2026-11-03T11:22:43Z https://nostr.now Nakafeero https://nostr.now/npub16c39tpje0tqud8ju4tpnyncslca8apstqw5y2npxkl6dvmtdj6hqq6lgtl https://media.masto.nu/masto-nu-media/accounts/avatars/114/420/284/381/698/618/original/858a1b21587105e7.png https://media.masto.nu/masto-nu-media/accounts/avatars/114/420/284/381/698/618/original/858a1b21587105e7.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv4v8sg9rvtf0j2tjxqnwkdskul9fxr2spje0g59dtzr5r0ed56kszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u9q8n4p Ghanaian lawmakers approve anti-LGBTQ bill 😠<br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/05/29/ghanaian-lawmakers-approve-anti-lgbtq-bill/">https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/05/29/ghanaian-lawmakers-approve-anti-lgbtq-bill/</a> 2026-05-30T07:50:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyqqyhdc7pgpr3rnsan7s7fh3w4s0yeyj3x7u20eutht5yqhsuj9szyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u0z083x “We Exist”: Inside the Bold Plan to Host First Maputo Pride in Mozambique<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/26/we-exist-inside-the-bold-plan-to-host-first-maputo-pride-in-mozambique/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/26/we-exist-inside-the-bold-plan-to-host-first-maputo-pride-in-mozambique/</a><br/><br/>#Pride 2026-05-27T06:15:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs223a677p0qw550p97yt8lz23vdmhzp9nm58kxfspz8g33n3d67cczyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u066am6 Good news: Kenya’s High Court has ruled the country’s government cannot refuse requests to amend gender markers on birth certificates and other ID documents.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/05/26/kenyan-high-court-issues-landmark-transgender-rights-ruling/">https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/05/26/kenyan-high-court-issues-landmark-transgender-rights-ruling/</a><br/><br/>#transgender 2026-05-27T06:11:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs80f2qmjuxps7m6hhflp6a7efgwlc5wqukx3nxvc8x03938xlcp9szyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2ujddczn Senegalese PM Sonko claims Western &#39;tyranny&#39; aims to &#39;impose&#39; homosexuality on the world.<br/><br/>No. Just no.<br/><br/>#LGBTQ #LGBT <br/><br/><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/05/22/senegalese-pm-sonko-claims-western-tyranny-aims-to-impose-homosexuality-on-the-world_6753737_4.html">https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/05/22/senegalese-pm-sonko-claims-western-tyranny-aims-to-impose-homosexuality-on-the-world_6753737_4.html</a> 2026-05-23T07:06:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstua0ff3m33rtuf23ux3jtunqdrslvum7yjjdeg9ps5mlr4gr9z0gzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u4tpaam Ghana: #Intersex lives, constitutional freedom, and the dangerous future of Ghana’s Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill<br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/05/20/intersex-lives-constitutional-freedom-and-the-dangerous-future-of-ghanas-human-sexual-rights-and-family-values-bill/">https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/05/20/intersex-lives-constitutional-freedom-and-the-dangerous-future-of-ghanas-human-sexual-rights-and-family-values-bill/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-05-21T11:33:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf0y6w4kk7ca509z9vrpdgx40f4rvx09zkg5s9dlgzm7p7ryxlj8gzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2usnl5e8 Botswana eases anti-LGBTQ laws as repression grows elsewhere in Africa<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260517-botswana-eases-anti-lgbtq-laws-as-repression-grows-elsewhere-in-africa">https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260517-botswana-eases-anti-lgbtq-laws-as-repression-grows-elsewhere-in-africa</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-05-18T05:31:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqzxjlejkqltscwd8g36z8m07anxl36wtdlxsxskld5h6ayftwt2gzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u0lzrnm Activists Mobilise Against Major Anti-LGBTQ+ “African Values” Conference in Ghana<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/12/activists-mobilise-against-major-anti-lgbtq-african-values-conference-in-ghana/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/12/activists-mobilise-against-major-anti-lgbtq-african-values-conference-in-ghana/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-05-13T09:10:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxf9g97e57csafw4nss9eve72272f8wut0250g8q85g42zhw472rszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u0x8xms Senegal’s New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law is Driving People Away from HIV Care<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/02/senegal-new-anti-lgbtq-law-is-driving-people-away-from-hiv-care/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/02/senegal-new-anti-lgbtq-law-is-driving-people-away-from-hiv-care/</a><br/><br/>So many deaths. 