Browsing: Gay Rights Activist

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed into law controversial legislation that significantly toughens penalties for same-sex relationships, drawing sharp criticism from…

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — Muhsin Hendricks, widely recognized as the world’s first openly gay imam, was fatally shot in South Africa on Saturday, according to…

A Kenyan court has sentenced Jacktone Odhiambo, the housemate of prominent LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba, to 50 years in prison for his murder. Chiloba’s mutilated…