Gay – LGBT

Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender

Oldest bio of an African woman, Ethiopia’s Walatta Petros

(Alison Flood - The Guardian) Ethiopian noblewoman Walatta Petros left her husband to stop the spread of Roman Catholicism, possibly…

Sunday, December 6, 2015 @ 3:24 am

(Jared Reed) The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday on the verification of sexual orientation. The judgment provides answers…

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 @ 3:15 pm

It led to increased repression, drew international condemnation and prompted foreign donors to suspend millions of dollars in aid. Then…

Thursday, August 21, 2014 @ 8:33 pm

Uganda's Constitutional Court has annulled tough anti-gay legislation signed into law in February. It ruled that the bill was passed…

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 @ 12:55 am

The last two months have seen an escalation of anti-gay rhetoric in the Ethiopian media. Local anti-gay activists, who are…

Thursday, April 17, 2014 @ 2:05 am

(Elias Meseret) Officials say that plans for an anti-gay rally in Ethiopia's capital have been cancelled. Two groups had been…

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 @ 4:57 pm

Addis Ababa City Administration gave a nod to the anti-Gay rally jointly planned by a coalition of youth groups in…

Friday, April 4, 2014 @ 1:39 am

Municipality officers to provide awareness creation training on "the dangers posed against children due to homosexuality", according to a local…

Thursday, March 6, 2014 @ 3:00 am

(By Richard Dowden) Uganda’s war over homosexuality threatens to spread to other African countries and has further damaged the increasingly…

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 @ 4:13 am

A youth group – affiliated to the ruling party, EPRDF – have joined forces with a religious group to organize…

Tuesday, March 4, 2014 @ 3:08 am