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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
The European Parliament this week voted for a report which will outline its input in the global future development policy, which includes a strong commitment to protect LGBT people, and those living with HIV. In 2000 the UN adopted the Millennium Declaration, specifying concrete targets to be reached by 2015: the Millennium Development Goals. The […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 22/DECEMBER/2014 Bombastic Magazine Press ReleaseView Online EditionDownload Now (PDF – 7 MB) Uganda’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) community launches Bombastic Magazine, the symbol of our ‘Reclaiming the Media’ Campaign today. Bombastic Magazine is a compilation of stories, testimonies and opinions by LGBTI Ugandans. The objective of this campaign is […]
It is an all familiar situation where more than 75% of African countries’ laws and/or people’s attitudes prohibit, frown upon and criminalise same-sex relations and activity – Zambia not excluded. Despite the common denial trend in many African countries about the existence of gays and lesbians, the fact remains that they exist and remain part […]
She was my first best friend and while we have now grown apart due to circumstances (read growing up and responsibilities); she remains a very special part of my life. Everything I know about friendship, she taught me. Her name is Crystal (not real name) and we were inseparable. We met when I was about […]
I’m George Barasa (Jojibaro)24, openly HIV+Gay artist and activist based in Nairobi Kenya. Being a KUCHU a’ve had to go through what I can only term as “full gay cycle” I’ve gone through rejection from family and friends, outed by the media, dropped out of school and self educating myself, laid off at work, my […]
الحريات المدنية السبت 20 ديسمبر 2014 انتقدت المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية اليوم الملابسات والظروف الإجراءات المتعلقة بقيام إدارة مكافحة جرائم الآداب العامة في السابع من ديسمبر 2014 بإلقاء القبض على ٢٦ شخصًا داخل أحد الحمَّامات العامة في حي رمسيس بالقاهرة بتهمة ممارسة “الشذوذ” ودعت الى محاكمة عادلة في القضية التي يبدأ نظرها في أحد محاكم […]