One of Africa’s best holiday destinations Seychelles might be the third country on the continent to repeal its antigay laws.
Section 151 of the country’s Penal Code states that a man who has sex with a man against the order of nature can be jailed for up to fourteen years but the Seychelles government is now considering to scrap this law entirely.
The 33rd Annual Global Convention of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association will be the first LGBT business conference of its kind on the African continent.
The US’s first ever special envoy for LGBT rights has said there are “seeds of hope” in Southern African countries for sexual and gender minorities. The Thomson Reuters Foundation reports that Randy Berry made these remarks after a 10-day visit to Malawi, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.
Festus Mogae, former Bostwana President who served between 1998 to 2008 is one of the few African leaders that have made an unwavering stand on issues regarding the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex(LGBTI) community on the continent.
Suddenly a voice echoed to my pinna
Strong like a thunderstorm but gentle like a dove
It appeared from the unknown, engulfed me as my partner It shook my cave which had seemed so strong time and again My shell had protected me from the hazard for as long as I had understood This voice of a friend is threatening though not worrying The unusual had occurred; a voice whose identity I had lost from my memory appeared to me!
The East African mainstream media has fallen back to outing LGBTI persons within the region; Ugandan tabloid Red Pepper this morning accused a top NSSF official of forcing her subordinates into nonconsensual intercourse.
The African NGO Forum Puts before the African Commission Issues Affecting the Continent and the Way Forward
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During the 56th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Forum for the participation of NGOs tabled a number of issues that continue
Coalition for African Lesbians Finally Granted Observer Status by African Commission after Seven Years of being turned Down
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After seven long years and two application submissions, the Coalition for African Lesbians (CAL) has been granted observer status by the African Commission.
African Religious Leaders to Partner with the West in a Campaign to Fight Homophobia
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Many have used religion and culture as their basis for homophobia in Africa. However, a group of African American religious leaders under their umbrella organization, The fellowship Global (TFG) have defied the norm and started a campaign to fight against homophobia across the world.
We Are Here: African LGBT Activists Fighting for Freedom David Kato of Uganda From the article… The late Ugandan LGBT activist David Kato once said: “If we keep on hiding, they will say we are not here.” Throughout Africa, members of the LGBT community have taken Kato’s words to heart, defying discrimination to defend […]