2026-05-03T10:26:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0q8979vw0xcv9l24uz0faxssxlj4ze59v4enpkzddu39z8s7g8jgzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2ucq9mcv But then I find good news, like this article😀:<br/><br/>Botswana Officially Removes Same-Sex Ban from Law<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/25/historic-move-botswana-officially-removes-same-sex-ban-from-law/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/25/historic-move-botswana-officially-removes-same-sex-ban-from-law/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-04-26T08:37:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyp4c7skugrrxk8x2zmny7dll6u9jjvpupjqyuu3uun5rmvznl9eczyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uz574c2 &#39;Senegal&#39;s anti-homosexuality law relies on historical and health claims that are false&#39;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/04/17/senegal-s-anti-homosexuality-law-relies-on-historical-and-health-claims-that-are-false_6752525_23.html">https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/04/17/senegal-s-anti-homosexuality-law-relies-on-historical-and-health-claims-that-are-false_6752525_23.html</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-04-17T09:01:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp69lhvgyl4nyqnrncfs5xlkrw752f6ymqem94cd3kn0x2klslj5czyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2usggstr LGBTQ+ Erasure Is a Form of Violence — Faith Leaders in Africa Must Not Be Silent<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/10/opinion-lgbtq-erasure-is-a-form-of-violence-faith-leaders-in-africa-must-not-be-silent/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/10/opinion-lgbtq-erasure-is-a-form-of-violence-faith-leaders-in-africa-must-not-be-silent/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-04-11T08:07:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9swmj0vu505l6r7rax8vd5mwper8r8yzkq0hf8ysj8fwnm6fft2gzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2ustd6lr Uganda: Women Arrested for Kissing Granted Bail But Still Face Life in Prison<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/09/uganda-women-arrested-for-kissing-granted-bail-but-still-face-life-in-prison/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/09/uganda-women-arrested-for-kissing-granted-bail-but-still-face-life-in-prison/</a><br/><br/>LGBTQ 2026-04-10T11:46:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg9cen8clymzl6uu37xqkkhkfrjvvzdc9exeka8mf08660eaupjjszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u7dzsz4 Uganda’s Supreme Court Delays Key Appeal Against Anti-Homosexuality Act. I don&#39;t know why.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/03/ugandas-supreme-court-delays-key-appeal-against-anti-homosexuality-act/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/03/ugandas-supreme-court-delays-key-appeal-against-anti-homosexuality-act/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-04-04T07:32:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstuvumat3qsd2d8rv0myj974whweexmy62t4rhd747l5n2pen0eyszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u60g3rx Senegal Moves Backwards: President Signs Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ+ Law<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/31/senegal-moves-backwards-president-signs-sweeping-anti-lgbtq-law/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/31/senegal-moves-backwards-president-signs-sweeping-anti-lgbtq-law/</a><br/><br/>#LGBT 2026-04-02T09:02:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8hnyf2m2assugy7dah5unt9v25lgdzaeqecz2q393gj6t4tm3ragzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u9sh44e Plans to present Ghana’s President, John Mahama, with an honorary doctorate by Lincoln University in the United States have been cancelled over his willingness to sign a pending anti-#LGBTQ+ bill.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/26/us-university-cancels-honour-for-ghanas-president-over-anti-lgbtq-bill/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/26/us-university-cancels-honour-for-ghanas-president-over-anti-lgbtq-bill/</a> 2026-03-27T12:20:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr90mvegmfhfsql6h9cq78l79qlck8py2ylnxmh742newxn94lu8qzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2usen044 LGBTQ refugees are disproportionately targeted for sexual exploitation in East Africa.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/03/26/border-to-border-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-in-refugee-movements-across-east-africa/">https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/03/26/border-to-border-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-in-refugee-movements-across-east-africa/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-03-27T12:13:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs94afclzeel2k449qhu4p4dapkf232cq8ru8ydl3xxmm83eak0h3qzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u47h07k US “Pro-Family” Hate Group MassResistance Is Helping Push Anti-LGBT Laws In Africa<br/><br/><a href="https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/massresistance-anti-lgbt-laws-africa/241289">https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/massresistance-anti-lgbt-laws-africa/241289</a><br/><br/>#LGBT 2026-03-23T08:52:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswk50pxe0ytwy0nyl55dtf76h6aq6majetuwl52yw8qatglu9crpszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uc76ed8 Uganda’s Supreme Court has set a date to hear an appeal challenging a previous ruling that upheld much of the country’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA).