ANTI-LGBTQI Violence and Arrests on Rise in Uganda Since passage of KILL TH GAYS BILL of 2023

August 9, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, Aug 09, 2023. In March of 2023 the Ugandan parliamentarians, all bUt for one, HON. ODOI-OYWELOWO voted for THE KILL HE GAYS BILL, ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT OF 2023, (AHA) THAT WAS DULY SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT MUSEVENI. Since that date violence has increased against LGBTI people in the country exponentially: HRAPF has … More ANTI-LGBTQI Violence and Arrests on Rise in Uganda Since passage of KILL TH GAYS BILL of 2023

LESBIANS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR BLACKMAIL – in “Kill the Gays” Uganda

August 2, 2023

UGANDAN LESBIANS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR BLACKMAIL – AHRC WARNING TO UGANDAN LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY By Melanie Nathan, Aug 02, 2023, Executive Director african Human Rights Coalition and Country Conditions Expert Witness for asylum seekers from African countries, to include Uganda. We are receiving numerous accounts of BLACKMAIL occurring through social media platforms such as Facebook. … More LESBIANS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR BLACKMAIL – in “Kill the Gays” Uganda

United Nations: July 18 is International Nelson Mandela Day

July 18, 2023

Melanie Nathan, July 18, 2023 It is easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build. – Nelson Mandela Today marks the birthday of the late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. The United Nations has proclaimed July 18th annually as INTERNATIONAL NELSON MANDELA DAY. AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS … More United Nations: July 18 is International Nelson Mandela Day

New Zimbabwe Law Adds to Dangers for LGBTQI+ People

July 17, 2023

A sad day for Zimbabwe’ as Mnangagwa SIGNS draconian law to silence critics, with death penalty It was hoped that when long term dictator Robert Mugabe fell, his successor Emmerson Mnangagwa would be a reformer and a positive enforcer for democracy in the country. Those of us who were skeptics, were right! Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa … More New Zimbabwe Law Adds to Dangers for LGBTQI+ People

Police Department’s Empowering Gesture Strengthens Bonds with LGBTQ+ Community

July 10, 2023

Wilton Manors, FL – On Monday, July 10th, the top brass of the Wilton Manors Police Department embarked on a special visit to the Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library, marking a significant step in their commitment to fostering strong relationships with the LGBTQ+ community. The department has donated patches and other items relating to their … More Police Department’s Empowering Gesture Strengthens Bonds with LGBTQ+ Community

Activist SCOTUS Licenses Discrimination Against LGBTQI+ America

June 30, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, June 30, 2023. This is no Happy Pride Ending….. The conservative activist Supreme Court of the United States of America has ruled along party lines. No longer independent by virtue of mostly Trump appointees, America’s women, LGBTI+ community and Black community have been slammed with regressive rulings that have robbed us all … More Activist SCOTUS Licenses Discrimination Against LGBTQI+ America

New LGBTQ+, hairstyle, and religion regulations approved in Pennsylvania 

June 24, 2023

Will become effective in August Harrisburg, PA- The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) is pleased to announce new regulations, expanding the definitions of ‘sex,’ ‘religious creed,’ and ‘race,’ are now published in the Pennsylvania BulletinOpens In A New Window, and will become effective within 60 days, on August 16. The PHRC enforces state laws that prohibit discrimination. … More New LGBTQ+, hairstyle, and religion regulations approved in Pennsylvania 

London Catholic Church Invites Queer to Keynote Conference

June 23, 2023

Speaking Scams Involving Church, By Melanie Nathan, June 23, 2023. Of course I packed up laughing when I received this…. how could St. Patricks Roma Catholic Church in London want a hella queer lesbian speaker like Melanie Nathan to headline and keynote their conference? Immediately suspicious but ready to play them – likely a scam … More London Catholic Church Invites Queer to Keynote Conference

Historic LGBTQI Refugee PRIDE From Kakuma to Makeni to Dzaleka

June 19, 2023

AHRC REFUGEE PRIDE 2023, By Melanie Nathan June 18, 2023 None of this would have been possible without you, AHRC donors, and our co-sponsors ALL OUT and DREAM OUT LOUD FILMS. African Human Rights Coalition is so PROUD of all AHRC ambassadors, leaders and refugee community members who worked so hard to ensure THE AHRC … More Historic LGBTQI Refugee PRIDE From Kakuma to Makeni to Dzaleka

The Hate PRIDE is UP Against in the name of WIldmon’s Jesus Christ

June 16, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, June 15, 2023. Tim Wildmon, the president of American family Association, a HATE GROUP, as designated. by Southern Poverty Law Center, which keeps track of such groups is chomping at the bit to cancel PRIDE.  Indeed PRIDE month is where we the LGBTQI+ communities of the world get to celebrate who we … More The Hate PRIDE is UP Against in the name of WIldmon’s Jesus Christ

