The adventures of cosmic yoruba and her flying machines
SPW recommends reading the blog “The adventures of cosmic yoruba and her flying machines”, which brings reflections on sexuality in pre-colonial Nigeria. Click here.
African Regional Conference on Population and Development: final document
African Regional Conference on Population and Development, based at Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (3 and 4 October 2013), has resulted on a final document called “Africa Regional
The Constitutional Court of South Africa decided that two sections of the Criminal Law Amendment Act are unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court of South Africa decided that two sections of the Criminal Law Amendment Act are unconstitutional. The measeures were intended to criminalise consensual
Fourth anniversary of Keith Goddard’s passing
Today marks the fourth anniversary of Keith Goddard’s passing and again we reflect and pay tribute to a man whose career followed a number of
Transgender ID a hostile affair
Read article about the situation of trans people in South Africa and the obstacles that they face regarding the identification country system. Here.
2013 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award to Kasha Nabagesera
At the award ceremony in Nuremberg Opera House on 29 September, 2013 Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, LGBTI activist from Uganda, received the award from Lord Mayor
Of Cultures Destroyed by Western Sexual Exploitation and Violent Religious Prudery
“The Gikuyu of Kenya, who had very rigid codes of sexual convention, thought the public displays of affection among Europeans were unspeakably vulgar. Ironically, however,
“SMUG Pleased with course of Legal Case Against Scott Lively”
Uganda: Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) happily welcomes the court ruling by US Federal judge on Wednesday August 14, 2013. In the historic ruling the judge
Aid, resistance and Queer power
Hakima Abbas, the Executive Director of Fahamu Network for Social Justice, wrote for the SPW Newsletter n. 11 the article “Aid, resistance and Queer power”, on the effects of the aid conditionality to the LGBTIQ issues in Africa.