<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/19/uganda-finally-sets-date-for-crucial-anti-homosexuality-act-appeal/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/19/uganda-finally-sets-date-for-crucial-anti-homosexuality-act-appeal/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-03-22T07:04:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9tdsu5544fj5q6nee89f7fgux05j2vu43659thz4vmsck39z7e7czyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2ug8cgsx Faith does not equal hating those who are different. Quite the opposite.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/16/faith-leaders-urge-ghanas-parliament-to-reject-extreme-anti-lgbtq-bill/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/16/faith-leaders-urge-ghanas-parliament-to-reject-extreme-anti-lgbtq-bill/</a><br/><br/>#LGBT 2026-03-17T08:13:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9pwt708yqlqhsrw0yfymstcmck6smlahslzhzss0wpmv2jv4w42gzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uapfgal Activists have urged King Charles III to apologize for Britain’s historic role in imposing anti-LGBTQ+ laws on former colonies, Uganda included, laws that still criminalize queer people today.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/10/apologise-for-colonial-homophobia-activists-challenge-king-charles/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/10/apologise-for-colonial-homophobia-activists-challenge-king-charles/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-03-11T08:07:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvrwq68udm7p3qgt349q7jq2680qu4qf9qfuajyrse46q60zhgvdszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u7ytdlz Botswana decriminalised homosexuality in 2019. Now the country may take one more step towards compassion and inclusion. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/07/botswana-couple-fights-for-right-to-marry-in-historic-court-case/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/07/botswana-couple-fights-for-right-to-marry-in-historic-court-case/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-03-08T07:49:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszmea23lvj7wm0gp4kfpllxvldjtatxaalc2rch07wwc57pk73ehczyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2utssrzm Senegal is moving to increase the minimum and maximum prison sentences for those convicted of “unnatural acts with a person of the same sex.”<br/><br/>African queer people need your help now more than ever.<br/><br/><a href="https://qnews.com.au/senegal-is-moving-to-double-jail-times-for-homosexuality/">https://qnews.com.au/senegal-is-moving-to-double-jail-times-for-homosexuality/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-03-08T07:11:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgfrtkv234ag0llp3fxdcpwm8skwhrxfs0g5td0vntp9ycr255fhczyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2ugfp9ej Queer Stories Take Centre Frame at the Joburg Film Festival 2026<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/01/queer-stories-take-centre-frame-at-the-joburg-film-festival-2026/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/01/queer-stories-take-centre-frame-at-the-joburg-film-festival-2026/</a><br/><br/>#lesbian #LGBT 2026-03-03T08:29:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf7ezxh3zxwf0k9mjagqxkf2h6rxdjwws20hxmnc72munmcgqqpqczyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u3q50z6 I am not against &#34;family values&#34;. I simply think those values should be based on compassion and inclusion and not hatred of those you do not understand.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/28/ghana-set-to-host-controversial-anti-lgbtq-family-values-summit/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/28/ghana-set-to-host-controversial-anti-lgbtq-family-values-summit/</a> 2026-03-01T09:43:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswxeuc65wkmhclavsed2zqqn5ywv3cwyl6e89yjkfya0d7dx3tqtszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2udmw5v8 Two women arrested in Uganda accused of being lesbians<br/><br/>This is what we are trying to escape from.<br/><br/><a href="https://qnews.com.au/two-women-arrested-in-uganda-accused-of-being-lesbians/">https://qnews.com.au/two-women-arrested-in-uganda-accused-of-being-lesbians/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ #Lesbian 2026-03-01T09:33:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszlqushjjtgcwu3626g2q3qk226ahl7a0ckahydvczs2xrp8x3pcgzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u9zds57 US policy bars U.S.-funded groups from talking about trans people, let alone helping them. NGOs refusing to comply may lose support. The gag rule undermines health efforts and strengthens authoritarian governments.