Court refuses to lift ban on Wanuri’s Rafiki film

By Reuters,

A court on Wednesday refused to lift the ban on the Rafiki film that portrays a lesbian romance, the film’s producer Wanuri Kahiu said. She howev...

'Rafiki' Film , Wanuri Kahiu

Gay rights activists move to Court of Appeal to challenge ruling

By Ian Omondi,

The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) has now filed an appeal at the Appellate Court after their bid to decriminalise homosexu...

Court of Appeal , gay rights , high court , LGBTQ , NGLHRC

Wanuri, Adut Akech, Bobi Wine among most influential Africans: TIME100Next

By Agencies,

Wanuri Kahiu (Kenya), Bobi Wine (Uganda), Adut Akech (South Sudan) and Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi (Nigeria) are among the seven Africans on TIME100Next...

Adut Akech , Bobi Wine , Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi , Onwuachi , TIME100Next , Wanuri

LGBT+ campaigner bids to become Tunisia’s first openly gay president

By Reuters,

A Tunisian politician vying to become his country's first openly gay president has said he will push to decriminalize gay sex and insisted his candida...

Beji Caid Essebsi , Mounir Baatour , tunisia

 Botswana seeks to overturn court ruling allowing gay sex

By Reuters,

Botswana’s government will appeal a high court ruling which decriminalized homosexuality, potentially resuscitating a law that punished gay sex by u...

Botswana , court ruling , gay marriage , homosexuality , same sex

Botswana scraps anti-gay sex laws

By CNN,

Botswana's High Court has overturned a colonial-era law criminalizing consensual same-sex relations in a landmark victory for Africa's LGBTQ movements...

Botswana , decriminalizing gay sex

Two women injured in UK homophobic attack ‘for refusing to kiss’

By Reuters,

Two women were punched and robbed in what police on Friday called a disgusting homophobic assault on a London bus after one of the victims said their ...

homophobic attack , kiss , lesbians , London bus , U.K.

Blow to KFCB as judge allows banned Rafiki film be aired in court

By Dzuya Walter,

The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) suffered yet another blow on Thursday after the High Court ruled that the banned controversial film Rafiki ...

KFCB , Rafiki movie

Tinder dating app adds sexual orientation feature to aid LGBTQ matching

By CNN,

Tinder dating app has announced that people will be able to select up to three terms that best describe their sexual orientation within an "orientatio...

dating app , GLAAD , LGBTQ , sexual orientation , Tinder

Huge blow for gay rights activists as court rejects bid

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court in Nairobi has quashed an appeal by gay rights activists who were seeking decriminalization of homosexuality. Presiding judges Rosel...

gay rights , homosexuality , National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

High Court to rule Friday on legality of gay sex

By VOA,

The High Court is on Friday set to rule on a case challenging colonial-era laws that criminalise homosexuality. The petitioners want the court to d...

gay sex , homosexuality

Taiwan passes same-sex marriage bill, becoming first in Asia to do so

By CNN,

Lawmakers in Taiwan have approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, a landmark decision that makes the self-ruled island the first place in Asia to...

‘Why in God’s name?’: Irish, British leaders mourn murdered Northern Irish journalist

By Reuters,

The leaders of Britain and Ireland joined hundreds of mourners on Wednesday at the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee whose killing by an Irish national...

journalist , Prime Minister Leo Varadkar , Prime Minister Theresa May

Beyonce, Jay-Z dedicate GLAAD award to gay family members

By Reuters,

Music superstars Beyonce and Jay-Z were honored by advocacy group GLAAD as allies of gay and transgender people and the couple dedicated the award to ...

beyonce , GLAAD , Jay Z

Victory for LGBT community as Court rules they can register association

By Dzuya Walter,

The Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community can now go ahead and register their association. This is after the Court of Appeal affirm...

Gay , Lesbian , LGBT , National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

U.S. high court rebuffs Hawaii B&B that turned away lesbian couple

By Reuters,

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a new dispute involving gay and religious rights, leaving in place a lower court ruling against a...

Aloha Bed & Breakfast , gay rights , religion , U.S. Supreme Court

Botswana court to hear case against criminalisation of gay sex

By Reuters,

Botswana’s High Court will hear on Thursday a case challenging the criminalisation of gay sex, offering campaigners a rare chance to argue for lesbi...

gay sex

United Methodist Church strengthens ban on same-sex marriage, LGBT clergy

By Reuters,

The United Methodist Church voted on Tuesday to uphold and strengthen its ban on same-sex marriage and LGBT clergy in a move likely to alienate large ...

LGBT , U.S , United Methodist Church

Provide security for gay community, KNCHR urges police ahead of ruling

By Dzuya Walter,

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has urged police to provide security for the Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) c...

homosexuality , KNCHR , Lesbianism , LGBT , Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression

U.S. sends first families to Mexico to await asylum, rights groups sue

By Reuters,

The United States began sending Central American families seeking asylum back to Mexico this week, a Mexican immigration source said on Thursday, whil...

asylum , Mexico , U.S