Browsing: LGBTQ+
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…
ARUA, Uganda — Police in northern Uganda have detained two women on allegations of practising homosexuality after they were reportedly seen kissing in public, sparking…
CANBERRA, Australia — In a landmark decision, Australia is set to lift long-standing rules that effectively barred many sexually active gay and bisexual men, as…
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…