Newly-released emails from Hillary Clinton have revealed she pushed the Obama administration to take a harder stance on anti-gay laws in Africa. The State Department, in which Hillary served as Secretary is continuing to release batches of non-classified emails from her time as Secretary, after controversy surrounding her use of a private email server.
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Following the announcement that India’s Supreme Court will consider lifting the ban on gay sex, the Indian government has been urged to formally declare its support for the rights of LGBT people.
Canadian writer Robin Stevenson is bridging the gap and bringing her two cents to the struggle for LGBTI rights by publishing a book about Pride Day for Children. The publication titled PRIDE: Celebrating Diversity and Community targets children between 14 and 16 years of age and will hopefully be in both USA and Canadian libraries by Spring 2016.
She made headlines last year after coming out as a transgender woman and Caitlyn Jenner is now going for everything she has ever dreamed of. The reality star has decided it is time to grow her family and is planning to adopt a child this year.
The influx of refugees from the Middle East, Asia and Africa has caused a lot of debate in the EU on how to handle the crises as they call it. Due to the huge numbers of refugees arriving day by day, some European countries closed their borders and others introduced firm measures on refugees crossing into their territories.
Just a few weeks after Out and Diamond Group Director Abbey Kiwanuka received recognition from the noSCARS Awards for his work in the struggle to eliminate HIV/AIDS within minority groups , the UK based LGBTI organization now has both its directors listed in the top 101 influential LGBTI people in Britain 2015.
Abbey Kiwanuka Ugandan refugee in the United Kingdom and the Chief Executive of the African LGBTI organisation Out and Proud Diamond Group wins an award for his work towards eliminating the stigma attached to HIV and the LGBTI community.
Former US Ambassador to Uganda Scott H Delisi did not shy away from his stand on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) issues in the country; and with his term of office having ended and a new envoy set to assume office, questions have been raised on what the latter’s viewpoint will be.
The world woke up to the sad and shocking news that one of Africa’s leading HIV and LGBTI activists had passed on. Joel Gustave Nana Ngongang’s human activism work was spread across Africa with emphasis on his native country Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa among others.
The United Nations Security Council early last month heard the tragedies about how gay people live in constant fear of violence and death where they are living under authoritarian governments, militant groups and the Islamic State (ISIS).