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Gay South African brutally murdered
As Uganda and Nigeria pass draconian laws, individuals in surrounding countries might be more exposed to anti-LGBT crimes. Despite South Africa being considered one of the most LGBT friendly countries...
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LGBT advocates seek funds to flee Uganda
Due to the increasingly difficult living conditions for LGBT Ugandans, many activists now seek a way out of the country. Since the passing of the anti-LGBT laws in Uganda, local activists are exposed...
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Health Care Workers Must Out LGBT Ugandans, According to New Guidelines
According to the Advocate, a new revision of draft guidelines for Ugandan health care workers will potentially require them to report an LGBT patient to the authorities. As Buzzfeed reports, the...
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Video recounts how teens stand by as gay South African is brutally murdered
Last month, a 21-year old South African gay man, David Olyn, was brutally beaten and tortured to death while seven young onlookers stood by. The seven teenagers were actually invited to watch the...
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White House takes action against Uganda's anti-LGBT laws
The Obama Administration has taken actions to address Uganda's draconian laws. Uganda's anti-LGBT act was first introduced in 2009 and was officially signed into law by President Museveni in February...
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Kenya: a new proposed bill threathens the lives of LGBT Kenyans
As the world struggles to hear the silenced voices of LGBT Ugandans, the country's neighbor joins Uganda by introducing a draconian law. Kenya, the home to more than 43 million people, might now join...
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Uganda: LGBT Ugandans march for equality as the anti-LGBT law becomes...
After the Ugandan court invalidated a controversial anti-gay law, approximately 200 people gathered at the botanical gardens in the lakeside town of Entebbe on August 9th to march for LGBT equality....
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Renewed push for harsher anti-LGBT law in Uganda
After a controversial version of the Ugandan anti-gay law, known as the "jail the gays" law, was ruled unconstitutional by the Uganda's constitutional court this August, anti-gay sentiment in the...
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VIDEO: Ugandan LGBT advocate Frank Mugisha says allies change public perception
This week on GLAAD's video series, GLAAD: All Access, host Claire Pires interviewed Ugandan LGBT advocate Frank Mugisha about the current state of LGBT people in Uganda. Pires spoke with Mugisha on...
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GLAAD @ Work: Tig Notaro, #ATuLado, MTV.com, and more
GLAAD's Weekly Update on News, Entertainment and Online Media. Â To subscribe, click here.#ATuLado gains Spanish-speaking allies in #GotYourBack campaignLGBT people and allies are voicing support for...
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STUDY: Acceptance of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people increasing slowly in...
Nigeria's "Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act" (SSMPA), described by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as legislation that "dangerously restricts freedom of assembly, association, and expression for...
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VIDEO: Nigerian LGBT advocate Bisi Alimi shows personal side of being LGBT in...
This week on GLAAD's video series, GLAAD: All Access, host Claire Pires visited with Bisi Alimi to talk about the levels of acceptance for LGBT people in Nigeria.In response to the so-called "Same-sex...
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Nigerian LGBT advocate Olumide Femi Makanjuola talks reality of being LGBT in...
This week on GLAAD's video series, GLAAD: All Access, host Claire Pires visited with Olumide Femi Makanjuola to talk about the levels of acceptance for LGBT people in Nigeria.In response to the...
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New Ways Ministry relaunches #PopeSpeakOut campaign
With Pope Francis' trip to Uganda, Kenya, and the Central African Republic starting tomorrow, New Ways Ministry, a LGBT ministry of advocacy for LGBT Catholics, has relaunched its #PopeSpeakOut...
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European Union recognizes persecuted LGBT Africans seeking asylum
Most African countries have anti-LGBT laws. Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya and Botswana, who are crucial Western allies, are among the African countries who have anti-LGBT laws. The European Court of Justice...
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The beginning of the end of AIDS? ONE releases 2013 AIDS report
Creators of the popular (RED) brand and cofounded by U2's Bono, the international advocacy organization ONE has just released their 2013 report on worldwide AIDS prevention titled "The Beginning of the...
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Nigerian judge sentences gay man to 20 lashes: "He is supposed to be killed"
A Nigerian judge praised himself for showing leniency to a gay man by having him whipped 20 times on a courtroom bench. After the lashing on a courthouse bench with a leather whip by a bailiff, the...
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LGBT Ugandans tell us how to be helpful advocates for them
Five leading Ugandan LGBT advocates have released a document, in which they outline the most helpful way for western leaders to advocate for LGBT equality in Uganda. Jeffrey Ogwaro, Clare Byarugaba,...
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Nigeria and Cameroon: Two more countries with anti-LGBT laws
Two stories from separate sources highlighted the persecution that LGBT people face in Nigeria and Cameroon. While Russia and Uganda have captured the majority of media attention, it's worth noting...
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African gays in U.S. and abroad seek legal help amid spate of harsh criminal...
Due to the draconian laws recently passed in several African countries, being an LGBT person in Africa brings many challenges. Members of the LGBT community live in constant fear. They face heavy...
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