A Cape Town pastor, who may find himself behind bars for defying a court order barring him from making anti-gay comments, accused the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Wednesday of trying to make an example of him.
In this piece I’m not concerned with “African homophobia” as such – although I’d like to pose the question whether homophobia is the most useful term to understand the politics around homosexuality and LGBT rights in contemporary African societies. Neither am I concerned with the reasons why Western media tend to depict “African homophobia” in rather sensationalist ways – although I do wonder whether it has something to do with the deep-rooted perception of Africa as “backward” that allows the West to see itself as “progressive” and “modern”.
The constitutional court nullified the Anti-homosexuality Act in August of 2014 but there has been numerous press over the past weeks about a plan by a section of Ugandan legislature to re-introduce the law. In order to provide clarity on the facts relating to this reporting and offer strategic guidance to partners, the leadership of the LGBTQI+ community and Civil society activists met in Kampala on October 17, 2019.
Article by Luiz DeBarros, MambaOnline (South Africa), October 9, 2019 Following years of conflict, the Dutch Reformed Church (NG Kerk) has agreed to be more inclusive of same-sex unions while also apologising for its...
Zamira Rahim, Independent.uk (United Kingdom), 16/09/2019 A well-known Rwandan gospel singer is facing a public and personal backlash after coming out as a gay man. Albert Nabonibo told a Christian YouTube channel that he...
Christian parents with homosexual children in Italy share their experience and talk about what happened in the family when their children came out. Turn English subtitles on in the video. What happens in a...
France24.com, 11/10/2019 A film about the fallout from a romantic relationship between two Nigerian men has premiered in London before a hoped-for but likely controversial release in the west African country. “Walking With Shadows”...
Homosexuality is highly taboo in Egypt among Muslims and minority Christians alike, but it is not explicitly prohibited by law. Egypt regularly arrests gay men, with large police raids on private parties or locations...
On Thursday, One day to the World coming out day Uganda announced his plans to resurrect the anti-gay bill wich will impose the death penalty to homosexuals, saying the legislation will curb the rise...
This article is the second part of the speech of Fr. James Martin on how parishes can welcome LGTB Catholics during the World Meeting Families in Dublin, 23rd August 2018. He lays down 3...