Tag "LGBT Rights"

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PRIDE AND THE DOLLARFICATION OF QUEERNESS

The thing with being subjected to queerphobic violence by a socially-constructed heterosexual majority group is that amidst the violence, you’re expected to accept the barest minimum from the ‘decent’ ones

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President Joe Biden Signs Memorandum Protecting LGBT Rights Globally

President Joe Biden has issued a presidential memorandum aimed at expanding protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people worldwide, including potentially through

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Ugandan government denies plan to revive its ‘Kill the Gays’ law amid global concern

Uganda will not impose the death penalty for gay sex, a presidential spokesman has reportedly said, after major aid donors said they were monitoring a plan by the African nation

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Presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili says her government, if she’s president, will respect LGBT rights

Oby Ezekwesili, the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), has made some remarks that indicate that every Nigerian, including members of the LGBT community, will be

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EXCLUSIVE! Pamela Adie’s Official Statement Regarding Her Federal High Court Suit Against Corporate Affairs Commission

In 2017, Pamela Adie founded Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiative (LEEI), a nonprofit organization whose objective is to advocate for the fundamental human rights of female sexual minorities in Nigeria.

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Switzerland Makes Homophobia And Transphobia As Illegal As Racism In New Change To Penal Code

Switzerland has made homophobia and transphobia as illegal as racism in a new vote to change the penal code. The National Council voted 118 to 60 to make it illegal

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Dear Bisi Alimi, When You Fight For Equality, You Fight For Everyone

My WhatsApp settings is such that whenever photos are shared on the app, they automatically upload into my Media Gallery. And so, that was how I was scrolling through the

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“You Just Don’t Want To Be Poor And Gay In Nigeria.” – Pa Ikhide

In a Facebook post following the historic decriminalization of gay sex in India, writer Pa Ikhide had this to say. Check on it. * The expectation by many that African

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More Than Half The World Now Live In A Country Where Gay Sex Is Legal

Over 75% of the world now live in a country where gay sex is legal. Before Thursday, 3.17 billion people lived in a place where homosexuality was banned by law.

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Kito Alert: The Nigerian Police Is On the Prowl

A KDian sent me screenshots of the following conversation that took place in his Facebook inbox. Check it out. It would seem that the police who arrested the young men