Tag "Uganda"
Gay Activist Urges Pope Francis To Talk Of Acceptance On Visit To Uganda
For the first time in over two decades, a pope is visiting Uganda. And LGBT activists there are watching and hoping that he will address the African nation’s deep-seated homophobia.
Uganda Celebrates Gay Pride One Year After Antigay Law Was Overturned
A Ugandan beach got a colorful makeover on Saturday as dozens of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people—and their supporters—marched with rainbow flags and umbrella just outside the country’s capital
Ugandan Presidential Candidate Mbabazi Speaks Out Against Homophobia
In Uganda, a country where homophobia is violently entrenched and even institutionalized, presidential candidate Patrick Amama Mbabazi has emerged as a much-needed ally for the African country’s embattled LGBT population.
Mozambique decriminalises gay and lesbian relationships
Mozambique has decriminalized homosexuality in its new penal code, making it one of a few African countries where same-sex relationships are legal. The revised code drops a colonial-era clause outlawing
Ugandan Scientists Agree: Homosexuality Is Natural
A group of Ugandan scientists have endorsed a study showing being gay is natural. The study, Diversity in Sexuality: Implications for Policy in Africa, was put together by the Academy
A Look Inside The Homophobia Of Uganda
“Tell me something about Ugandan culture,” prompts Vice correspondent, Isobel Yeung, to a group of locals on a recent trip to investigate violence against gays in the country. “The first
Proposed law in Uganda could be used to shut down pro-gay charities
A new law has been drafted in Uganda that could be used to ban all pro-gay charities and LGBT rights groups. The country’s new Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) bill would give
Activists For Gay Rights in Uganda Risk Lives To Publish LGBT Magazine
Most African countries are a testament of how much LGBT visibility is needed in them. And Uganda is one of them. Now, despite risks to the livelihoods of publishers, interviewed
Let’s Discuss…About Homosexuality Being African
From Dakar to Guinea to Burkina Faso to Nigeria to Kenya and to Uganda, there is a wealth of evidence pointing to the existence of homosexuality in sub-Saharan Africa before
New Anti-Gay Legislation Drafted In Uganda
And it’s even more draconian than the Anti-Homosexuality Act, struck down earlier this year. A committee, comprising leading members of Uganda’s ruling party, has prepared a new draft of legislation
