Tag "African LGBT"
Gabon takes another step further in the decriminalisation of Homosexuality
Gabon’s Senate voted on Monday to decriminalise homosexuality, a landmark result that makes the country one of the few in Africa to reverse a ban on same-sex relationships. Under a
ALL THE WAYS 2019 HAS GIVEN US LIFE
When we rode into this year on the waves of Kevin Hart’s Oscar controversy, we should have buckled our seats and braced ourselves for a very tempestuous year – one
Opinion: Are Anti-Gay Witch Hunts Really Protecting ‘African Values’?
Homophobia, not homosexuality, is a western import to Africa. On October 29, governor of Tanzania’s largest city Dar-es-Salaam, Paul Makonda, announced that he formed an anti-gay unit to hunt
Tanzania Loses Over $300 Million After Anti-Gay Arrests And Human Rights Abuses
One of Tanzania’s largest donors of foreign aid is revoking nearly $10 million in funding over fears of an anti-LGBTQ crackdown. On Wednesday, Denmark Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tornaes
The Piece About Coming Out And The African LGBT
In commemoration of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT), True Africa published a piece titled Coming Out: We Hear From Lesbians All Over Africa, a narrative which addresses
