All posts tagged "Kenya"
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World Pride Profile: Andrea Gillespie, from Huron to Human Rights
Andrea Gillespie, HRC's Associate Director of Global Advocacy, brings the organization's advocacy to the world.
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Kenyan Man Gets 30 Years for Lesbian’s Murder. Activists Aren’t Happy.
Activists say the sentence for confessed killer of Sheila Lumumba is too lenient and sends a negative message about the value of LGBTQ lives.
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The Riley Roundup: International LGBTQ News Edition
A court rules Bulgaria must recognize a same-sex relationship, while another in Kenya finds LGBTQ people have the right to freely associate.
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Corporations Warn Anti-Gay Law Could Hurt Uganda’s Economy
A coalition of businesses is warning Uganda's president that signing an anti-LGBTQ law could negatively affect the country's economy.
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Botswana High Court hears case challenging country’s statute outlawing gay sex
On Thursday, Botswana’s High Court heard a challenge to the country’s laws criminalizing gay sex, reports Reuters. The country’s penal code outlaws “carnal knowledge of...
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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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Trump administration will not “press” African nations to repeal anti-gay laws
Mick Mulvaney confirmed Trump's position during a religious freedom event
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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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Kenyan Court of Appeals rules forced anal exams are unlawful
Decision overturns Kenyan High Court ruling justifying the use of forced medical tests to "prove" homosexuality
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Kenyan court decides forced anal exams to “prove” homosexuality are constitutional
High court judge rejects constitutional challenge brought by two men subjected to torturous exams under duress
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Torturous anal exams to “prove” homosexuality still being used in some countries
The use of forced anal examinations to prosecute men suspected of being homosexual persists in some countries
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Kenyan president says his country won’t allow gay “witch hunts”
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said that his country won’t allow gays to be persecuted by vigilantes, even as he dismissed the idea of legalizing LGBT...
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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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Kenya: No room for gays in our country
–Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, speaking at a church service in Nairobi on Sunday, the Daily Mail reports. Ruto made the remarks the day Secretary of...
