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AFRICA: Why do I have to carry and hold my heart in my hands while I open my eyes widest due to fear?

A mad man is dirty only if he is your distant relative. I used to think, I would kill a baby born
with mental disability until one of my sisters was born mental incapacitation. Homosexuals are
evil only if they are not your children or family members! Before you preach hate to
homosexuals, worry about your children, one of them could be part of the minority. It is African
to be tolerant, so accept members of our brotherhood into our homes. They don’t need any
special form of attention or care all they need is love. Just like HIV positive members of society,
all that homosexuals need is acceptance!

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UGANDA: A Day of Remembrance for David Kato

As it has become tradition, today members of the Ugandan LGBTI community convened at Icebreakers Uganda – IBU premises to remember the life of the first gay man to openly advocate for rights of LGBTI Ugandans. With the theme “Your Legacy Lives On” more than 50 community members and allies gathered to share their experiences working and knowing DKK .

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UGANDA: Reflections and flashback from attending a three day anti-gay conference in 2009

Ugandan activist Kasha Jacqueline from Freedom and Roam Uganda writes about her experiences at a 2009 anti-gay conference. KAMPALA – “Homosexuality comes from a background of anger and pain.”—that was the theme of the anti-gay seminar in Kampala, Uganda. The facilitators and guest speakers referred to anger, pain, and wounds to help answer many of […]

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US: Former ‘ex-gay’ leader gets married… to a man

The former director of an ‘ex-gay’ group, who claimed to have been cured of homosexuality, has married his same-sex partner. John Smid served as the director of Love in Action, and for 11 years sat on the board of Christian ‘gay cure’ group Exodus International. The former activist quit the group in 2008 and later apologised for […]

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JOB ADVERTISEMENT: Pan Africa ILGA (PAI) is recruiting an Office Coordinator (Johannesburg)

Deadline for application is Saturday 24th January 2015. This is an exciting new position at the office of Pan Africa ILGA in Johannesburg. In coordination with the Board of Pan Africa ILGA and with the Executive Director of ILGA, the post holder will be responsible for the management of the PAI office. Main tasks [see […]

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UK: Ban on gays in the military was lifted 15 years ago today

It is 15 years to the day since the ban on gays and lesbians serving in the UK armed forces was lifted. Prior to the action, the Armed Forces Policy and Guidelines on Homosexuality claimed that the homosexual lifestyle was “incompatible” with military life “because of the close physical conditions in which personnel often have to live […]