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'Propaganda' laws force Russian LGBTQ community underground
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1164+ words) Homophobia is far from new in Russia, but recent repression means that demonstrations like this 2017 LGBT rights protest are no longer seen. Russia’s deepening crackdown on LGBTQ people and advocacy, which has seen a wave of arrests leading to fines…...
Mob chases LGBTQ+ rights defender from his Cameroon home
2+ week, 3+ day ago (384+ words) LGBTQ rights activist and journalist in Cameroon. A mob attack on a LGBTQ+ rights defender in Yaoundé, Cameroon, during the night of June 13-14 demonstrates the continuing risks of working on behalf of the nation’s stigmatized citizens. The victim, identified here…...
Cameroon: Even after changing his name, a “murder music” artist is haunted by his anti-LGBTQ+ past
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (502+ words) Moïse Manoël-Florisse, is an African-Caribbean online journalist keeping an eye… Facing two legal proceedings since 2024 for incitement to hatred—one in France brought by ADHEOS and the other in Cameroon brought by ADEFHO—the mbolé singer Snoopy la Mélodie is…...
Prominent Senegal citizens fall victim to anti-gay sweep
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (479+ words) Colin Stewart is a 45-year journalism veteran living in Southern… The status of human rights in Senegal is “grave and rapidly deteriorating”, says the LGBTQ rights organization Pan Africa ILGA (PAI) Abuses of LGBTQ citizens’ human rights have piled up…...
We have freed 56 LGBTQ prisoners. We need help to free 8 more
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (386+ words) Colin Stewart is a 45-year journalism veteran living in Southern… Five gay men and three lesbians deserve to be set free in Cameroon and Nigeria, where they are locked up for whom they love. Your donation can help open the…...
LGBTQ+ rights activists ask Canada to help restore what Trump devastated
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (859+ words) The Canadian Press reports: OTTAWA — The former U.S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights urged Canada to boost its support for gender and sexual minorities abroad, as American cuts to foreign aid loomed large at a development and human rights conference this…...
Cameroon: Trans woman targeted in attempted public assault
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (216+ words) Yas—a homeless transgender woman in Douala, Cameroon—lives under the constant threat of violence and stigmatization. Yas was recently the victim of an attempted assault orchestrated by a group of men in her neighborhood. While the two accomplices attempted…...
Belarus adopts law against positive attitudes toward gay sex
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (318+ words) Colin Stewart is a 45-year journalism veteran living in Southern… Russia’s strong ally Belarus this month adopted a Russian-style law banning publication of what it calls “propaganda” promoting consensual same-sex relationships and “gender reassignment”. The new Belarus law even bans…...
Cameroon trans beauty pageant attacked on Trans Visibility Day
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (357+ words) LGBTQ rights activist and journalist in Cameroon. A trans beauty pageant held to celebrate the International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, was cut short by a violent attack by local youths who assaulted and robbed the…...
LGBTQ+ news from Russia, Ukraine and Vanuatu
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (292+ words) Colin Stewart is a 45-year journalism veteran living in Southern… A wrap-up of good news from Ukraine, bad news from Russia and absurd news from Vanuatu: Ukraine Supreme Court confirms legality of same-sex marriage Ukraine’s supreme court dismissed an appeal…...