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/02/25/the-global-cost-of-trumps-foreign-aid-ideology/">https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/02/25/the-global-cost-of-trumps-foreign-aid-ideology/</a><br/><br/>#Transgender #transgender 2026-02-26T10:11:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9guh4ps6e7l2ru2j0pxjsxnckrsmp0kv6mzj9p83dx6unu5r9z5czyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2ugkn6l4 It is getting worse in Senegal 😢<br/><br/><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/zimbabwe-ends-health-funding-talks-with-us">https://www.france24.com/en/zimbabwe-ends-health-funding-talks-with-us</a><br/><br/>#LGBT 2026-02-26T10:03:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyug8d5vxuuuk5fte9xvjm6lhkgmktxtwytpnrgnzfzsnl2sa0fzgzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2ue9fu0a South Africa LGBTIQ+ Rights Watch: January 2026<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/24/south-africa-lgbtiq-rights-watch-january-2026/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/24/south-africa-lgbtiq-rights-watch-january-2026/</a><br/><br/>#LGBT 2026-02-25T10:22:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspun5x6ymmy9zg9t64zedpxt6u9ydv23qum0ghut3su5y4uvy994gzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u4qtuna If you wonder why I cannot go back to Uganda as a lesbian activist:<br/><br/>Uganda: Two Women Face Life in Prison After Kissing in Public<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/24/uganda-two-women-face-life-in-prison-for-kissing-in-public/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/24/uganda-two-women-face-life-in-prison-for-kissing-in-public/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-02-25T10:04:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw5s0wt4s6kzr7uehg0pahez7sqa22tzhpt2ryd62xz9zegcfn8cqzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uftgxpf &#34;The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal.&#34;<br/><br/>We are living in dark times. I am glad there are still good people out there who are bringing some much needed light.<br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-deportation-cameroon-morocco-lgbt-interview-1ea278f4c981df798773e26972c5d54f">https://apnews.com/article/trump-deportation-cameroon-morocco-lgbt-interview-1ea278f4c981df798773e26972c5d54f</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-02-23T08:07:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs95lynsmmx9r5zw9jqrvs9t84pqjwlmfmhwqlfhw54k5w70zhgm9qzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2unc0fjf Here we go again 😟<br/><br/>Senegal approves draft law to double prison terms for homosexual acts<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260220-senegal-approves-draft-law-to-double-prison-terms-for-homosexual-acts">https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260220-senegal-approves-draft-law-to-double-prison-terms-for-homosexual-acts</a> 2026-02-21T08:01:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvdxjhnrzt666nassuqggrlkyqlz76a7xgttedh8j4ww88l5mh0dqzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2urkygsl In Senegal twelve gay people have been arrested for having sex. <br/><br/>“Criminalising same-sex conduct and arresting people for their sexual orientation or gender expression violates multiple internationally protected rights,” says HRW researcher.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/20/senegal-human-rights-groups-slam-anti-lgbtq-crackdown-as-harsher-penalties-planned/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/20/senegal-human-rights-groups-slam-anti-lgbtq-crackdown-as-harsher-penalties-planned/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-02-20T09:09:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvew3gmkrwk077rz4uflshq2aw08un8jc2pytffqmeu9x204lahqgzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uvkhj8c School Uniform Storm: Alleged Humiliation of LGBTQ+ Learners at Benoni High School<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/18/school-uniform-storm-alleged-humiliation-of-lgbtq-learners-at-benoni-high-school/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/18/school-uniform-storm-alleged-humiliation-of-lgbtq-learners-at-benoni-high-school/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ #transgender 2026-02-19T09:07:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs00md49rnuvgf9tf6cvukd7vl48njlt6gwwdcdwtwa8s9hxt7p7tszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uyhpkyr Ghana Lawmakers Push Forward Extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Once Again<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/18/ghana-lawmakers-push-forward-extreme-anti-lgbtq-bill-once-again/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/18/ghana-lawmakers-push-forward-extreme-anti-lgbtq-bill-once-again/</a> 2026-02-19T09:03:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxj355g3fmf6yax92m3g3ud4ujqgqe4tq7wl32ywegn8aq69jtdszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uavnjtu The UK’s asylum system’s designation of Nigeria as a “safe country” poses real risk to queer Nigerians facing persecution, Pink News reports.