Pope Leo Dismisses Trump’s Debate Challenge
Pope Leo XIV is serving peace and shade! 🌍✌️ He won’t debate Trump, but he’s got a powerful message for the world. 💖 #PeaceOverPolitics
Thousands march in South Africa’s 1st Pride since COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — More than 3,000 people on Saturday took part in the first Pride march…
Kenya’s lesbian footballers fight for the right to play
KILIFI, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – All Imani wanted to do was to play football. But Kenyan fans,…
Uganda suspends operations of charity championing LGBT rights
KAMPALA (Reuters) – The Ugandan government has suspended the operations of a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) that advocates…
African monkeypox cases not concentrated among gay men, experts say
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Monkeypox outbreaks in Africa are not concentrated among gay men, unlike in other parts of…
LGBTQ+ Nigerians fear violence after sharia court death sentence
ILORIN, Nigeria, July 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Nigerian sharia court’s decision to sentence three men to…
LGBTQ+ Nigerians celebrate Pride month in defiance of anti-gay law
ILORIN, Nigeria, June 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Y ouTuber Victor Emmanuel knows first-hand how tough life is…
One trans woman’s fight against a bill that would criminalise Ghana’s LGBT+ community
KUMASI, Ghana (Reuters) – In a dimly-lit room with racks of women’s clothing, Ghanaian artist and LGBT+ activist…
‘Second-class citizens’? Namibia rules against gay couples
WINDHOEK, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Namibia’s High Court ruled on Thursday against two gay couples fighting for recognition…
Senegal rejects bid to toughen strict anti-LGBT law
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese lawmakers on Tuesday stopped from passing to parliamentary vote a draft bill that sought…
In Burkina Faso, trans people self-medicate in ‘dangerous’ transition
OUAGADOUGOU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It took Aicha Sylla three attempts to get a prescription for hormones in…