Tag Archives: AntiGay

Blood bank assures the nation its blood supply is HIV-free Senegal police released this photo of 12 men arrested on homosexuality charges in February. The West African nation of Senegal remains enmeshed in anti-gay turmoil marked by homophobic police raids and probes, more than 50 arrests for “unnatural acts” and claims about gay networks deliberately spreading HIV. The wave of …

‘Unforeseen circumstances’ leads to delay of scheduled challenge to Uganda law Uganda’s Constitutional Court, pictured above, upheld the majority of the AHA in an April 2024 ruling. The Supreme Court in Uganda has deferred action on a challenge of the Constitutional Court’s 2024 decision that upheld the harsh Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) of 2023. On March 17, the Supreme Court had …

Penalties for gay sex are doubled; prison for ‘promoting’ homosexuality Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye The president of Senegal has given the green light to a highly contentious anti-LGBTQ bill that  significantly stiffens the penalties for same-sex relations, doubling the maximum prison sentence to 10 years. The newly enacted law also criminalizes any actions considered to be attempts to “promote” …

Anita Among is campaigning to continue as Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Parliament Speaker Anita Among and two supporters at Women’s Day Breakfast in early March. (Photo courtesy of Parliament of Uganda) Antia Among, the speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, claims she was sanctioned by the United States because of her support for the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) 2023. In fact, she …

Speaker repeatedly blames Ugandan regime’s failures on opponents of anti-gay law. Former MP Asumani Basalirwa had been the face of homophobia in the Parliament of Uganda. (Photo courtesy of the Parliament of Uganda) Anita Among, the Speaker of the Uganda Parliament, has blamed the defeat of her homophobic ally Asuman Basalirwa on his leading role in the enactment of the …

‘To protect LGBTQ+ people’s health, we must protect LGBTQ+ people’s rights’ Ghana’s parliament (Photo courtesy of ISSAfrica.org) A group of progressive West African faith leaders have denounced a proposed bill in Ghana to jail every acknowledged homosexual, increase penalties for same-sex intimacy, and prohibit “promotion” of LGBTQ behavior. Meanwhile, the United Nations anti-AIDS agency (UNAIDS) issued a statement opposing a similar …

Gafcon chooses leadership council instead of a male rival to female Archbishop of Canterbury The homophobic faction of the 95-million-member Anglican Communion that broke away in 2008 over acceptance of same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy has dropped a plan to elect a male alternative in opposition to Sarah Mullally, whose installation as the first female  Archbishop of Canterbury is scheduled for …

Wave of arrests hit LGBTQ citizens, generating an atmosphere of fear. Senegal’s gendarmerie released this photo of 12 men arrested on homosexuality charges. Amid a wave of arrests of LGBTQ citizens and claims about gay networks deliberately spreading HIV, conservative Muslims are again pushing to tighten Senegal’s anti-homosexuality law. As they did last year, the Islamist collective And Samm Djikko …

Anti-LGBT law has made it harder for queer Ugandas to access health services Patient visits an HIV clinic in rural Uganda. (Photo courtesy of UNICEF) Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) has urged the Ugandan authorities to repeal the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) 2023, if it is serious about protecting the gains Uganda has made in preventing and ending HIV/AIDS …

Five men arrested on homosexuality charges as they prepare for a fashion show. Map of Senegal shows the capital, Dakar. (Map courtesy of AFP) The West African nation of Senegal is continuing a police crackdown on gay citizens. In the latest incident, reported in Senenews, police in the city of Thiès, just outside the capital city of Dakar, arrested five …