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MassResistance moves beyond its anti-trans, anti-drag activism in the U.S. Protesters against homosexuality gathered in Dakar, Senegal, in May 2021 to call for a harsher anti-gay law. Pink News wrote about this news, which was first reported by Reuters:   US ‘pro-family’ group helped Senegal push anti-LGBTQ+ law By Amelia Hansford US-based lobbyists known for calling homosexuality a public health …

Kampala– The High Court of Uganda Criminal Division in Kampala has adjourned the treason case against opposition figure Kizza Besigye and two co-accused to next month, directing the prosecution to complete disclosure of evidence before the matter proceeds further. Col (Rtd) Kiiza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale arriving at High Court in Kampala on Tuesday. During proceedings, state prosecution led …

Queer spaces have always existed in Nigeria, but only on the margins Black queer figures dancing in an underground rave. (Illustration by Rex Opara courtesy of Minority Africa) Queer communities helped shape Lagos’s underground party scene. Now, as alté culture moves into the mainstream, the people who built it are being pushed to the margins – again.   In a …