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Burkina Faso issues first sentence for 'homosexuality and related practices'

Hat shaped building overlooks Maseru, Lesotho

Lesotho's main LGBTQ+ group says it's 'not receiving grants' after Donald Trump lies

Lesotho's largest LGBTQ+ group says it has not received the millions Donald Trump claimed they have.

Ghana President John Mahama

Ghana’s new president says proposed anti-LGBTQ+ law is effectively dead on procedural grounds

President John Mahama says he wants to open dialogue on the law, while one legislator said he would rather be dead than live in a country that affirmed LGBTQ+ rights.

group elder women Cameroon traditional ceremonial dress

Lesbian reveals the reality of being LGBTQ+ in Cameroon after president's daughter comes out

After the coming out of Brenda Biya, the president of Cameroon's daughter, one lesbian in the country opens up about being “afraid for my life every day."

Burkina Faso bans homosexuality, levying fines and up to 5 years in prison

Burkina Faso bans homosexuality, levying fines and up to 5 years in prison

Burkina Faso's homosexuality ban comes 71 unelected parliament members who seized power in two coups in 2022.

Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba

Roommate convicted in brutal murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba

Photographer Jacktone Odhiambo was found guilty of killing 25-year-old Edwin Chiloba nearly two years after the activist's body was found discarded in a metal box.

Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso's military junta: 'Homosexuality will be punished by the law'

Military leaders did not reveal the extent of the ban — whether it is against LGBTQ+ identity broadly or specifically those in same-sex relationships, nor what the sentences will entail.

Brenda Biya daughter of Cameroon president Paul Biya with girlfriend Brazilian model Layyons Valenca

Cameroon president's daughter comes out, reveals relationship with Brazilian model

LGBTQ+ relationships are criminalized in Cameroon, carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison.

Namibia supreme court building Windhoek

Namibia overturns anti-sodomy laws

The Court found the laws unfairly targeted gay men.

Jennifer Vega Elizabeth Bellitto Mr B Claire Thomas Asylum Grant NYLS

This gay man had to flee Ghana after a violent attack. He’s finally been granted asylum

"What I really want the world to know is that [queer Ghanaians] have no life, they have no voice,” Mr. B, who was recently granted asylum, told The Advocate.