Tag: Angola

Mourning the Devastating Death of Carlos Fernandes Angolan Director of Associação Íris Angola

February 26, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, Feb 26, 2024. African Human Rights Coalition mourns the devastating loss of our friend and colleague Carlos Fernandes, the Director of Associação Íris Angola. Carlos Fernandes a beautiful human, a generous soul, has been taken too soon. His work as a leader to the LGBTQI+ community in Angola extended to all the … More Mourning the Devastating Death of Carlos Fernandes Angolan Director of Associação Íris Angola

Africa Cup of Nations a Chance to Check out Homophobia

January 31, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, January 31, 2024 The Africa Cup of Nations, sometimes referred to as the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, or simply AFCON or CAN, is the main international men’s association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football, and was first held in 1957. … More Africa Cup of Nations a Chance to Check out Homophobia

2019 LGBT Law Changes

December 30, 2019

2019 This year, per EQAULDEX – there were 10 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 76 changes made. A total of 1256 legal changes have been made so far since 2010 in the decade….. July 8 Ecuador Same-sex marriage becomes legal. Civil marriage between same-sex couples is already a … More 2019 LGBT Law Changes

Newly Married Same-Sex Asylum Seeking Couple Grateful for Outpouring of Love

April 26, 2015

By Melanie Nathan,  African HRC, April 24, 2015. After years of persecution, Mari and Cara, a lesbian couple from Angola, whose real names have been withheld to protect family members in Africa, made their way to the Bay Area, San Francisco, where they were married in an historic and moving San Francisco City Hall ceremony … More Newly Married Same-Sex Asylum Seeking Couple Grateful for Outpouring of Love

Wedding for Asylum Seeking African Lesbian Couple at San Francisco City Hall

March 31, 2015

By Melanie Nathan, March 30, 2015 After years on the run a young lesbian couple from an African country, surviving terrifying persecution, miraculously made their way to San Francisco where they are seeking asylum.  They will no longer be waiting in the wings as their dream to marry will soon be realized. Back in 2012, … More Wedding for Asylum Seeking African Lesbian Couple at San Francisco City Hall