The Month of May with African Human Rights Coalition

June 4, 2023

It seems that the U.S. Evangelical push for so called FAMILY VALUES has led to more and more forced displacement of LGBTQI+ Africans, whose crime is to love. While reflecting on the reported millions spent by the religious right to re-colonize Africa with homophobia, to promote Kill the Gays in Africa, I ponder the comparative … More The Month of May with African Human Rights Coalition

Ugandan Parliamentarians Banning from the USA Begins in Wake of Anti-Homosexuality Act

June 2, 2023

The United States has revoked the visa of the speaker of the parliament, Hon. Anita Among, while the member of parliament, Asuman, is the first person to be sanctioned after the East African nation legalized the law against same-sex couples, according to the below TV report, as transl;ated. THE VIDEO HERE: https://www.facebook.com/azamtvtz/videos/727460059128715/?app=fbl Translation: Swahili-English (AZAM … More Ugandan Parliamentarians Banning from the USA Begins in Wake of Anti-Homosexuality Act

The Legal Standing of Uganda’s Newly Signed Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023

May 30, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, May 30, 2023. Below please find links to the signed Anti-Homosexuality Act, otherwise known as The “Kill the Gays Bill” and The Petition seeking an injunction. Yesterday 29th May 2023, the Speaker of Parliament communicated publicly that President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 into law. A copy of the signed … More The Legal Standing of Uganda’s Newly Signed Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023

French Singer RAQUEL BITTON’S 9th album recaptures youthful wonder with Latin-infused classics

May 29, 2023

” We Listened and we Loved”  Mel of CaroMel. On the 9th album C’est Magnifique, acclaimed French/World music singer, Raquel Bitton brings her signature fusion of passionate French and Latin grooves to songs that have shaped her creative journey. Released on July 21, C’est Magnifique finds Bitton in the entrancing form alongside a world-class 24-piece … More French Singer RAQUEL BITTON’S 9th album recaptures youthful wonder with Latin-infused classics

UGANDAN DICTATOR MUSEVENI SIGNS HORRIFIC ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT

May 29, 2023

KILL THE GAYS BILL IS NOW LAW IN UGANDA Uganda’s President of 33 years, Yoweri Museveni, has signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023, an aged dictatorial grasp at holding onto power. The hype in the country for the need for such legislation among the populace follows a decade or more of scapegoating and lies that … More UGANDAN DICTATOR MUSEVENI SIGNS HORRIFIC ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY ACT

Carmen Nathan's Funerla in Motswedi - Tswana Jewish Burial in Royal Chief Grave yard

Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, The Travelling Rabbi’s Insulting Lie That Still Hurts

May 21, 2023

Justice for Mom, After Insult by Rabbi, by Melanie Nathan, May 20, 2023. I was shocked when my attention was drawn to a page in the Book, “The Traveling Rabbi: My African Tribe, by  Moshe Silberhaft’s – an autobiography of so called “Traveling Rabbi” Moshe Silberhaft’s book about his purported work in Africa. Silberhaft writes … More Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, The Travelling Rabbi’s Insulting Lie That Still Hurts

VP Kamala Harris and Sister Roma on San Francisco Pride stage Shame on the anti-PRIDE LA Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers turn against PRIDE to Oppress LGBTQI Freedoms

May 18, 2023

The Sisters stands boldly against the oppression of sexuality and gender minorities and now the Dodgers are actually participating in the very oppression the Sisters serve to thwart! The Los Angeles Dodgers seemingly supportive of PRIDE – but that turned on a dime! The Dodgers are now embroiled in classic anti-LGBTQI+ oppression. In one ‘FOUL‘ … More Los Angeles Dodgers turn against PRIDE to Oppress LGBTQI Freedoms

The Religious Christian Right’s 11th Commandment: THOU SHALT KILL THE GAYS

May 16, 2023

The Religious Christian Right’s 11th Commandment: THOU SHALT KILL THE GAYS “Conservative groups increase their spending and activity in what critics call an ‘opportunistic use of Africans’ for US-style ‘culture wars’” In 2020 Open democracy reported that “Exclusive: US Christian Right pours more than $50m into Africa” – and with a lot more that has … More The Religious Christian Right’s 11th Commandment: THOU SHALT KILL THE GAYS

Malawi Decriminalization of Homosexuality Before Constitutional Court

May 12, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, May 11, 2023, The Constitutional Court in Blantyre, Malawi today postponed the same- sex decriminalization review to May 23, 2023. Before adjournment, Justice Mandala Mambulasa recused himself after the State asked him to step down from the case as he previously made his stand on the issue. Malawi criminalizes same-sex conduct. “Melanie … More Malawi Decriminalization of Homosexuality Before Constitutional Court

