Anti-gay law in Kenya might die in February
The Kenyan High Court in Nairobi has set Feb. 22, 2019, as the date when it will announce whether it will overturn the law condemning people convicted of consensual gay sex to as much as 14 years in...
View ArticleKenya: A call to boycott formerly gay-tolerant club
Kenya’s LGBTI rights coalition has issued a warning that the formerly somewhat LGBTIQ+-tolerant Club Envy nightclub in Nairobi has become hazardous for people who aren’t straight. Club Envy (Photo...
View ArticleProtest over Kenyan claim that homosexuals = dogs
William Ruto, deputy vice presidential candidate in Kenya, claims that the Bible equates homosexuals and dogs. (Click image for video) Human rights activists in Kenya have united to decry hate speech...
View ArticleKenya making progress, but anti-gay violence continues
GALCK logo Kenyans are gradually becoming more tolerant of LGBT people, but a violent anti-gay campaign is currently under way, says the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GALCK). The apparent trigger...
View ArticleAfrican LGBTI activists unite at Nairobi conference
Pan Africa ILGA conference site, March 2014. (Colin Stewart photo) About 150 activists from throughout Africa revived the continent’s LGBTI rights organization last month at a conference held in...
View ArticleTally of LGBTI rights, wrongs in 29 sub-Saharan countries
Several countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made progress in recognizing the human rights of LGBTI people, but much work remains to be done in the region’s 29 countries that still have laws against...
View ArticleInternational outcry against Uganda police raid
Participant in Uganda’s Mr. and Miss Pride pageant, before the police raid. (Photo courtesy of Jide Macauley) Harsh criticism from local and international organizations greeted the news of the Ugandan...
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