All posts tagged "africa"
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Gay Kenyan student who escaped conversion therapy awarded $10,000 grant
Mahad Olad will use prize money to pay for college and for a project highlighting experiences of LGBTQ Africans
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Kenyan LGBTQ film banned in Kenya despite Cannes appearance
Due to lesbian overtones, Kenya decided to ban Rafiki from premiering in its home country
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Review: Black Panther offers glossy comic book fantasy with a healthy side of truth
Black Panther is a giant leap forward for anyone craving authenticity in their superhero fantasies.
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Mark Pocan: Why do we allow presidents from “shithole organizations” like Trump Org?
On Thursday, openly gay Congressman Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) fired back at President Trump on Twitter in response to reports that Trump made a racist remark...
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DanceAfrica DC: 30th Anniversary
Pays tribute to the vibrancy of African heritage through dance, art, food and more
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Gay Malawi men to government: Give us rights or kill us
"Government should make a very final decision whether to purge us, whether to kill us all."
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President Obama putting LGBT rights “front and center” in Kenya visit
President Barack Obama will put an emphasis on the importance of LGBT rights in his state visit to Kenya, he told the BBC. Despite several...
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Obama urged to take action against Gambia for anti-LGBT law
President Obama is facing pressure to take further action against the Gambia for a recently enacted anti-LGBT law.
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Gambian Minister: We won’t accept “Satanic” gays in return for foreign aid
“ any outside bloc that wants to impose acceptance of homosexuals as a pre-condition for aid that we will never accept...
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Gambia signs anti-gay bill into law
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has signed into law a bill which mandates life sentences for “aggravated homosexuality” and targets “serial offenders” and people with HIV...
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LGBT-rights draw little emphasis at Africa summit
The Obama administration is facing criticism for failing to emphasize support for LGBT-rights during a historic gathering of African leaders in Washington this week. Beginning Monday,...
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U.S. takes further actions against Uganda for anti-LGBT law
The Obama administration will take additional steps against Uganda for their enactment of an anti-LGBT law, including restricting entry to the U.S. by Ugandan officials involved...
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Obama pressed to hold Uganda accountable for anti-LGBT law
The nation’s largest LGBT-rights organization urged President Barack Obama to take immediate and concrete steps to hold Uganda accountable for the enactment of an anti-LGBT...
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Robert Mugabe: Let Europe keep their homosexual nonsense
The President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, affirmed his government’s opposition to LGBT rights in a speech which told European leaders to “keep their homosexual nonsense....
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Obama administration takes action against Uganda for anti-LGBT law
The Obama administration confirmed Monday a series of cuts in aid to Uganda in response to the recent enactment of an anti-LGBT law by the...
