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Cape Town to host World Pride in 2028

Cape Town to host World Pride in 2028

Cape Town has been selected to host World Pride 2028, marking a historic moment for South Africa and the LGBTQ+ community, as it becomes the first African city to celebrate the prestigious event. WorldPride is an international event that celebrates LGBTQ+ pride, promoting equal rights and visibility

Video clip published on social media shows gay couple beaten and paraded in public in Nigeria

Video clip published on social media shows gay couple beaten and paraded in public in Nigeria

A video clip published on X, formerly Twitter, shows a gay couple being beaten and paraded in public in Nigeria because of their sexual orientation. In the clip shared by Portharcourt Specials, an account promoting the Port Harcourt area of Nigeria, on X, the couple who appeared half naked were bein

Straight Muslim man takes a stand against controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Ghana

Straight Muslim man takes a stand against controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Ghana

A heterosexual Muslim man has taken a stand against a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Ghana by undertaking a one-man demonstration against the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2021. Texas Kadiri Moro, a teacher and father of six, undertook a one-man demonstration against the bill, which

Ghana’s top court upholds law criminalising gay sex ahead of decision whether to introduce even harsher penalties

Ghana’s top court upholds law criminalising gay sex ahead of decision whether to introduce even harsher penalties

Ghana’s top court has upheld a six-decade-old law criminalising same-sex sexual acts as the west African country awaits another court decision on whether to introduce even harsher penalties in a new bill. The seven-member panel dismissed a lawsuit challenging the law, with presiding Justice Paul Baf

International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute calls on Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo to repeal “discriminatory LGBTQ+ Bill”

International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute calls on Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo to repeal “discriminatory LGBTQ+ Bill”

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) is calling on Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo to repeal the “discriminatory” LGBTQ+ Bill passed by Ghana’s Parliament in what is widely seen as further criminalisation of LGBTQ+ communities in the West African country. The IBAHRI regar

LGBTI people across Africa facing a “catastrophic rollback on their fundamental rights”, says Amnesty International

LGBTI people across Africa facing a “catastrophic rollback on their fundamental rights”, says Amnesty International

LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people across Africa are facing “a catastrophic rollback on their fundamental rights following the introduction of discriminatory legislation in several countries”, Amnesty International has said. In a new briefing looking at 12 African countr

Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist in critical condition after stabbing

Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist in critical condition after stabbing

Steven Kabuye, a prominent LGBTQ+ rights activist in Uganda, where sexual minorities have faced a wave of abuse since an anti-gay law was enacted last year, was stabbed on Wednesday, January 3, and is in critical condition, his organisation, Coloured Voices Media Foundation-Truth to LGBTQ+ Uganda, s

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