The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, in a memo recently sent out, assured anti-LGBTQ campaigners that critical actions are being taken to make LGBTQI activities in Ghana illegal. The memo, dated 15th June and in response to a prior letter from Political Activist, Mr Emmanuel Abankwah Kesse, had the subject: “An appeal to Parliament…
Cariño is an animated short film about a young boy on a mission to help out the other boy he admires. Directed and written by Carlos Taborda, Roshel Amuruz, and Ashley Williams as part of their thesis, Cariño, set in Cartagena, Colombia, follows a young black boy who, in affection with another Latino boy, attempts…
In the past few months, we have monitored closely the many violations of human rights against LGBTQ+ persons in Ghana. As part of our commitment to elevating the conversation around LGBT+ issues/people across the African continent, we have also documented, extensively, some of the many ways in which LGBT persons have been persecuted by state…
Multi-award-winning American singer, songwriter, and actor, Demetria Devonne Lovato, popularly known as Demi Lovato, has come out as non-binary. In a video clip from her podcast, 4D with Demi Lovato, which was shared on their Twitter handle this week, Demi says “I want to take this moment to share something very personal with you. Over…
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…
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