African Sexualities – A Reader
Sylvia Tamale launched the book African Sexualities – A Reader, a groundbreaking volume which provide a critical mapping of African sexualities, informing readers about the plurality and complexities of sexualities on the continent. Click here to read more.
Statement by the Press Secretary on Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
USA: Read the statement by the White House’s Press Secretary on Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Series of interviews made by Rachel Maddow with David Bahati, the parliamentarian who proposed the so called “kill the gays” bill in Uganda
Watch the series of interviews made by Rachel Maddow with David Bahati, the parliamentarian who proposed the so called “kill the gays” bill in Uganda.
UN – Joint statement on ending acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation & gender identity
UN – Joint statement on ending acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation & gender identity 1. We recall the
Joint declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity
Global: Read and follow up on the joint declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity, read by Colombia on behalf of 85 member countries during the UN Human Rights Council 16th session.
Ugandan lesbian Brenda Namigadde’s request for asylum to be reviewed by UK Border Agency
UK: Ugandan lesbian Brenda Namigadde’s request for asylum to be reviewed on February 7th by UK Border Agency. Read more.
Gay activist was murdered in Uganda
Uganda: After the High Court prohibited Rolling Stone local magazine to campaign against LGBTI community, gay activist David Kapo was murdered in his home. Read more.
The meaning of the Kampala Court Decision
Read the article “The meaning of the Kampala Court Decision”, by Kasha Jacqueline, from the Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG), on the Uganda’s high court decision permanently prohibiting the tabloid Rolling Stone (no relation to the venerable U.S. publication by the same name) from continuing its public vigilante campaign against that country’s LGBT community.