Transgender people in South Africa can have all their health needs met at a new health facitlity that has been openened in Johannesbturg. . It is the first of it is kind in South Africa and it is at the University of the Witwatersrand. Watch the eNCA report below.
The Refugee Coalition of East Africa is speaking on the treatment of LGBTIQ refugees in Kakuma camp. They state that over the past week, the Refugee Affairs Secretariat (RAS), the office in charge of issuing Movement Pass and other legal documents to LGBTQI refugees, withdrew the issuance of these documents to between 15 and 30…
Ugandan Police have arrested 120 people at a bar in Kampala, the country’s capital. The BBC is reporting that they are being held for “frequenting a smoking place.” The bar is popular among the country’s LGBT community and the police have said that narcotics were seized during the operation. Patrick Onyango, the spokesperson for the…
Have you ever been asked at a security checkpoint if you a man or a woman? Or found yourself being laughed at with nowhere to hide? Have you ever sacrificed relieving yourself in lieu of possible commotion and citizen arrest? What about paying a premium for relief from gawking and amuse in public transport to…
The LGBTQ+ movement as we know it today can be traced back to the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village. A gay bar that catered to a variety of patrons but was popular with the most marginalised in society; transgender youth, effeminate young men, homeless youth and the likes. The LGBTQ+ community was subjected…
This is an official release and a reaction to the proposed introduction of the country’s anti-gay law. The constitutional court nullified the Anti-homosexuality Act in August of 2014 but there have been numerous press over the past weeks about a plan by a section of the Ugandan legislature to re-introduce the law. In order to provide…
Nigerian activist and filmmaker Pamela Adie, is among the ten shortlisted nominees to receive the very first Mary Chirwa Award for Courageous Leadership, as announced by the Nomination Committee. She is the Executive Director of the Equality Hub, a non-profit organisation that uses visual storytelling to advance the rights of Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer women in Nigeria….
October 11 is National Coming Out Day and we at The Rustin Times are excited about celebrating individuals in the LGBT community that are out and living their truth. We recognise the brave men, women and gender non-conforming persons who are living their truths in a world that is already hard for them. We also…
Simon Lokodo, Uganda’s Ethics and Integrity Minister has told Reuters that the controversial anti-gay bill will be reintroduced in the country’s parliament and will be voted on before the end of the year. He added that the bill is supported by the president, President Yoweri Museveni. In 2014, a constitutional court in the country annulled…
A group of activists and human rights organisations based in Nigeria are calling for the end to the harassment and threat to life made by the Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe towards a Nigerian citizen, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. , In a joint statement put…
Since July, we started a partnership with Love Matters Naija to share information on love, sex and relationships with our audience. The process has been exciting as they are currently handling the health and relationship section on our website. To this end they have kickstarted a survey that will help understand the sexual reproductive health…
On the 6th September 2019, four young Mauritians, who come from all parts of Mauritian society, have approached the Supreme Court of Mauritius for leave to seek constitutional redress by the declaration that Section 250 of the Mauritian Criminal Code Act of 1838 (as amended) violates their fundamental rights and freedom and is unconstitutional. The…
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