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/16/when-safe-country-is-a-death-sentence-why-the-uks-asylum-reforms-endanger-queer-nigerians/">https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/16/when-safe-country-is-a-death-sentence-why-the-uks-asylum-reforms-endanger-queer-nigerians/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-02-17T07:48:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv3hwrp0f3e7u2wwv3k6l08j2zrlf6km29wpx2jmd7qtgkrfanatczyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2ucackqr ‘We are the history books’: Black #queer leaders vow resistance amid Trump’s Black history erasure.❤️✊🏿<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/12/we-are-the-history-books-black-queer-leaders-vow-resistance-amid-trumps-black-history-erasure/">https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/12/we-are-the-history-books-black-queer-leaders-vow-resistance-amid-trumps-black-history-erasure/</a> 2026-02-13T09:19:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9n7wak6ckkpy7vnl73mvt5jd5zva45cuvtyd8q3rlv54qm4mc8szyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2upx58s6 #Kenya: The challenge against the 2019 decision to continue the ban on same-sex intimacy has moved closer to review by the Court of Appeal.<br/><br/>Let us hope for the best.<br/><br/>#LGBTQ <br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/11/hope-rises-as-kenya-court-set-to-review-ban-on-same-sex-intimacy/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/11/hope-rises-as-kenya-court-set-to-review-ban-on-same-sex-intimacy/</a> 2026-02-12T07:46:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw0x8nr9pc8cuyp8qw9y265xuwmp84lzu2tg5wjgrqktfmfpv9lkszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2utppxrl Senegalese police have arrested several men for allegedly committing &#34;unnatural acts&#34; – a reference to gay sex.<br/><br/>It never ends, does it?<br/><br/>#LGBTQ<br/><br/><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20260210-two-senegalese-celebrities-arrested-in-high-profile-anti-gay-case">https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20260210-two-senegalese-celebrities-arrested-in-high-profile-anti-gay-case</a> 2026-02-11T09:41:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqant9zv7n6utn2u9m6w9pjg3sc5wcyn576vgxelusv7lnwmkz0ygzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uvfzq6l Human rights report shows the US is undermining LGBTQ+ and wider human rights across the world. That applies to East Africa as well. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/09/us-human-rights-lgbtq/">https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/09/us-human-rights-lgbtq/</a> 2026-02-10T09:08:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvfkaplu38nxfw3t40xl0yjd5zyw2m0htwkjscyqmm75e2vxvan7gzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2ul944a6 A court in Uganda has thrown out a case where a person was being tried under the country&#39;s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. I guess that that could be seen as good news. But the fact that the man was labelled mentally ill does not make me hopeful.<br/><br/><a href="https://qnews.com.au/first-trial-under-ugandas-kill-the-gays-law-collapses/">https://qnews.com.au/first-trial-under-ugandas-kill-the-gays-law-collapses/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ 2026-02-08T09:40:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd5w6xqet5zh286a07ettsr5feljxyvv88hysyy7t92nfp772tn0gzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u7g9jts Trans people have a long history in Uganda. The mudoko dako, MTF trans women, were recognised by the Lango as a third gender, living as women within their communities.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wearequeeraf.com/weve-always-been-here-the-colonial-erasure-of-third-gender-ugandan-mudoko-dako-community/">https://www.wearequeeraf.com/weve-always-been-here-the-colonial-erasure-of-third-gender-ugandan-mudoko-dako-community/</a><br/><br/>#transgender 2026-02-07T12:31:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxr0t9wpm4e2tyc8pm5za45r2lt42svkjsmtwwu7c3frt9j5grqqgzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uplmgaz The Msunduzi community in KwaZulu-Natal is grieving after the murder of 19-year-old queer teen Sbongimpilo &#34;Shana&#34; Mzobe<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/05/brutal-killing-of-queer-teen-shana-mzobe-shocks-kwazulu-natal-community/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/05/brutal-killing-of-queer-teen-shana-mzobe-shocks-kwazulu-natal-community/</a> 2026-02-06T08:54:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxaamej6me9xt6qhmc4hkc2cvahj2p9ezkwpufyy5uet0wej3caegzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uf9gs0y More than two years after he was charged, a traumatised young man - one of the first people arrested under Uganda&#39;s extreme Anti-Homosexuality Act - will finally be released. He should never have been arrested in the first place.