Gay Rights Africa

U.N. Chief Makes Bold Statement On Gay Rights

AP | Posted 03.30.2012

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says African nations should stop treating gays as "second-class citizens, or even cri...

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Uganda's Gays Fight Back Against Crackdown

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Gregory Branch KAMPALA, Uganda -- Even as Uganda's parliament considers the Anti-Homosexuality Bill -- which calls for the death penalty for som...

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Malawi: Police Say Man Arrested In Anti-Gay Sweep

AP | RAPHAEL TENTHANI | Posted 05.25.2011

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BLANTYRE, Malawi — Police in Malawi say they have arrested a man in what they describe as a sweep against homosexuals. There is a debate over g...

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Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni Wants Anti-Gay Bill To "Go Slow"

GlobalPost | Gregory Branch | Posted 05.25.2011

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After weeks of mounting domestic and international concern over the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" currently before the Ugandan parliament, President Yower...

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Malawi Police Arrest 2 Gay Men For Engagement Ceremony

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Officials in Malawi say they have arrested two men for celebrating their engagement to each other in the conservative souther...

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