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…
According to reports by LGBT Rights Ghana, the Ghana Police Force arrested 22 LGBTQ+ persons at a gathering over the weekend. The arrest was carried out, reports by African Equality Centre say, after Chief of Kwahu Obomeng, Eastern region of Ghana, and Elders alerted the police about a rumoured “lesbian wedding”, which attendees of the…
Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) is not foreign to LGBTQ+ Nigerians. Passed into law in January 2014 by former President Goodluck Jonathan, the bill authorizes consequences of up to 14 years in prison for gay persons and their allies. “The notional purpose of the SSMPA is to prohibit marriage between persons of the same…
The Evangelical Alliance, the oldest and largest evangelical unity coalition in the UK, has written a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging him not to ban conversion therapy. 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…
Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the “Lammys”, is a yearly award given by the Lambda Literary Foundation (based in the United States) to published works that celebrate or explore sexuality, gender, social justice in literature and the arts. Now in its 32nd edition, the Lambda award honours outstanding work in various categories — Lesbian…
Based on reports from MyInfoGh, the newly opened LGBTQ community space in Ghana has now been shut down based on orders by the president, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo. A combined team of heavily armed police accompanied by armed National Security officials reportedly stormed the LGBTQ building and ordered all operations and activities ceased immediately with occupants…
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), on Wednesday, issued its ruling on Section 76 – 79 of Jamaica’s 1864 Offenses Against the Person Act. Categorised under “Unnatural Crime“, Proof of ‘Carnal Knowledge’, and ‘Outrages of Decency’, the colonial-era law condemns violators to up to 10 years imprisonment, which may include hard labour. The ruling…
The Initiative for Equality and Non-Discrimination (INEND), a local not-for-profit organisation that champions equality and inclusion in Kenya, recently released an anthology of stories by Queer Kenyans. “Roses are red, violets are blue, we are excited to share with you this beautiful Anthology by Queer Kenyans highlighting the different digital dating realities for Queer people,”…
On the 20th of January, Bolu Okupe, son of former presidential aide, Dr Doyin Okupe, came out as gay. “Yes, I’m Gay AF 🌈🌈🌈,” he captioned his Instagram post — a picture of him in rainbow-coloured shorts, holding a rainbow banner. In a recent interview with Team Rayceen Productions and The Rustin Times, Bolu Okupe…
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