Tag: LGBTQ+ Africa
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has refused to sign a controversial new bill against homosexuality that includes the death penalty in some cases - instead, requesting that the bill be amended.
Museveni's decision was announced after a meeting of parliamentarians in his ruling party, who agreed to return the bill...
Uganda’s Government has passed new legislation that will see individuals facing up to 20 years in prison for identifying as LGBTQ+.
Passed on Tuesday, the 21st of March 2023, the new legislation adds to the nation’s already anti-LGBTQ+ legislation by adding longer jail times and incriminating LGBTQ+ allies.
While homosexuality was...
Authorities have arrested four people in Zambia after marching against gender-based violence - something local police says was “championing homosexuality.”
The four women arrested are all members of the Non-Government Organisation, the Sistah Sistah Foundation, which organised the event on the 4th of March at the Rugby Club in the...
Algerian authorities are attempting to stop individuals from using the pride flag by distributing pamphlets and homophobic rhetoric to members of the public in an anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown.
The crackdown, which was recorded and shared online, shows local police and other officials handing out information pamphlets to a large crowd about LGBTQ+...
Political and religious leaders in Zambia are being accused of fueling growing anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments across the nation, leaving many in the rainbow community fearful.
Just weeks after Zambia’s Minister of Information and Media, Chushi Kasanda, reinforced the government’s commitment to upholding the country’s laws criminalising homosexuality, another Minister has also...
