“The attack on Kabuye goes against human rights. Every person deserves respect, dignity, and safety, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation. This is non-negotiable. We cannot compromise on protecting the rights and freedoms of each individual.” – Kenya Human Rights Commission
Category Archives: Africa
Profile in Courage: Let’s Walk Uganda Founder Champions Queer Ugandans’ Rights
The high number of Ugandan asylum seekers citing sexual orientation as grounds for seeking asylum reflects the harsh reality faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in Uganda. The Ugandan government’s history of persecution and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community has forced many to flee in search of safety and acceptance.- Edward Mutebi, Founder of Let’s Walk Uganda
No Laughing Matter: Zambia’s Anti-LGBT Campaign Takes Serious Turn
“As is often the case, an individual who has been racially oppressed may be blind that the same mechanisms of exclusion and denigration are at work in gender oppression.”
― Chantal Zabus
Hateful East Africa: Burundi President Joins Regional Leaders to Declare War on LGBTQIA+
“In the society of humans, what is normal and what is not, is defined by not the reality or the truth whatsoever. It is defined by the society’s innate knacks and beliefs.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Civilized or Phobic: A Treatise on Homosexuality
No Safe Harbor: UK’s Rwanda Asylum Plan a Danger to LGBTQIA+ Migrants
“If I say that I’m educated and was jobless in Dhaka, that I want to work here, build myself a healthy, beautiful life, the kind of life that everyone dreams of, they’d just throw me out of the country. Political asylum they may just allow, but economical asylum – never!”
― Taslima Nasrin, French Lover
Violent Wakeup Call: Brutal Transphobic Attack Highlights Vulnerability of LGBTQIA+ People in Namibia
“There are few things more dangerous to a transgender woman than the risk of a straight man not totally comfortable in his sexuality or masculinity realizing he is attracted to her.”
― Sarah McBride, Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality
Ugandan Human Rights Activist Suffers Horrific Homophobic Attack
“As we wait for the Bill to come into force, . Amnesty International urges the international community to urgently put pressure on the Ugandan government to protect the rights of LGBTI persons in the country. We stand in solidarity with Ugandan LGBTI communities, and all Ugandans affected by this hateful legislation.”- Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director
Impasse: Ghana’s First Cardinal and Bishop’s Conference Break on LGBTQIA+ Rights
“Lesbian affairs were virtually universal among unmarried Akan women, sometimes continuing after marriage. Whenever possible, the women purchased extra-large beds to accommodate group sex sessions involving perhaps half-a-dozen women” – David Greenberg -Professor and Historian
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