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We have freed 56 LGBTQ prisoners. We need help to free 8 more

This site's activist journalists have laid the groundwork for Project Not Alone, which frees imprisoned victims of African homophobia. This illustration shows two gay men waiting for donations that will pay their fines and set them free.

Readers’ donations will make a crucial difference in 8 LGBTQ prisoners’ lives. Word cloud shows the pseudonyms of the 56 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release.   Five gay men and three lesbians  deserve to be set free in Cameroon and Nigeria, where they are locked up for whom they love. Your donation can help open the …

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Under new extremism laws, LGBTQ Russians must fight to survive » The Hoima Post –

Under new extremism laws LGBTQ Russians must fight to survive

Russian LGBTQ rights groups learn how to work from abroad Natalia Soloviova, the chair the Russian LGBT Network, a nonprofit that Putin’s government declared as extremist on April 27. (Photo by Bryan Derballa for Uncloseted Media) This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ-focused investigative news outlet.By Hope PisoniNatalia Soloviova always knew she was putting herself at risk. …

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Under new extremism laws, LGBTQ Russians must fight to survive

Under new extremism laws LGBTQ Russians must fight to survive

Russian LGBTQ rights groups learn how to work from abroad Natalia Soloviova, the chair the Russian LGBT Network, a nonprofit that Putin’s government declared as extremist on April 27. (Photo by Bryan Derballa for Uncloseted Media) This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ-focused investigative news outlet. By Hope Pisoni Natalia Soloviova always knew she was putting herself …

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Julie Mutesasira Fills Toronto Concert Amid LGBTQ BOYCOTT » The Hoima Post –

Julie Mutesasira Fills Toronto Concert Amid LGBTQ BOYCOTT The

The Hoima Post | Diaspora Correspondence Julie Mutesasira’s sold-out concert in Toronto on May 9, 2026, has emerged as one of the most discussed African diaspora events in Canada this year, igniting conversations surrounding faith, identity, inclusion, and the evolving realities of immigrant communities abroad.Held at 237 Sackville Street in downtown Toronto under the theme “An Evening with Julie: The …

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Julie Jean Birungi Fills Toronto Concert Amid LGBTQ BOYCOTT » The Hoima Post –

Julie Mutesasira Fills Toronto Concert Amid LGBTQ BOYCOTT The

The Hoima Post | Diaspora Correspondence Julie Mutesasira’s sold-out concert in Toronto on May 9, 2026, has emerged as one of the most discussed African diaspora events in Canada this year, igniting conversations surrounding faith, identity, inclusion, and the evolving realities of immigrant communities abroad.Held at 237 Sackville Street in downtown Toronto under the theme “An Evening with Julie: The …

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LGBTQ+ rights activists ask Canada to help restore what Trump devastated

Donald Trump on the campaign trail in 2016 (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)

‘It would position Canada as the leading government in the world’ Donald Trump on the campaign trail. (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters) The Canadian Press reports: Canada called on to fill ‘vacuum’ in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts By Dylan Robertson OTTAWA — The former U.S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights urged Canada to boost its support …

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LGBTQ+ rights activists ask Canada to help restore what Trump devastated » The Hoima Post –

LGBTQ rights activists ask Canada to help restore what Trump

‘It would position Canada as the leading government in the world’ Donald Trump on the campaign trail. (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)The Canadian Press reports:Canada called on to fill ‘vacuum’ in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cutsBy Dylan RobertsonOTTAWA — The former U.S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights urged Canada to boost its support for gender and sexual …

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Wasswa Simon Nahurira On The Run As Anti LGBTQ Crusade rises In Uganda » The Hoima Post –

Wasswa Simon Nahurira On The Run As Anti LGBTQ Crusade

Several Ugandans continue to face the brunt of persecution ever since the government of Uganda passed the Anti- Homosexuality Act, which left many innocent lives at peril. Over the years, hundreds of Ugandans have fallen victim to acts of brutality, arbitrary arrests, lynchings, humiliation and isolation just because of being suspected to be members of the LGBT community. Many of …

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Lives At Stake As Ugandan Govt Intensifies Persecution Against LGBTQ People

Lives At Stake As Ugandan Govt Intensifies Persecution Against LGBT

Several Ugandans continue to face the brunt of persecution ever since the government of Uganda passed the Anti- Homosexuality Act, which left many innocent lives at peril. Over the years, hundreds of Ugandans have fallen victim to acts of brutality, arbitrary arrests, lynchings, humiliation and isolation just because of being suspected to be members of the LGBTQ community. Many of …

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