New York Times demotes editor who sparked fury

By CNN,

Jonathan Weisman, the deputy Washington editor for The New York Times (NYT), has been demoted after a pair of incidents in which he ignited controvers...

Dean Baquet , Jonathan Weisman , The New York Times

Ugandan Activist sentenced for vulgar poem about President

By VOA,

In a cacophonous sentencing filled with profanity and nudity, a Ugandan court has found activist Stella Nyanzi guilty of “cyber harassment” for p...

cyber harassment , Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni , Ugandan Activist Stella Nyanzi , Vulgar Poem

A pastor who wrote a bestselling relationship book says his marriage is over and he is no longer Christian

By CNN,

A former pastor who wrote a bestselling book on traditional relationships has confirmed the end of his marriage, apologized for opposing LGBTQ rights ...

divorce , Joshua Harris , LGBTQ , marriage

Activists decry Botswana appeal against legalizing gay sex

By VOA,

Botswana's government is to appeal a High Court judgement which overturned colonial-era laws against gay sex – the first decriminalization of homose...

Botswana , gay sex

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

Brazil Supreme Court rules homophobia a crime

By Reuters,

The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that homophobia should be criminalized under existing legislation until Congress creates a specific law ...

Ecuador approves same-sex marriage as LGBT+ groups hail landmark week

By Reuters,

Ecuador’s decision to allow same-sex marriage has topped a landmark week for LGBT+ rights after Botswana decriminalized gay sex and Bhutan took the ...

Ecuador , gay marriage , LGBT , same sex , transgender

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

Hong Kong court: Denying same-sex spousal benefits unlawful

By VOA,

Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal said Thursday the government cannot deny spousal employment benefits to same-sex couples, in a ruling hailed as a ...

same-sex spousal benefits

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...

48 Parties Aiming for Parliament in South Africa Poll

By Reuters,

It's going to be a colorful election in the Rainbow Nation. Whether you're a Leninite, a free-market capitalist, a right-winger, an outspoken lefty...

south africa

‘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

Kwame Brathwaite’s powerful photos of the ‘Black is Beautiful’ movement

By CNN,

To some, Kwame Brathwaite was the "Keeper of the Images," capturing black creativity and expression in its purest and most candid of forms. Between th...

Kwame Brathwaite

Court bars JSC from effecting retirement of 69-year-old Judge Erastus Githinji

By Dzuya Walter,

A Nairobi court on Thursday barred the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from retiring Court of Appeal Judge Erastus Githinji. Employment and Labou...

Court of Appeal , JSC , Judge Erastus Githinji , Justice Bryan Ongayo , retirement

Pope names first African-American to highest U.S. post

By Reuters,

Pope Francis named the first African-American to the Catholic Church’s most senior U.S. position on Thursday, seeking to end a period of upheaval in...

Catholic Church , Martin Luther King Jr , Pope Francis , Wilton Gregory

Slovaks elect newcomer Caputova as first female President

By VOA,

A liberal environmental activist has been elected as the first female president of Slovakia. Relative newcomer Zuzana Caputova had 58 percent of th...

Maros Sefcovic , Slovakia , Zuzana Caputova

Brunei to punish gay sex and adultery with death by stoning

By CNN,

A new law which comes into effect from next week will punish homosexual sex and adultery with death in the small southeast Asian kingdom of Brunei. ...

Brunei , Rachel Chhoa-Howard