There is no word in biblical Greek or Hebrew for sodomy. A Sodomite was simply an inhabitant of Sodom, just as a Torontonian is an inhabitant of Toronto. It was not until after the rise of the hierarchy in the institutional church that the story of Sodom and Gomorrah was inaccurately equated with homosexuality and the word sodomite came into use.
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...
Testimony of Invisible V. published in the LGBT Bombastic Magazine (Uganda), n. 4, 2017, pages 8-9 My name is Invisible V. I am a transgender man, above 18 and I work with Tranz Network....
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...
“If you are not normal who is normal?” One of my friend asked me when I opened up to him about me being gay. This was unexpected and brought me joy. 11th October is...
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...