9+ hour, 50+ min ago   (472+ words) Deputy minister of women, youth and persons with disabilities Steve Letsike was given “the emerging leader award” at the World Pride human rights conference in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Letsike described the honour as a big responsibility, saying the title represented…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (693+ words) For Ali Darwich, the deadly attack on the Berlin Pride festival was an attack on the city of Berlin and everything it stands for: its diversity, its tolerance and its belief in freedom. On a personal level, it also was…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (197+ words) The West African country of Niger has arrested at least 16 people after introducing prison sentences and fines for same-sex sexual acts, a judicial source told Reuters. The source said high-ranking officials working for customs and police forces and several civilians…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (812+ words) Lawmakers from more than a dozen African countries have pledged to push new bills restricting LGBTQI+ rights after a conference in Ghana that brought together self-described “pro-family” activists from across Africa and Europe. The African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family Values…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (806+ words) Senegalese proponents of a tougher anti-LGBT+ law discussed campaign strategy and mobilisation tactics with a US-based “pro-family” group that calls homosexuality a public health threat, activists in both countries told Reuters. The US group MassResistance, known for its work at…...