EU warn against backsliding on rights of LGBTI persons

May 11, 2023

Ahead of International Day Against Homophobia, leaders of the Council of Europe and the EU warn against backsliding on rights of LGBTI persons Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland; Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe; and Helena Dalli, EU Commissioner for Equality, made a joint statement ahead of the International Day … More EU warn against backsliding on rights of LGBTI persons

AS TITLE 42 ENDS LGBT AFRICANS HARMED BY BIDEN INHUMANE BAN

May 11, 2023

Today, TITLE 42 ends as migrants converge on the U.S. Southern Border, waiting for their right to claim asylum. Yesterday the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new asylum ban that will deny many forcibly displaced LGBTI LGBTQI+ refugees, seeking safety and protection, as well as … More AS TITLE 42 ENDS LGBT AFRICANS HARMED BY BIDEN INHUMANE BAN

Call for the World to endorse Mental Health Experts’ Anti-Conversion Therapy Declaration in Africa

May 11, 2023

We now invite the public to co-sign this declaration, and especially urge other mental health professionals, related experts, researchers, healthcare workers, LGBTQ+ people and survivors of conversion practices, and all allies from Africa and around the world, to support this declaration. Mental health professionals from across Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, … More Call for the World to endorse Mental Health Experts’ Anti-Conversion Therapy Declaration in Africa

New ACR Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

May 3, 2023

Posted by Melanie Nathan, May 03, 2023 Black women considered high risk need earlier screening Reston, VA (May 3, 2023) – New American College of Radiology® (ACR®) breast cancer screening guidelines now call for all women — particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women — to have risk assessment by age 25 to determine if screening … More New ACR Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

Analysis And Action after Amendment Passage of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill

May 3, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, May 03, 2023. Yesterday we posted about Uganda’s Parliament passing the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 for a second time after President Museveni had sent it back to Parliament. The amendments were minimal. As African Human rights Coalition (AHRC)  had noted, the resulting version is still unconstitutional and also according to HRAPF an Ugandan … More Analysis And Action after Amendment Passage of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Ugandan Parliament Passes ‘KILL THE GAYS’ ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL after return to Parliament.

May 2, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, May 02, 2023. “I love the Unity of this Parliaments- Let’s continue to work for the good of humanity”, were the concluding words of the Ugandan Speaker as Uganda’s Parliament ended its session after passing the Anti-Homosexuality Act 0- the KILL THE GAYS BILL, moment ago – 2.07 PM May 02, 2023.” … More Ugandan Parliament Passes ‘KILL THE GAYS’ ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL after return to Parliament.

U.S. Secretary Blinken to Urge Uganda to STOP KILL THE GAYS BILL or Trade Benefits Will be Revoked

April 27, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, April 27, 2023 The United States is threatening sanctions against Uganda should the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 become law. The legislation which carries life in prison and a death penalty for so called “aggravated homosexuality” is likely to become law in the next few weeks, either through the assent of President Museveni or … More U.S. Secretary Blinken to Urge Uganda to STOP KILL THE GAYS BILL or Trade Benefits Will be Revoked

CORPORATIONS Listed by Human Rights Campaign Threaten Boycotts of Kansas yet Silent on Uganda

April 22, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, April 22, 2023 In a recent Press Release, Human Rights Campaign noted: “ Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, commended Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for vetoing a total of four bills designed to limit the security, privacy, and dignity … More CORPORATIONS Listed by Human Rights Campaign Threaten Boycotts of Kansas yet Silent on Uganda

How the United States Failed UGANDA’s LGBTQI Community

April 22, 2023

By Melanie Nathan, April 22, 2023. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni issued a press statement (see below) in his decision not to assent to the recently passed Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023, otherwise known as The Kill the Gays Bill, sending the legislation back to Parliament for amendment. Thereafter he is likely to sign the Bill into law. … More How the United States Failed UGANDA’s LGBTQI Community

Pennsylvania LGBTQI+ Call to Action: HB 300 for LGBTQ Protection Coming to a Vote in Pennsylvania

April 21, 2023

On Monday the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee will hold a vote on HB 300! UPDATED Monday 4/24/23 8.08 PM: Today HB300 passed out of the Judiciary committee! This is an important step toward Nondiscrimination Protections for our LGBTQ+ friends and family. HB300 will likely be up for a vote on the house floor in the … More Pennsylvania LGBTQI+ Call to Action: HB 300 for LGBTQ Protection Coming to a Vote in Pennsylvania

Uganda: Museveni Yet to Assent as Kill The Gays Bill Goes Back to Parliament

April 20, 2023

Uganda’s Attorney General has told parliament to amend several provisions in the Anti-Homosexuality Bill before President Yoweri Museveni will sign it. Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, otherwise known as THE KILL THE GAYS BILL, which passed Parliament on 21 March, 2023, has left the desk of President Museveni, who, pressured by International outcry, did not provide his … More Uganda: Museveni Yet to Assent as Kill The Gays Bill Goes Back to Parliament