How one gay Egyptian woman stood up to homophobia and paid the ultimate price

By CNN,

In 2017, Sarah Hegazi was arrested and said she was tortured for waving a rainbow gay pride flag at a concert in Cairo. Last weekend, the 30-year...

Gay , LGBTQ , Sarah Hegazi

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

Kikuyu elders: God has unleashed locusts to Kenya because of homosexuality

By Victor Kinuthia,

A section of Kikuyu elders have rallied behind Anglican Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit who previously said he will not be attending the Lambeth Conferen...

Kikuyu elders on homosexuality , locusts in kenya , Muranga council of elders

U.S. bans top Tanzanian official Paul Makonda who launched anti-gay crackdown

By Reuters,

The United States said on Friday it banned from visiting the country a Tanzanian official who announced a crackdown on homosexuality in Dar es Salaam ...

magufuli , makonda , Tanzania

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

16 men detained in Uganda on suspicion of homosexuality

By Girlie Kendi,

A Ugandan gay rights organization says 16 men have been detained by police on suspicion of homosexuality and human trafficking. According to Voice ...

homosexuality , uganda

Uganda plans bill imposing death penalty for gay sex

By Imani Mitchelle,

Uganda has announced plans for a bill that will impose death penalty on gay sex. Speaking to Thomson Reuters Foundation, Ethics and Integrity Minis...

gay sex , LGBT

Kajiado teacher arrested after he refused to pay two Mombasa men for sex

By Nancy Chepkoech,

A secondary school teacher and two men from Mombasa County were arrested and arraigned at the Kajiado Law Courts on Tuesday for allegedly engaging in ...

homosexuality , Kajiado , men

In a first for Africa, Kenya census to count intersex people

By Reuters,

Kenya will become the first African country to recognize its intersex population in a census on Saturday that counts people born with a sexual anatomy...

census , Intersex , Isaac Mwaura

Tanzanian governor’s married men database idea faces pushback

By VOA,

A Tanzanian regional governor is calling for a nationwide public database listing married men as a means of protecting prospective brides from humilia...

Mike Sonko , Paul Makonda , United Nations

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

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

Ghanaian writer wants women to have good sex, talk about it (safely)

By CNN,

"What are your sex and relationship goals for 2019?" That was the question put to women in a blog post published earlier this year in a country tha...

pleasure

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

What little kids need to know about ‘SEX’

By CNN,

Approximately 8 out of 10 parents self-identify as enlightened. These are the moms and dads who broach thorny topics like race, poverty and sexism wit...

children , education , kids , sex , sexuality , STDs , U.S

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...