Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel who took over from Raúl Castro on 19 April, said he was in favour of recognising “marriage between people without any restrictions”. In an interview with TV Telesur, he said that doing so was “part of eliminating any type of discrimination in society”. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Backs Same-Sex Marriage Castros’ […]
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Margaret, a 48 year old woman, seemed to be pregnant for three years. She had a watermelon sized noncancerous tumour that kept developing in her lower abdomen. The bloated stomach caused her severe pain in her hip and lower back that she could hardly sit, walk straight or go long distances. She couldn’t drive for […]
The life of a transman in Uganda is largely categorized as one filled with terror. In a society where transgender men are usually identified as gay or lesbians demostrates that the transgender concept is widely misunderstood. A transman (transgender man) in simple terms is a man who was assigned female at birth, usually referred to […]
The Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) is a feminist and Pan Africanist network based in Johannesburg- South Africa with a mission to promote freedom, justice and bodily autonomy not only for lesbians but all women in the Africa and all over the world. It was founded by 50 activists at the Sex and Secrecy […]
In a time where the spaces and voices of LBT women are slowly shrinking by the day, there is a hunger for us to engage and get involved in societal activities and forums where our issues can be discussed and advocated for. The use of sports as an advocacy tool is perceived to be significant […]
Each one of us is prone to get caught up in situationships that we can barely escape within our LGBTI community and Sex Workers’ movement. A person decides to get involved in a committed sexual relationship with a partner that is already living with HIV with or without being aware of their HIV status, multiple […]
While India moves to protect her citizens, Uganda’s minister of Ethics and Integrity Hon. Simon Lokodo two days ago prematurely announced that he was closing down the annual Nyege Nyege festival citing that the purpose of this festival, has been compromised to accommodate the celebration and recruitment of young people into homosexuality – a very absurd but not isolated action by representatives of the Uganda government.
Two women aged 32 and 22 years, in the North Eastern state of Terengganu, have pleaded guilty to having sex in a car with a dildo according to the local news outlet, Sinar Harian. Despite the fact that the two women were released on bail, they were both given a fine of RM 3,300- an equivalent of £630 and sentenced to 6 lashings each by the Shariah High Court.
57 men were recently arrested by the Lagos State Police on suspicions of engaging in homosexuality. According to NAIJ.com TV, the suspects were arrested at a party in a Lagos night club at around 02:00hrs on grounds that the party in which they were in attendance was a gay/ homosexual initiation party.
Rainbow Mirrors, an organization that advocates for the rights and equality of transgender youth through enhancement of skills and talents, has had to temporarily shut down operations after being ordered by their landlord to vacate his premises. The offices that housed the organization were located in Bunamwaya.