In collaboration with MTV, All Out, a global LGBT rights organisation, has launched the All Out Photo Award. The All Out Photo Award is a photography competition inspired by the theme of this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia — “Together: Resisting, Supporting, Healing! “In so many countries around the world, LGBT+ people continue…
“Coming Home,” the 4th episode of National Geographic Channel’s path-breaking documentary series, which features transgender activist, Kayla Gore, airs today. According to National Geographic, IMPACT with Gal Gadot is a short-form documentary series that follows the powerful stories of six women who are making an extraordinary impact on their communities around the world. Despite living in…
When we think of the relationship between queerness and religion, we almost always think of a relationship fraught with hostility, pressure, and tension. We think of queer religious people as people whose very lives are full of work and strain. And, in many ways, it is true. That relationship is, in reality, defined by struggle….
The United Nations has called on the government of Uganda to review its recent sexual offences bill, saying that it would violate human rights standards and undermine public health. According to VOA, The Sexual Offences Bill has been in development since 2015 and has, since then, undergone several significant changes. Although the law broadly seeks…
Amazon Studios has won the auction for the screen rights to Akwaeke Emezi‘s forthcoming novel, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Deadline reports. The novel is set to be published in 2022 by the Simon & Schuster imprint, Atria. “The book sold in a bidding battle, in the vicinity of high six…
This piece was written for The Rustin Times’ #OurStories column by Nigerian Writer, Ado Aminu My sister first infused the word with the heaviness it will carry for me for years when she spat out the word ‘Lesbian’ like a weightier curse than the phrase ‘disease-carrying prostitute’ she had used moments prior. She was talking…
On Wednesday, according to a report by Mamba Online, representatives of several LGBTQ+ communities in South Africa for a press conference. The aim of the Press conference was to address the current spate of homophobic hate crimes that have seen at least six (known) individuals murdered in just over two months. At the press conference,…
Online video platform, YouTube, has suspended the account of Nigerian charismatic televangelist, TB Joshua for promoting conversion therapy. According to the Human Rights Commission, conversion therapy, sometimes known as “reparative therapy,” is a range of dangerous and discredited practices that falsely claim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. YouTube suspended the…
The governing body in charge of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia has now announced the theme for this year’s celebration. The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and all other people…
Chriton, AKA Trinidad, a refugee at the Kakuma Refugee Camp, has now been reported dead by the Refugee Coalition of East Africa. “On [March 15, 2021] in the refugee camp at Kakuma, several of our fellows were victimized in an anti-LGBTQI hate crime. The attackers set fire to the homes of our fellow queer refugees,…
GLAAD Media Awards, a celebration of fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues, held its 32nd Award Ceremony last Thursday. Founded by GLAAD in 1990, GLAAD Media Awards has grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally. The winners…
“How can we create a better world for LGBTQ+ people? We talk about achieving ‘LGBTQ+ equality’, but around the world, LGBTQ+ people are still suffering discrimination and extreme violence. How do we solve this urgent problem, allowing queer people everywhere the opportunity to thrive?” That’s the subject of an upcoming anthology edited by journalist and…
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