Pope Francis meets Gay Christian Africa
Wednesday, 1st May, at the General Audience in the Vatican, a delegation of Gay Christian Africa was present and equally met with His Holiness. It was a great opportunity that offered our delegation a...
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African bishops say no to blessing of same sex couples but yes to start reflecting on LGBT+ lives
The Vatican declaration Fiducia supplicans that permits the blessing of same sex couples might be an opportunity for the African Catholic Church. The document received a huge backlash from many African bishops before being...
Ubuntu Inclusive Dialogue:Toward a constructive dialogue between religion and the LGBTQIA+ community in Africa
More than 2 years ago, Gay Christia Africa introduced the Ubuntu Inclusive Dialogue initiative. Considering the situation due to the pandemic Covid_19, the initiative remained a virtual reality. Constructive conversations were carried online mainly...
Uganda Anglican Church and the anti LGBTQ law
On 28th May, the president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, approved and passed a law that criminalizes LGBTQ people . An action hailed by the Anglican church in Uganda in a statement released by the...
“Criminalizing homosexuality is a sin”, a message to the catholic church in Africa?
On his way back from a papal visit in Congo and South Sudan, Pope Francis during a press conference on board the plane responded to a question on homosexuality. He emphasized his comment from...
Mental health in the African LGBTQ+ community should not be ignored
In collaboration with Sociétés Inclusives to bring awareness about mental health issues in the LGBTQ+ community in Africa. Talking about mental health should never be a choice especially to LGBTQ+ community in Africa. The...
Kim’s Story: Growin Up Gay in South Africa
Article published on Save the Children website, June 22, 2020 Meet Kim, a 17-year-old girl living in the township Alexandra, known as Alex, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Alex is one of the oldest townships...
Uganda’s president calls homosexuals deviants:Promotion of hate
While countries are moving toward penalizing homophobia and banning conversion therapy, Museveni, the president of Uganda calls homosexuals “deviants”
“African culture” is not against homosexuality
The question that arises is then; how much do people know about their cultures, traditions and faith as they were before colonialism, so as to truly understand what their culture is (the claim of an “African culture” as not taking into account the diversity of such a big continent)?
Zanele Muholi’s Photographs Celebrate Radical, Queer, Black Beauty
It’s about…documenting the realities of people who deserve to be heard, who deserve to be seen, and who are often excluded as part of the canon.