The platform was created by the Love Not Hate campaign‚ a nationwide initiative addressing violence against lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.
Annually, 31st March is International Transgender Day of Visibility- a day dedicated to celebrating transgender persons and raising awareness about the discrimination and difficulties faced by transgender people worldwide.