TAG: homosexuality

Tanzanian MP drafting tougher anti-gay Bill

According to news on the web, a Tanzanian MP is working on a private member’s Bill that seeks to tighten the law against same sex relationships. Click here to learn more.

Troubling the waters of a ‘wave of homophobia’: Political economies of anti-queer animus in sub-Saharan Africa

Read Ryan Richard Thoreson’s article, from Yale Law School, about the debate over Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill in 2009 and 2010, when journalists and activists warned of a ‘wave of homophobia’ in sub-Saharan Africa. In this article, the author illustrates how this trope elides critical differences between contemporaneous incidents. It also suggests that forms of anti-queer animus […]

Statement in the CSW58 in New York on behalf of the lesbian, bi and trans caucus

Click here to read the statement delivered in the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) which defends sexual rights, sexual orientation and gender identity in a moment where such issues are being attacked. Here.

The struggles for homosexual rights in Africa

Pambazuka News 667 comes with a special issue on “The struggles for homosexual rights in Africa”, which brings analyzes from a African perspective of the recent events regarding LGBT people rights. Click here to read it.

Draconian laws approved in Africa threaten the safety of LGBTQI persons

Since December Uganda and Nigeria have approaved draconian laws under debate for many years that drastically curtail the freedom and rights of persons whose gender and sexuality differ from dominant heteronormativity. Nigerian President Goodluck Johathan enacted a law prohibiting marriage between persons of the same sex, punishing it with a penalty of up 14 years […]

Nigeria Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act: Global Day of Action

Nigerian LGBT community is organizing a Global Day of Action on the 7th of March 2014 to protest against law that criminalizes same-sex people relationships. Click here to learn more. And click here to sign the petition.

“The Implications of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 on Uganda’s Legal System”

Read the article “The Implications of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 on Uganda’s Legal System”, by Adrian Jjuuko and Francis Tumwesige, in which the authors discuss the contents of the AHB, traces its background as well as its current status, analyses the legal issues that arise and finally discusses some of the positive aspects of the […]

Nigeria and Uganda adopt harsh anti-LGBT laws

In december, Nigeria’s Senate approved a law that criminalizes displays of affection, people in same-sex marriage (including tourists) and even those who argue in favor of LGBT’s human rights. Algo in december, the Parliament of Uganda expanded the criminalisation of LGBT people, by approving the ‘Anti-homosexuality bill’. Click here to learn more. Sexual Minorities Uganda […]

India Supreme Court restores criminalization of same sex sexual relations. Learn more about the repercussion

India Supreme Court has decided to re-criminalises same sex sexual activities between consenting adults, bringing the legacy of the British Empire back to life with its infamous section 377. In face of the repercussion around the world, SPW is gathering news and statements on the issue. Akshay Khanna’s article “Right to Sexuality” DNAIndia: “What the […]

Putin’s homophobic nationalism

Read Zillah Eisenstein’s article about Putin’s homophobic nationalism. The author says that “right-wing rhetoric, demonising homosexuals and feminists is an attempt to stimulate his waning popularity”. Here.

UN special envoy for HIV/AIDS pleads for removal of discriminatory laws in Trinidad and Tobago

The United Nations Secretary-General’s envoy for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean, Dr Edward Greene, has pleaded for the removal of discriminatory immigration laws in Trinidad and Tobago that prohibit the entry of homosexuals. Read more on Caribbean News Now.