Tag: Africa LGBTI

Ugandan Press, Religion, Homosexuality, Iron Sheets and Good ‘OL Scapegoating of THE GAYS

March 16, 2023

In all my over two decades of following the anti-homosexuality climate in Uganda, the local publication of sensible articles is few and far between. It seems for the longest time that the Ugandan press has actually been complicit in the persecution 0f sexual minorities, to include lesbian, gays, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) … More Ugandan Press, Religion, Homosexuality, Iron Sheets and Good ‘OL Scapegoating of THE GAYS

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Award Winning Nigerian Gay Activist Speaks Out Against NGO’s

August 24, 2014

By Melanie Nathan, August 24, 2014. After persecution in Africa, Davis Mac-Iyalla, a Nigerian, sought refuge and settled in the United Kingdom. A devout Anglican Christian, he lived and worked in Nigeria until he was forced to flee in 2006. He was one of the first Nigerian gay men to come out publically and has … More Award Winning Nigerian Gay Activist Speaks Out Against NGO’s

CAMEROON Sentences Three ‘Effeminate Men’ to Maximum Prison Time

November 26, 2011

By Melanie Nathan,   Nov 26, 2011, 2.30 AM PST In Africa: Legislation criminalizing homosexuality permits persecution and cases where people are punished simply for the way they look. Africa is bedrock of anti-homosexual sentiment, and heightened criminalization; with Cameroon emerging as the most punitive of the African countries. Same-sex sexual acts are banned under Cameroonian … More CAMEROON Sentences Three ‘Effeminate Men’ to Maximum Prison Time