South Africa
Politics | Society | Gay - Lesbian | Human rights
Tutu condemns gay persecution
afrol News, 10 April - South Africa's Archbishop has condemned the persecution of lesbians, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex (LGBTI). Desmond Tutu addressed hundreds of gays and lesbians at an annual awards gala dubbed "A Celebration of Courage" in San Francisco in the United States. Read more
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Morocco
Politics | Society | Gay - Lesbian | Human rights
Activists petition Morocco
afrol News, 27 February - The government of Morocco has been petitioned to repeal a repressive law that provides prison terms for consensual homosexual actions as well as protect the rights to privacy and fair trial.
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Senegal
Politics | Society | Gay - Lesbian | Human rights
Senegalese homosexuals flee
afrol News, 25 February - Dozens of Senegalese homosexuals are reported to have fled to the neighbouring countries [The Gambia and Mali] to escape the looming threats on their lives. Read more
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Senegal
Politics | Society | Gay - Lesbian | Human rights
Senegalese anti-gay protesters teargased
afrol News, 18 February - Senegalese police clashed with hundreds of people protesting against the publication of photos of an alleged wedding betwen two men in the country. Police fired teargas to contain the large crowd. Read more
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Senegal
Politics | Gay - Lesbian | Human rights | Society
Senegal urged to legalise gay
afrol News, 13 February - As the dust surrounding the arrest and detention of people accused of taking part in a clandestine gay marriage in Senegal is yet to be settled, several international organisations have called on Senegalese authorities to decriminalise homosexuality in the country. Read more
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» 10.10.2007 - Joburg Pride magnetises thousands
» 22.08.2007 - Ugandans defend gay sex ban
» 10.08.2007 - 18 gay Nigerians remanded
» 05.03.2007 - Homophobia in Africa "accelerates AIDS spread"
» 30.11.2006 - Gay marriage now legal in South Africa
» 24.11.2006 - Homosexuality now debated all over Africa
» 14.11.2006 - South Africa legalises same-sex weddings
» 01.11.2006 - Mozambique discovers its gay minority
» 20.10.2006 - Marriage bill frustrates SA's same-sex couples
» 11.10.2006 - UN condemns anti-gay laws of Cameroon
» 05.09.2006 - Ghana turns down homosexuals' bid for recognition
» 24.03.2006 - Nigeria urged not to "criminalise gay rights"
» 20.03.2006 - Uganda's gays left out of HIV/AIDS strategy
» 24.02.2006 - Tutu defends resistance against racism, homophobia, oppression
» 02.12.2005 - Church, ANC welcome same-sex marriage ruling
» 01.12.2005 - Same-sex marriage approved in South Africa
» 25.07.2005 - 17 homosexuals face charges in Cameroon
» 11.07.2005 - Fears of enhanced gay repression in Uganda
» 08.07.2005 - Death sentence for homosexual act in Nigeria
» 28.01.2005 - Zimbabwe gay group wins international award
» 13.01.2005 - Sierra Leone lesbian activist murder "not a hate crime"
» 22.12.2004 - South Africa govt to appeal gay marriage ruling
» 01.12.2004 - South African court legalises gay marriage
» 21.10.2004 - South Africans disapprove of homosexuals, abortion
» 19.08.2004 - Ghana's gays organise to fight British criminal law
» 07.07.2004 - Desmond Tutu: "Homophobia equals apartheid"
» 27.04.2004 - Zanzibar threatened with tourism boycott
» 04.02.2004 - Inquiry documents ill-treatment of SA gays in prison
» 05.01.2004 - Congolese Anglican Church condemns homosexuality
» 09.12.2003 - Botswana's Church leaders denounce gay Bishop
» 02.12.2003 - South African AIDS activists nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
» 03.06.2003 - Church of Nigeria breaks with pro-gay churches
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