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Senegal Court blocks constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

Moïse Manoël-Florisse — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:48:24 +0000

Queer people are collateral damage in constitutional power struggle A bill to amend Senegal‘s constitution that was passed last month by a unanimous vote in the National Assembly was struck down by the Constitutional Council on Thursday 9 July. The now-scrapped bill would have amended Article 17 of the Constitution to specify that marriage could…

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The queer Zimbabwean artist whose music outlived him

Contributing Writer — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:30:13 +0000

‘He was telling the truth’ Charles TJ built a following by singing openly about what it means to be gay in Zimbabwe. He died at age 28 last February, weeks before his debut album was set to drop. Charles TJ completed what he called his “life’s work”—his debut album, Unmuted—earlier this year. The project, a…

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Canada gives Ugandans facing deportation a second chance to stay

Joto La Jiwe — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:12:14 +0000

Cites deteriorating human rights situation in Uganda Canadian authorities have given some Uganda asylum seekers facing imminent deportation a second chance to apply for protected person status in Canada due to the deteriorating human rights situation in Uganda. In a statement issued on June 19, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) stated that…

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Bangladesh watchdog protests anti-lesbian police operation

Colin Stewart — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:55:53 +0000

JusticeMakers Bangladesh also cites anti-gay vigilante action and arrests Human rights defenders are protesting an anti-lesbian police operation in southern Bangladesh and anti-gay vigilante actions in central Bangladesh. JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) said “these incidents represent a serious deterioration in the human rights situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+)…

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Can LGBTQ Ugandans hope for relief from the new leader of Parliament?

Joto La Jiwe — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:18:32 +0000

Human rights advocate predicts Jacob Oboth-Oboth will be worse than his predecessor Human rights advocates fear that Jacob Marksons Oboth, the new Speaker of the Uganda Parliament, will be worse than Anita Among, his homophobic predecessor. Oboth, widely known as Jacob Oboth-Oboth, was elected Speaker on May 25. Human rights defenders have appealed to…

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Senegal amends its Constitution to ban same-sex marriage

Moïse Manoël-Florisse — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:12:04 +0000

Amendment seeks to reassure Senegal voters amid political turmoil. By 129 votes in favor and 0 against, the National Assembly of Senegal amended the Constitution, on Monday, June 29, to define marriage exclusively as “the union between a man and a woman”. The Senegalese Constitution previously had been rather vague on the subject, although same-sex…

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Trump drops US support for human rights of LGBTQ Africans

-- — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:02:30 +0000

Donald Trump won’t pressure African nations to stop targeting sexual minorities. Conservative-leaning American newspapers have confirmed that the Trump administration has no interest in coercing African homophobes not to persecute LGBTQ people. That White House position is a dramatic change from the stance of the Biden administration, which pressured African governments to protect their LGBTQ…

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‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBT people

-- — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:08:01 +0000

HIV services upended; up to 40 arrested, 16 imprisoned under new anti-LGBT law. Niger’s military leader and president, Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in a coup in 2023. (Photo courtesy of AP) Anti-AIDS services in Niger are reeling from a crackdown related to the passage of an anti-LGBTQ law that provides for up to…

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Meet the Botswana teacher who brought down its sodomy laws

-- — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:31:54 +0000

After 2019 legal victory, Botswana erased its sodomy laws this year Amid a widening crackdown on LGBTQ rights in much of Africa, Botswana has stood out in recent years for its progress on advancing queer freedom, from a High Court decision granting trans people the right to change legal gender in 2017, to an initial…

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Double your donation to set free innocent LGBT prisoners

Colin Stewart — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:51:14 +0000

3 LGBT prisoners have been released; 5 others await further donations. Readers’ donations to Project Not Alone have set free three innocent LGBT prisoners who were arrested and convicted on the basis of African homophobia. More donations are needed to continue the work and set free five other gay prisoners. To encourage those donations, a…

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