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LGBTQ+ rights in Africa

The rights of LGBTQ+ people are limited by draconian laws across much of the African continent, with homosexuality outlawed in dozens of countries.

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A demonstrator from the Coalition of Botswana Christian Churches holds a banner reading 'We say no to homosexuality'

Homophobia in Africa: The American far-right's footprint

Homophobia in Africa: The American far-right's footprint

Tough laws targeting homosexuality or abortion in African nations are often preceded by lobbying from US hard-liners.
PoliticsMarch 15, 2024
Sedinam Tibu, a young woman supporting Ghana's anti-LGBTQ law, speaking to DW

Enactment of Ghana anti-LGBTQ law looms

Enactment of Ghana anti-LGBTQ law looms

The bill passed parliament unanimously but has been widely condemned internationally.
Human RightsMarch 7, 202403:38 min
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Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill sparks fear

Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill sparks fear

Human rights groups and the LGBTQ+ community are urging Ghana's president not to sign the bill into law.
Human RightsMarch 2, 202401:41 min
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Ghana: LGBTQ+ people in fear after passage of new law

Ghana: LGBTQ+ people in fear after passage of new law

Ghana's president has yet to sign bill into law — but many LGBTQ+ people already feel threatened.
Human RightsFebruary 29, 2024
Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from his window, at The Vatican

Africans differ over clerical blessings for same-sex couples

Africans differ over clerical blessings for same-sex couples

The pope's approval for same-sex couple blessings has sparked confusion — and left the LGBTQ+ community wanting more.
ReligionDecember 21, 2023
Delovie Kwagala, wearing a green vest, black T-shirt and green glasses, with green hair

Art in exile: Queer, vocal and Ugandan

Art in exile: Queer, vocal and Ugandan

Documenting Africa's LGBTQ+ communities has been the life's work of Ugandan nonbinary artist DeLovie Kwagala.
Human RightsDecember 17, 202304:34 min
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In the spotlight

Anti-LGBTQ protesters and religious activists march against LGBT rights after the Supreme Court upheld the rights of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) to register.

LGBTQ+ community in Kenya defies anti-gay protests

Anti-gay protests have taken place in Kenya following a decision by the courts to affirm the rights of LGBTQ+ persons.
Human RightsOctober 17, 2023
A Rwandan model holds a rainbow flag

Rwanda: Activists want trans and intersex legal rights

Despite a progressive attitude toward LGBTQ+ issues, human rights NGOs want more legal recognition and protection.
Human RightsSeptember 15, 2023
Ugandan LGBT refugees pose with a rainbow flag in a protected section of Kakuma refugee camp in northwest Kenya

LGBTQ+ Ethiopians flee in the face of sudden crackdown

Rights activists have branded it a diversionary tactic in the wake of renewed violence across the country.
DiversityAugust 18, 2023
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Uganda mulls new anti-LGBTQ bill

A new bill which proposes punishing people who support or fund homosexuality has widespread backing from lawmakers.
Human RightsMarch 6, 2023
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Pushing for LGBTQ rights in 2021

From Bhutan to Botswana and the United States, many parts of the world have pushed to advance LGBTQ rights this year.
SocietyDecember 27, 2021
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Uganda: LGBTQ+ community gardening

Queer activists in Kampala are using sustainable agriculture to survive crisis and social exclusion.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 26, 2021