This is the first of a series of posts providing security tips that pertain to LGBTI persons’ online activities. Some will be links to other sites and some will be original content. Much of the material will come from a guide produced by several organizations whose websites are listed at the end of the post. Thanks for reading and please … Read More
UGANDA: 2014 Community Favorites Results
It has been an amazing period seeing community members participant socially in this campaign as they voted their favourite activists of the year in Uganda. 213 participated in the voting and below are the results. ALUTA CONTINUA VOTER SELECTIONS 1. Most Outstanding Male Activist- Frank Mugisha 2. Most Outstanding Female Activist- Kasha Nabagesera 3. Most Outstanding Trans-Activists- Pepe Onziema 4. … Read More
UGANDA: Transgender Web Series ‘The Pearl of Africa’ Releases Episode 3
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been sharing the story of Ugandan transgender activist Cleopatra Kambugu, whose decision to publicly transition in her home country serves as the basis for Swedish filmmaker Jonny von Wallström‘s forthcoming documentary feature, The Pearl of Africa. The doc offers a glimpse into the life of Cleo and her boyfriend Nelson as they navigate their relationship … Read More
INDONESIA: Anti-Gay Law In Aceh Province Forces LGBT People Into Hiding
By Gayatri Suroyo and Charlotte Greenfield BANDA ACEH, Indonesia/JAKARTA, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Overwhelmed by fear, members of the main gay rights group in the Indonesian town of Banda Aceh started burning piles of documents outside their headquarters in late October, worried that the sharia police would raid them at any moment. Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh had weeks earlier … Read More
DR CONGO: Mob violence against a gay guy in Kinshasa
By Junior Mayema A Gay guy was brutally beaten up by some thugs who claimed that he is responsible of poverty in the african Country without any help from the police and it is very hypocritical that that very country has no law that specifically criminalize homosexuality but there are other laws that still criminalize being openly gay or samesex … Read More
UGANDA: African LGBTI Asylum Seekers Face ‘’Double-Alienation’’
By: Fr Anthony Musaala African LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered, intersexual) persons are already among the most alienated and stigmatized people in their own countries, but the level of rejection and trauma increases significantly when they become asylum seekers. This is mainly due in to the severing of family ties, because of rejection. Most LGBTI asylum seekers cite rejection and … Read More
Comment: Why we should reflect on the state of LGBT persecution this Christmas
The head of the Human Dignity Trust writes for PinkNews on why we should look to other countries this Christmas, where LGBT people are still persecuted. 2014 has taken the persecution of gay men and lesbians to a new level. Not content with the existing criminal laws which already outlawed gay sex, Nigeria, Uganda and Gambia introduced new laws which … Read More
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ZIMBABWE: Unity Day..a façade for LGBTI Zimbabweans
By Teclah Matare Zimbabwe celebrated its unity day yesterday, yet for many LGBT people the day has lost its meaning. The continuous violation of their constitutional rights by the state coupled with the unabated attacks on those who are or perceived LGBT persons by state appendages speaks volumes of the many challenges bedeviling the community. Friday 19th December saw members of the Gays … Read More
GAMBIA: Three suspected gay men to be prosecuted.
Three men who were arrested for allegedly engaging in homosexual practices in the country are set to be prosecuted, an official of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), told the Daily Observer Monday. The three men were recently rounded up by operatives of the NIA and have been investigated for their alleged crime, which is unlawful in The Gambia. The intelligence … Read More