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/03/uganda-court-drops-anti-homosexuality-act-death-penalty-case-after-two-year-ordeal/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/03/uganda-court-drops-anti-homosexuality-act-death-penalty-case-after-two-year-ordeal/</a><br/><br/>#LGBTQ #Uganda 2026-02-04T08:27:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8z6r9t4yc7pgq25levjjnlhfhx0un8eve4le2g9n79zcnmwsqf3czyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2utry2uc We had hoped to get into the US as refugees. Now I am worried about those who did get entry. The Trump administration plan to send LGBTQ asylum seekers to Uganda and Iran, where same-sex relationships and gender nonconformity are criminalized and can be punished by imprisonment, torture, or death.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/uganda-iran-lgbtq-deportations">https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/uganda-iran-lgbtq-deportations</a> 2026-02-02T08:31:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9lk33290skz7yzer2ng5m45z7mpg96md784rv775h9gm5xwuqc9gzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uwtq6nf Some good news from Kenya. The Court of Appeals has ruled that it was wrong for the country&#39;s Film Classification Board to ban a movie for depicting a #lesbian relationship.<br/><br/>#LGBTQ <br/><br/><a href="https://qnews.com.au/kenya-overturns-blanket-ban-on-lgbtqia-content-in-films/">https://qnews.com.au/kenya-overturns-blanket-ban-on-lgbtqia-content-in-films/</a> 2026-01-29T08:54:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ggq7duwc0gqrrdt7w8t7qtqq5f2gl7mepf60lxpus9ay7skjuzczyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uxm0g04 A human rights organisation in Uganda that supports members of the LGBTQ+ community has been ordered to shut down by the government just days before the election.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/27/human-rights-organisation-ordered-to-shut-down-days-before-election/">https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/27/human-rights-organisation-ordered-to-shut-down-days-before-election/</a> 2026-01-28T11:34:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdevdgae6l8aq3nqpfuudsh4v0af5cych3k8u7hnhymamdmt4an9gzyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2uafla4g Here&#39;s an example from South Africa on how adults in position of power use that power to shame LGBTQ kids and youth into submission. This is evil. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/12/29/opinion-when-power-puts-its-hands-on-a-child/">https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/12/29/opinion-when-power-puts-its-hands-on-a-child/</a> 2026-01-27T07:04:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyhmwkcs0f5a3fjp3vlqleyctmzysmncjy7w3c2qu05d244llckyszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2urgjaz2 Queer Motherland Reclaims LGBTQ+ African History. The Dallas-based organization cultivates community and challenges the misconception that Africa cannot be queer.<br/><br/>#LGBTQ <br/><br/><a href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/queer-motherland-reclaims-lgbtq-african-history-40634716/">https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/queer-motherland-reclaims-lgbtq-african-history-40634716/</a> 2026-01-14T07:53:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdvd2kqm6yxn2yqsyr3v64et0chq22gurefadu93u6d8k63k54ysczyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2um5jxvf Interesting article on LGBTQ asylum seekers who fled Kenya for South Sudan hoping to find refuge in the US. As one of them I can relate. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/aid-cuts-and-abuse-deal-double-blow-to-lgbtq-african-refugees">https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/aid-cuts-and-abuse-deal-double-blow-to-lgbtq-african-refugees</a> ] 2026-01-14T07:44:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqsvt6mqltrxktjv4rlvwpfwr9kttntwaadv6h07weswul6er9hrczyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2u635zez I see that the international Anglican community has split because of the new female Archbishop of Canterbury. Much of the opposition comes from conservative African bishops, who are also against the acceptance of LGBTQ people. Imagine what it is like to be queer in countries where men like that dominate <a href="https://religionunplugged.com/news/female-archbishop-of-canterbury-sparks-african-anglican-divide">https://religionunplugged.com/news/female-archbishop-of-canterbury-sparks-african-anglican-divide</a><br/>#Africa <br/>#LGBTQ 2025-10-18T11:58:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gx0xmzqgpn4s4xws59drs4kw52tg5zv78pvvvwf2e2k7cyhdkwszyrtzy4vxt9avr357tj4vxvj0zrlr5l5xpvp6s32vy6mlf4nddkt2ukf36q3 «I see that the international Anglican community has split because of the new female Archbishop of Canterbury. Much of the opposition comes from conservative African bishops, who are also against the acceptance of LGBTQ people. Imagine what it is like to be queer in countries where men like that dominate.» LINK TO <a href="https://religionunplugged.com/news/female-archbishop-of-canterbury-sparks-african-anglican-divide">https://religionunplugged.com/news/female-archbishop-of-canterbury-sparks-african-anglican-divide</a><br/>#Angrican<br/>#LGBTQ <br/><br/>#Africa 2025-10-18T11:12:04Z