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Ghana moves forward with anti-gay bill proposing 10-year prison sentence
An anti-gay legislation submitted to Ghana’s parliament could propose up to 10 years in jail for LGBTQ+ people as well as groups and individuals who advocate for their rights, express
LIVING AGAIN
We were both quarreling that day. Our voices were raised and angry. My voice especially, a sharp tongue scissoring the air, had not a single pause in it. How could
UNAIDS Ambassador Says Eliminating Bans On Gay Sex Is Crucial To Fighting Spread of HIV, Even As Uganda Criminalizes Homosexuality Again
The new UNAIDS ambassador says that eliminating bans on same-sex relations is crucial to fighting the spread of HIV — a comment sure to provoke negative reactions from leaders of
Some Ghanaian Lawmakers Want to Criminalize LGBTQ+ Advocacy
Ghanaian parliamentarian Samuel Nartey George announced on Facebook on March 8 that he and seven other members of parliament were introducing a bill to “ban the advocacy and act of
About The 2018 Egbeda Police Raid And The Broken Lives Of Nigerian Anti-Gay Law Suspects
This piece was originally published on The Wider Image The 57 men stumbled out of the back of a dark police truck into the glare of a sunny courtyard
Zambia In A Gay Rights Row With The US Government | 47 Plead Not Guilty To Homosexuality Charge In Nigeria
In an escalating row over LGBT+ rights, the US ambassador to Zambia, Daniel Foote, has said he’s been threatened over his comments on the sentencing of a gay couple in
Kenya High Court Upholds Law That Criminalizes Gay Sex
In a blow to the LGBTQI movement in Africa, Kenya’s High Court ruled yesterday (Friday May 24) that a colonial-era law banning same-sex relations should remain in place. Same-sex relations
Will Gay Sex Ever Stop Being A Crime In Nigeria?
I remember sometime in 2013, when my learned friend and I were exchanging ideas on the possible legal defences open to people who face criminal charges in court for same-sex
“If you are homosexually inclined, Nigeria is not a place for you.” Police PRO, Dolapo Badmus warns
The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmus, who goes by the social media handle @opetodolapo, clearly felt it was her civic duty to remind the Nigerian LGBT community of
The Piece About How The Police Framed The 57 ‘Gay Suspects’ Rounded Up At Egbeda For Homosexual Acts
The birthday cake sits in the cooling freezer, white and large and almost royal. A week since 57 gay suspects were rounded up at Kelly Ann Hotel, Egbeda, the cake
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