Kenyan court jails two attackers in rare victory for queer rights -- draft ready to go
Ruling offers a rare sign of accountability in a country where queer people face criminalisation, discrimination and escalating violence
Africa
Senegal parliament votes to impose harsher penalties on same-sex relations
The bill significantly escalates legal risks for queer Senegalese people, worsening an already hostile climate of persecution, public outing and arrests.
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
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
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 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”
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