Twenty-four people have been arrested in Burundi as part of a security crackdown on “homosexual practices,” a judicial source and an activist told AFP on Friday. NAIROBI — The arrests took place on February 23 in the political capital Gitega, where members of MUCO Burundi, a non-profit organization that focuses Read more…
“Because of government, LGBT people don’t have a place to get training [on sexual health]. People don’t get lubricants, they don’t get condoms, they don’t get services. In short, we are dying.”—Victor, 25-year-old gay man, Dar es Salaam, interviewed by Human Rights Watch on September 28, 2018 Tanzania made international headlines in Read more…
By Austin Bryan, Research Fellow Kampala, Uganda — Today Uganda’s Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lokodo, announcedthat Uganda has approved funds for the “Pornography Control Committee,” which will not only persecute those found publishing or in possession of “pornography” but also be used to “detect” LGBT persons. At a press conference at the Read more…
29 Sep 2015 by Magdy Martínez-Solimán, Director, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP The recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)embody a powerful commitment to achieving a life of dignity for all. This includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. That’s why we at UNDP are pleased to join in the UN statement on Read more…
Queer musician & activist Joji Baro demands to know why the Kenya Film Classification Board banned his music video for ‘pornography’. Gay singer Joji Baro caused drama in an open forum hosted by Kenya Film Classification Board to seek the input of industry’s stakeholders on the proposed new law that Read more…